Pride Mobility Jet 10 - Manual (Page 30)

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I X . B A T T E R I E S A N D C H A R G I N G
To charge the batteries using the onboard charger:
1. Position the rear of your Jet 10 close to a standard wall outlet.
2. Be certain the controller power is turned off and the manual freewheel levers are in the engaged position. See
IV. “Your Jet 10.”
3. Remove the battery charger cord from the back pouch of your Jet 10 and plug it into the battery charger AC
power cord receptacle located on the power base. See figure 4.
4. Extend the charger power cord and plug it into the wall outlet. The Jet 10 incorporates an inhibit function that
disables the power chair when the charger is plugged into a wall outlet.
5. The ammeter indicates how much charge is needed to fully charge the batteries. Wait about a minute for the
charger to warm up. The ammeter may move as high as 5.5 amps, then gradually move back down to zero
amps as the batteries charge.
6. We recommend you charge the batteries for 8 to 14 hours. As the batteries charge, the ammeter needle slowly
drops to zero. When the batteries are fully charged, the needle vibrates on or about the zero mark on the
ammeter scale.
7. When your Jet 10’s batteries are fully charged, you can unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, wind it up
using the hook and loop strap, and place the cord back into the Jet 10’s back pouch.
OFF-BOARD CHARGER
If your Jet 10 is equipped with an off-board charger, follow these instructions.
1. Position your Jet 10 next to a standard wall outlet.
2. Be certain the controller power is turned off.
3. Remove the run plug (located where the charger harness would normally plug into the power base). See figure
4. This activates the inhibit function.
4. Plug the 3-pin extension cable from the charger into the connector where the run plug was removed.
5. Plug the charger into the wall outlet.
6. The ammeter indicates how much charge is needed to fully charge the batteries. Wait about a minute for the
charger to come up to normal operating temperature. The ammeter should move to 5 amps, then gradually
move back down to 0 amps. As the batteries are charged, the ammeter needle will slowly drop to zero. When
the batteries are fully charged, the needle vibrates on or about 0 amps. We recommend you charge the
batteries for 8 to 14 hours.
7. When your Jet 10’s batteries are fully charged, disconnect the charger cord from the wall outlet and the
charger from the power base.
8. Reconnect the run plug into its connector.
NOTE: If the run plug is not reconnected, your Jet 10 will not run.
BATTERY BREAK-IN
To break in new batteries for maximum efficiency:
1. Fully recharge any new battery prior to its initial use. This brings the battery up to about 90% of its peak
performance level.
2. Operate your Jet 10 throughout the house and yard. Move slowly at first, and don’t stray too far until you
become accustomed to the controls and break in the batteries.