SECTION 10—BATTERIES
Part No 1154294 59 TDX
®
SI, TDX SI-HD
5. Reinstalltherearshroudandsecureinplacewiththreemountingscrews.
NOTE:NewBatteriesMUSTbefullychargedbeforeusing,otherwisethelifeofthebattery(ies)
willbereduced.
6. Ifnecessary,chargethebatteries.RefertoChargingBatteriesonpage 60.
When to Charge Batteries
SPJ+, SPJ+ w/PSS and SPJ+ w/ACC Joysticks
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 10.5.
TheInformationGaugeDisplaylocatedonthefrontofthejoystickhousing,itprovides
thestate‐of‐batterycharge,includingnotificationofwhenthebatteryrequirescharging.
Italsoprovidesthefollowinginformationtotheuseronthestatusofthewheelchair:
A. GREENLEDsarelit,indicatingwell
chargedbatteries.
B. AMBERLEDsarelit,indicating
batteriesaremoderatelycharged.
Rechargebatteriesbeforetakinga
longtrip.
C. REDLEDsarelit,indicating
batteriesarerunningoutofcharge.
Rechargebatteriesassoonas
possible.
FIGURE 10.5 SPJ+, SPJ+ w/PSS and SPJ+ w/
ACC Joysticks
MPJ+ Joystick
NOTE:Forthisprocedure,refertoFIGURE 10.6.
ThefarrightsideofthedisplayscreenistheBatteryGaugeDisplay(BGD).Itprovides
informationontheremainingchargeinthebatteries.
Atfullcharge,solidblocksfillinallten
segmentsbetweenE(Empty)andF(Full).
Asthebatterybecomesdischarged,the
segmentswillprogressivelydisappeara
baratatimeuntilnosegmentsappear
betweenEandF.Atthisleveltheuser
shouldchargethebatteriesassoonas
possible.
FIGURE 10.6 MPJ+ Joystick
Battery Charger/
Programming Port
Batteries Full
Batteries
Empty
Information Gauge Display
Battery Gage
Display
Display
Screen