Graham Field LF1050 Personal Lift User Manual


 
LF1050-INS-LAB-RevE13
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8 TROUBLESHOOTING
The following list of encountered problems and their solutions will assist you in determining
what may be causing your Lumex lift not to function as designed. If you have a problem occurring
which is not listed below, please contact your distributor or GF Health Products, Inc. Technical
Support for help. Do not attempt to repair components or parts on your lift, as this may invalidate
your warranty or cause further problems that may result in patient injury. Stop using your lift
immediately if it is not functioning correctly or any warning beeps are heard.
SYMPTOM POSSIBLECAUSE&SOLUTION
Ineedtorechargemybatteries
oftenortheyfailtoholdacharge
whenIchargethem
Replacethetwointernalbatteriesastheyareattheendoftheirlifecycle
Batteriesshouldbechangedevery18-24monthsdependingonusage
WhenIplugmychargerintothe
controlboxIseenolightsonthe
batteryindicator
Checktomakesuretheredresetbuttonisintheupposition
Checktomakesurethechargerisrmlyinthecontrolboxandplugged
intoawallsocket
Replacethechargerasitisattheendofitslifecycle
Ifthechargeristransmittingcurrent,thenyouneedtoreplacethecontrol
boxPCB
Myactuatormakesaclickingsound
whenIattempttousemylift
Checktomakesuretheactuatorplugispushedintothecontrolboxso
theO-ringisnotvisible
Theactuatorneedstobereplacedasitisattheendofitslifecycle
ThecontrolboxPCBmaybemalfunctioning
Theactuatorwilleithergoupor
downbutnotboth
Replacethehandcontrolasitisattheendofitslifecycle
ThecontrolboxPCB
maybemalfunctioning
There
isagrindingsoundinside
theactuatorwhenlifting
Replacetheactuatorastheinternalgearsarestripped
Theactuatorstopsandstartswhile
liftingorlowering
Replacethebatteriesastheyareattheendoftheirlifecycle
Myliftwillnotoperateeventhough
itshowsthebatteriesarecharged
Disconnectthechargerfromthecontrolboxastheliftwillnotworkwhen
thechargerisattached
Checktomakesurethehandcontrolisproperlyinsertedtocontrolbox
Checktomakesuretheactuatorisproperlyconnectedtothecontrolbox
Thehandcontrolneedstobereplacedasitisattheendofitslifecycle
Myliftwillnotoperateandbattery
indicatorhasnolightsilluminated
Checktomakesuretheredre-setbuttonisintheupposition
Theinternalbatteriesmaynotbeconnectedtogetherproperlywiththe
connectionwires
Batterieswillnolongerholdachargeandmustbereplaced
ThecontrolboxPCBisdamagedandmustbereplaced
WhenliftingIhear3longbeeps
fromthecontrolbox
Youareattemptingtoliftsomeoneheavierthanthesafeworkingload
Stoptheliftandlowersafelytobedor
chairimmediately
When
liftingIhearshortbeeping
soundsfromthecontrolbox
Chargethebatteries
Replacethebatteriesiftheyfailtoholdacharge
WARNING: If you experience a problem with your lift and are unable to service it
yourself, contact your Graham-Field authorized distributor.