Minivator 1000 series User manual

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2MINIVATOR 1000 SERIES INSTALLATION MANUAL
Minivator 1000
Installation Manual
Smart S at
Note: Th installation ngin r must ch ck
with Minivator for th lat st installation
manual issu numb r.
Issu No of this manual is 1109-2
Pre-installation check list
1 Ch ck that all of th r quir d compon nts
ar availabl . You should hav 7 box s. Th s
ar colour cod d so that id ntification of any
hand d compon nts is simpl . Th tabl b low
shows th colour of th box s that you r quir .
e.g. a left hand lift compris s 1 purpl and 6
blu box s; a right hand lift compris s 1
gr n and 6 blu box s.
2 Installation tools required
COMPONENT Left hand Right hand
Smart Seat base Purple Green
Smart Seat back
Power pack
Fitting Kit Blue
Smart Seat Upholstery
Bottom Track Section
Top Track Section
• Loading toggle
• Loading bar
• Shorting links
• 300mm screwdriver
extension
• 10mm spanner
• 10mm socket
• Narrow nosed pliers
• 13mm socket
• 17mm socket
• Side cutters
• 8mm spanner
• 13mm spanner
• 17mm spanner
• No. 2 Pozi-drive
• No. 3 Pozi-drive
• Small flat head
screwdriver
• 2 pieces of 100mm
x 50mm x 600mm
wood (4” x 2” x 24”)
• 2.5mm Allen key
• 3mm Allen key
• 4mm Allen key
• 5mm Allen key
• 6mm Allen key
(ball ended)
• 8mm Allen key
• Spirit level
• Handlamp

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Figure 2
Figure 1
Figure 3
Track ass mbly
Items required:
• Fitting kit
Splice bars x 2
8 x grub screws
• Top track section x 1
• Bottom track section x 1
• Connector blocks x 2
• Red single core cable
Tools required:
• Small flat head
screwdriver
• 5mm Allen key
Track assembly
Before beginning the installation please
ensure that the track is the required length.
Refer to Appendix 4 for details.
1 Position th bottom s ction of th track on th
stairs with th splic hol s at th top (Figure 1).
Th flat fac of th track is always position d
against th wall.
2 Bolt in th splic bars to th bottom s ction of
track xtrusion (Figure 2).
Note: Th r ar 2 hol s in th top and bottom
r bat d s ctions of th xtrusion to acc pt th
splic bars
(Figure 2)
. Torqu s tting 8–9Nm.
Note: Ensur that th splic bars ar position d
in th track in th corr ct ori ntation. Th splic
bar has thr flat fac s and on sloping fac .
Th sloping fac MUST b position d against
th sloping fac on th xtrusion
(Figure 3)
.

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Figure 5
Figure 4
You should b abl to locat th grub scr ws by
hand. If this is not possibl ch ck th ori ntation
of th splic bars.
3 Position th top s ction of track adjac nt to th
bottom s ction of track (Figure 4).
POWER HINGE TRACK ONLY
• Plug th conn ctors from th top and bottom
s ctions of track tog th r (Figure 5).
MANUAL HINGE TRACK ONLY
• Pl as compl t st ps 6 and 7 b for joining
th two s ctions of track.
• Insulat th bottom conn ctor block with
l ctrical tap and ins rt it into th track.
4 Off r up th adjac nt track s ction.
5 Bolt both s ctions of track tog th r (Figure 6).
Th bolts should b tight n d in s qu nc :
iInn r top iii Out r top
ii Inn r bottom iv Out r bottom
R p at this s qu nc until th bolts ar all s cur
(torqu s tting 8-9Nm).
6 F d th twin cor gr y cabl through th
larg hol in th ass mbl d track (Figure 8).
NOT REQUIRED FOR POWER HINGE TRACK
INSTALLATIONS.
7 Using th two way conn cting blocks, wir up
th charg contact flying l ads to th plain gr y
cabl from th twin cor gr y cabl using th
two way conn ctor blocks suppli d (Figures 9
and 10).
8 R p at this at th bottom of th stairs.
Note: Ensur that th track is conn ct d with
all fac s l v l so that no st p is pr s nt in th
joint (Figure 7).
Note: All mains wiring must comply with th
standards in forc at th tim of installation.
Do not fix th pow r supply to th string r.
Note: S
Appendix 3
for hing track s ttings.
Track ass mbly

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Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9
Figure 10
Figure 11
Track ass mbly

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Figure 12
Figure 12a
Track ass mbly
At th nd of th track that th pow r supply will
b conn ct d:
a Ins rt th nut plat pr ssing with th
n gativ conn ction (Figure 11).
b Conn ct th n gativ flying l ad (black) to
th spar s ction of th two way conn cting
block (Figures 12 and 12a).
c If th pow r supply conn ction is at th
bottom of th stairs:
i
Conn ct th pow r supply to th two
way conn cting block (Figure 13).
R d to whit and black to black.
d If th pow r supply conn ction is at th top
of th stairs do not conn ct th pow r supply
at this tim .
If th pow r supply will b conn ct d at th top
of th stairs:
Ins rt th standard nut plat pr ssing at th
bottom of th stairs without th n gativ
conn ction (Figure 14 shown at the top of the
stairs for clarity).
9 Insulat th two way conn cting block at th
bottom of th stairs with l ctrical installation
tap and car fully ins rt th block into th track
(Figure 15).
10 Fit th nd cap at th bottom of th stairs,
taking car that th nd cap moulding r taining
scr w is not ov r tight n d, and that it avoids
th wiring (Figure 16).
Note: For hing track installations th pow r
supply must b mad at th top of th stairs.

