Braun RA500 Manuale Utente

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  Introduction  

The Braun RA500 In-Floor Ramp 

(to be referred to as RA500 

throughout this manual) is de-

signed for use in low-floor transit 

vehicles.  The RA500 provides 

vehicle access to people with 

disabilities (wheelchair passen-

gers or standees using other type 

mobility aids).

The self-contained “drop-in” elec-

tric unit requires no pre-assembly.  

The electrical components are 

internal and easily accessible.

The RA500 features a 32” wide 

ramp in a 38” wide package.   A 

“floor pocket” built into the chas-

sis/floor system allows for simple 

installation (dimensional require-

ments specified in the Installation 

section).

The RA500 is specifically de-

signed to be operated by an 

attendant.  The ramp is controlled 

by either a “one-touch control” or 

a “press and hold control”. 

The RA500 provides fully auto-

matic operation of ramp functions.  

The electric system is controlled 

by a electronic controller board 

which activates an electric motor 

in opposite directions for deploy 

and stow functions (powering a 

chain drive system).

Obstruction sensing is a standard 

feature with the RA500 ramp.  

The RA500 also has an optional 

weight sensitive pad on the ramp 

platform.  The ramp will not 

operate with 5 kilograms on the 

platform when equipped with the 

weight sensitive pad.   

Instructions are provided for 

manual operation of the ramp 

in event of power or equipment 

failure.  See Manual Override for 

further details.

Read and become familiar with 

all operation safety precautions, 

pre-operation notes and details, 

operating instructions and manual 

operating instructions before at-

tempting operation.  

    

Terminology:  Become familiar 

with the terminology that will be 

used throughout this manual.  

Become familiar with the iden-

tification of RA500 components 

and their functions.  Contact your 

sales representative or call The 

Braun Corporation at -800-THE 

LIFT

®

 if any of this information is 

not fully understood.  

Direction:  The terms “left”, 

“right”, “in” and “out” will be used 

throughout this manual to indicate 

direction (as viewed from the out-

side of the vehicle looking directly 

at the ramp).  Refer to the Termi-

nology Illustrations for clarification 

of direction terms.