AAT max-e Operator's Manual - Max-E
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Introduction
With the max-e you transform your manual wheelchair easily and quickly
into a lightweight, fully functioning, powered wheelchair. Due to the directly
powered wheels of your wheechair the max-e accomplishes a permanent, ef-
ficient transfer of power while all advantages of a manual wheelchair remain
intact.
Max-e is appropriate for the application class A according to EN 12184
(Guidelines of the European Union). In addition, it also fulfills the require-
ments of application class B (for indoor an outdoor use) with one restriction.
The range lies at 15 km instead of the norm´s 25 km; however, with an extra
set of batteries the range can be increased to the required 25 km.
1.1
Description of the product
1.1.1
General survey
= Control unit
= Wheel of the wheelchair including grip ring and toothed ring
(20" or 24")
= Brackets on the wheelchair
= Battery pack plus bag
= Anti-tilt support
= max-e drive
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Care, maintenance and recycling
As opposed to the batteries, the device itself is maintenance-free, except for
cleaning (see chapter 7.3.2) once in a while.
8.1
Care
8.1.1
Battery pack
The batteries of the max-e are airtight, maintenance-free, rechargeable and
of top quality.
A total discharge of lead batteries leads to a loss of capacity and additionally
it reduces their durability.
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Therefore, please avoid a total discharge by charging the lead batteries
whenever possible!
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Taking good care of your lead batteries means charging them.
If fully charged batteries are empty faster than usual, then they are probably
used up. In such case have your local dealer or an AAT representative check
the batteries and exchange them if necessary.
8.1.2
Cleaning
Please clean the control unit, drive unit, batteries and brackets merely with a
mild household cleaner.
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Please always use a merely moist cloth. Make sure that water does not
get into the max-e.
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For security reasons please do not use a high-pressure cleaning device!
8.2
Maintenance
The max-e is a low-maintenance device. To ensure the functioning and the
safety of the max-e it must be checked every two years, even if there are no
outer signs of damage on the device.
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In the interest of your safety the safety check or any repairs on the max-e
may only be performed by AAT Alber Antriebstechnik GmbH or their aut-
horized personnel.
8.3
Recycling
The max-e and its battery pack are products of long durability. However, if
your max-e is old and has reached the end of its lifespan you may return its
components to AAT Alber Antriebstechnik GmbH or your local dealer to be
recycled.
A new law concerning electric and electronic devices (ElektroG) has been
passed on March 24, 2005 regulating the taking back and recycling of old
electric and electronic devices.
According to the Federal Office of Environment Protection (German BDU)
the max-e is considered a means of transportation and does not fall under
this law concerning the recycling of old electric or electronic devices (Elek-
troG, §2 paragraph 1 sentence 1 (cross reference, Guideline of the European
Parliament 2002/96/EG).
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