Jet1 HD/Rev H/Feb03
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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
3. Remove the battery charger cord from the back pouch of your Jet and plug it into the battery charger AC
power cord receptacle located on the electronics tray. See figure 27.
4. Extend the charger AC power cord and plug it into the wall outlet. The Jet 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 0 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 0. When the batteries are fully charged, the needle vibrates on or about the 0 mark on the ammeter
scale.
7. When your Jet 1s batteries are fully charged, you can unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet, wind it
up using the hook and loop strap, and place the cord back into the Jets back pouch.
OFF-BOARD Charger
To charge the batteries using the off-board charger:
1. Position your Jet next to a standard wall outlet.
2. Be certain the controller power is turned off.
3. Remove the run plug located on the electronics tray. This activates the inhibit function.
4. Plug the 3-pin extension cable to the charger, then into the electronics tray connector.
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 warm up. The ammeter should move all the way up to 5 amps, then gradually move back down to
zero amps.
7. We recommend you charge the batteries for 8 to 14 hours. As the batteries charge, the ammeter needle will
slowly drop to zero. When the batteries are fully charged, the needle vibrates on or about zero on the ammeter
scale.
8. When your Jets batteries are fully charged, disconnect the charger cord from the wall outlet.
9. Disconnect the charger from the rear electronics tray.
10. Reconnect the run plug into its connector.
NOTE: If the run plug is not reconnected, your Jet will not operate.
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 throughout the house and yard. Move slowly at first, and dont stray too far until you become
accustomed to the controls and break in the batteries.
3. Give the batteries another full charge of 8 to 14 hours and operate your Jet again. The batteries will now
perform at over 90% of their potential.
4. After four or five charging cycles, the batteries will top off at 100% charge and last for an extended period.
