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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 POSSIBLECAUSE&SOLUTION
Ineedtorechargemybatteries
oftenortheyfailtoholdacharge
whenIchargethem
Replacethetwointernalbatteriesastheyareattheendoftheirlifecycle
Batteriesshouldbechangedevery18-24monthsdependingonusage
WhenIplugmychargerintothe
controlboxIseenolightsonthe
batteryindicator
Checktomakesuretheredresetbuttonisintheupposition
Checktomakesurethechargerisrmlyinthecontrolboxandplugged
intoawallsocket
Replacethechargerasitisattheendofitslifecycle
Ifthechargeristransmittingcurrent,thenyouneedtoreplacethecontrol
boxPCB
Myactuatormakesaclickingsound
whenIattempttousemylift
Checktomakesuretheactuatorplugispushedintothecontrolboxso
theO-ringisnotvisible
Theactuatorneedstobereplacedasitisattheendofitslifecycle
ThecontrolboxPCBmaybemalfunctioning
Theactuatorwilleithergoupor
downbutnotboth
Replacethehandcontrolasitisattheendofitslifecycle
ThecontrolboxPCB
maybemalfunctioning
There
isagrindingsoundinside
theactuatorwhenlifting
Replacetheactuatorastheinternalgearsarestripped
Theactuatorstopsandstartswhile
liftingorlowering
Replacethebatteriesastheyareattheendoftheirlifecycle
Myliftwillnotoperateeventhough
itshowsthebatteriesarecharged
Disconnectthechargerfromthecontrolboxastheliftwillnotworkwhen
thechargerisattached
Checktomakesurethehandcontrolisproperlyinsertedtocontrolbox
Checktomakesuretheactuatorisproperlyconnectedtothecontrolbox
Thehandcontrolneedstobereplacedasitisattheendofitslifecycle
Myliftwillnotoperateandbattery
indicatorhasnolightsilluminated
Checktomakesuretheredre-setbuttonisintheupposition
Theinternalbatteriesmaynotbeconnectedtogetherproperlywiththe
connectionwires
Batterieswillnolongerholdachargeandmustbereplaced
ThecontrolboxPCBisdamagedandmustbereplaced
WhenliftingIhear3longbeeps
fromthecontrolbox
Youareattemptingtoliftsomeoneheavierthanthesafeworkingload
Stoptheliftandlowersafelytobedor
chairimmediately
When
liftingIhearshortbeeping
soundsfromthecontrolbox
Chargethebatteries
Replacethebatteriesiftheyfailtoholdacharge
WARNING: If you experience a problem with your lift and are unable to service it
yourself, contact your Graham-Field authorized distributor.