New batteries wont charge???.

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Sounds like the batteries are completely dead, you'll probably need to replace them, sometimes you can only use batteries until they die, and that goes for Wheelchair Batteries too. If they won't charge or keep a charge then they are dead.

SOURCE: I can fully charge the Chair and my battery lights

It sound like your batteries need to be replaced. how old are they? The battery life eventually dwindles down to almost nothing it says its full because it is full to its capacity however it's capacity has depleted.

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Indeed, you need to find a repair shop. Try a google search for power chair repair, or ask your local hospital or if you can find one a power chair store. Most likely, you have a mechanical failure of the wiring, the battery themselves, or corrosion on the battery posts. Since the chair lights up when the charger is in, it is unlikely that the charger is broken. You may have a failure of the controller board, but that is also unlikely. And batteries do not usually suddenly fail completely; they typically fail slowly, losing the ability to completely charge.

I assume that you did not see a great deal of fluid leaking out of the battery container; you might look in the container and check to see if a battery is cracked or missing fluid.

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It sounds like a battery problem more than anything. If it were a fuse, the chair would not move at all. When batteries are stored, they need to be kept charged by charging every couple of week or so (ideally). There may be other problems causing this, such as a short somewhere or a problem with one of the motors/brakes/electronic componets draining the batteries, but I feel this is unlikely given what you have described. I would have the batteries checked at a dealer with a proper battery tester. Preferably have the charger checked at the same time. We use a specific battery/charger tester in our shop that is connected to a computer and will give a graph of the battery/charger condition. This way there is no arguments as to whether the batteries or charger is faulty. Hope this has helped.

wcdoc1953

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• Posted on Dec 04, 2010

SOURCE: We put new batteries in our chair but it wont move

With a steady flash of the speed profile LEDs, you have a complex set of one or more problems. The power wheelchair controller is indicating that the charger is plugged in and will not allow you to drive. The charger may very well be unplugged and that leads to the complexity of the problem. You may have a bad on-board charger, a blown in-line charger fuse, or a bad charger harness. You may also have a bad VSI controller (less common). A technician can go through all the checks to verify the first 3 problems which basically involves unplugging the on-board charger and seeing if the chair runs. The technician can also check the VSI controller (There may also be a GC control on this model chair.)
If you have a person who is handy enough to check these rear internal components by either replacing the fuse or unplugging the charger output, then you can remove the rear electronics cover and do the following:
Check the 7.5 Amp ATO fuse in the black boot of the in-line fuse.
Unplug the 3 pin output of the charger down in the bottom of the rear electronics compartment. These are easy and quick diagnostic tips with the parts replacement just as quick. The other tests are beyond the expertise of the average end user. Hope this helps.