Shoprider SMARTIE UL8W Manual Do Utilizador

 

4/27/2006 

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Batteries  
Jiffy/Jiffy11 
The Shoprider Jiffy and Jiffy11 Powerchairs are designed to operate 
on two 12 volt/12Ah sealed lead acid (AGM or gel-cell type) aka SLA 
maintenance free batteries. For easy handling, the SLA batteries are 
contained within a battery-pack (Jiffy and Jiffy11 only). The life of the 
batteries may be affected by temperature, terrain, weight of user, 
driving methods, and care of batteries. The battery gauge (Refer to 
Figure 3) is a guide on the remaining charge of the batteries. Always 
turn Jiffy/Jiffy11 battery pack off after use or battery life will be 
reduced significantly and permanent battery damage may result 
voiding battery warranty. 
The active user will need to charge the batteries after using 
approximately 30% of battery capacity. As an inactive user, only 
using from once a week to every other day, the recharge point would 
be at 50% of discharge (Refer to Figure 9). For extended battery life, 
it is highly recommended that these guidelines be followed. You 
cannot over charge the batteries. 
*Keeping the batteries charged extends the life of the batteries* 
*Turn battery pack off after use at battery pack switch* 
SLA batteries should be kept fully charged at all times. They must not 
be left in a discharged state if the unit is not being used for some time 
or the batteries will be permanently damaged and will no longer hold 
a charge. The SLA batteries should be checked once a month and 
kept charged as needed. Typically SLA batteries have up to about 
400 charging cycles. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Green  Top 

3 Bars 

Full battery charge. 

Red  Bottom 

3 Bars  

Flashing. Danger, you must 
stop and recharge the 
batteries. Failure to do so 
may result in damage of 
batteries. 

Amber  Middle  

4 Bars 

From 30% - 50% 
discharge. Batteries 
will  
need charging. 

Figure10