Merits Electric Wheelchair

I acquired (for Free) a Merits MP3W Electric Wheelchair, 350 lbs cap. It's in Great shape but been sitting for a couple of years in a garage. I plugged in its charger to charge the batteries and after several hours the chargers Green Light came on signaling the batterys are fully charged. I engaged the rear wheels to run from the hand controller. I pressed the on buttom and the Yellow-Red-Green lights flash back and forth for 10 times and then shut off. Is there a sequence of pressing the ON Button i.e. pressing it twice or three times, to get the controller to work the rear wheels. If I press the ON Button and Horn Buttom the 3 Yellow lights stay on but still no movement of the rear wheels when the toggle lever on the controller is moved. The Horn Button does beep though. Could the batteries be toooooo old and can't produce enough charge to move the chair or maybe the magneto motors inerdurds are corroded from setting and can't turn over. Looks like a "hauling it" to the dealership for a look-see. I hope it's something I'm not doing to initiate the controller. Thanks for looking at my questions. Happy Wheeling,,,,,, JACK*

Most modern electric wheelchairs have an immobilizer integrated. It'll be something along the lines of 'up, down, left, right, down, up' and will engage the rear wheels again. The function is so that you can leave the chair outside an inaccessible shop or when you get on a funfair ride or something, and nobody can steal your chair unless they know the sequence.

The sequence will be different on each chair so before you take it to the dealership or call them out to you it could be worth calling and asking them what the sequence is for this particular model.

If that doesn't work, take a quick look under thechair and round where there might be any cables. There is a chance that while in storage some mouse decided to have a nibble. Depending on the damage it could be repairable at home or you might need the dealership.

I hope that sequence is all the problem is, otherwise it sounds like you might need to take it to the dealership.

2009-06-12 17:44:41 by JACK*

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