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Handicare 950 Troubleshooting
I’m troubleshooting a Handicare 950 stairlift which I purchased used recently. It won’t move and it looks like it should move. I’m probably missing something obvious, but here goes…
o The lift is off its rails and is sitting on my workbench with its guts wide open
o When powered on, the display reads “-” which appears to mean “OK”
o There are two status LEDs on the motherboard which will either flash red, or is solid green. I assume the flashing red indicates the chair is good to go. Is that true?
o When I engage the motion buttons, nothing happens: no beeps, no noises, no release of magic smoke, etc.
o The arms of the chair are both in the down position
o I have not tried using the remote control with fresh batteries
o There are two contacts on the inside, one of which has a bar which is held by a spring against the contact band on the side of the rail. Is the other lead used as some kind of ground? I only have one channel of copper band on the rail and assume it is not used.
o The lock control on the arm has a ground (earth) lead and a green and red lead. I don’t have the key and am not sure if one of the leads goes to ground.
Any thoughts on troubleshooting this gem would be appreciated.
Thanks,
David
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