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Figure 13
Figure 14
Figure 15
Figure 16
Track ass mbly

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Figure 17
Figure 18
F t positioning
1
Turn th xtrusion upsid down. Slid th foot
ass mbli s into th track. Th foot r taining
plat locat s into th xtrusion
(Figure 17)
.
2
Only fing r tight n th nuts at this stag ,
to allow th foot to b adjust d in position
on th stair tr ad.
3
Roughly position th f t. You should position
on foot l v l to mount on th first tr ad, on
for th last tr ad and on ith r sid of th
splic joint, as clos to it as possibl . Onc this
has b n don rotat th track into its normal
ori ntation.
FOR HINGE TRACK INSTALLATIONS
Th low st foot should b fitt d as clos to th
hing as possibl (Figure 18). This may m an that
th foot has to b position d on th s cond ris r.
4 To spac th rail th corr ct distanc from th
nos of th ris rs of th staircas you will n d
two pi c s of 100mm x 50mm (4” x 2”) wood,
approximat ly 600mm (24”) in l ngth. Plac
th s b tw n th two f t on ach s ction
of th track (Figure 19).
5 Stand th f t on to th stairs, with on foot
on th top tr ad, and on foot on th first
tr ad aft r th hing d s ction.
6 Position th track with th outsid fac
150mm from th string r.
Note: Th pr ssings can b ass mbl d from
th top or bottom of th track.
Note: Th foot must b fitt d with th straight
dg (thr hol sid ) against th wall.
Note: Ensur th track is th corr ct l ngth
b for you comm nc ass mbly.
Feet positioning
Tools required:
• 17mm Spanner
• 17mm Socket
• 300mm screwdriver
extension
Items required:
• Mounting feet
• 2 pieces of 100mm
x 50mm x 600mm
wood (4” x 2” x 24”)

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Figure 19 Figure 20
F t positioning
HINGE TRACK INSTALLATIONS ONLY
Th track must b position d 20mm furth r from
th string r than a standard installation, i. .
170mm minimum (Figure 20).
Note: If th minimum cl ar width of th
staircas is abov 750mm and th cli nt’s
w ight is abov 120kg th track should b
position d 200mm from th string r if possibl .
Note: Wh n positioning th track nsur that
any obstacl s, such as window l dg s, will not
obstruct th trav l of th stairlift wh n fitt d.
It may b n c ssary to position th track
furth r into th staircas to nsur that th
stairlift cl ars th s obstacl s. H avy duty
units may also n c ssitat th track b ing
position d furth r into th staircas (up to
an additional 50mm).

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Figure 22
Figure 23
Figure 24
Figure 21
F t positioning
7 Tight n all f t to th track, using a 17mm
sock t on th singl front adjust r on ach foot
(Figure 21).
8 Rotat th track 180° and th n tight n th
oth r foot mounting brack t nut using th
17mm sock t.
9 Mark th position of th final limit stop (at th
top of th track) th n r mov th nd stop,
final limit stop and magn ts from th top nd
of th track (Figures 22, 23 and 24).
10 R turn th track to its corr ct ori ntation on
th staircas .
11 R position th track th appropriat distanc
from th string r and th n fit on scr w from
th foot to th staircas on th first tr ad and
last tr ad only.
Note: A long shaft Pozidriv scr wdriv r will
b r quir d for this op ration (Figure 25).

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Figure 26 Figure 27
Figure 25
Pow r pack
Items required:
• Power pack
• Fitting kit
• End caps
Tools required:
• Loading toggle
• Loading bar
• Shorting links
Loading the power pack
1 Fit on scr w in to th first and last foot b for
loading th pow r pack (Figure 25).
2 Tak off th top cov r from th pow r unit
(Figure 26).
3 Lay th pow r unit with its r ar fac down.
4 Visually insp ct th charg contacts on th
pow r pack to nsur that th y ar not
damag d in any way.
5 Ch ck all roll rs ar fr running by hand.
6 Slid th loading bar into th pow r unit
(Figure 27).
7 Ins rt th plastic locking studs into th loading
bar (Figure 28).
8 Car fully locat th pow r unit/loading bar
on to th track (Figure 29).

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Figure 28
Figure 29
Figure 30
9 R mov th pow r unit locking studs and
car fully allow it to roll on to th track,
until it starts to ngag with th rack.
10 Conn ct th dummy s at toggl looms
(Figures 30, 31, 32 and 33).
6 way footplat link conn ctor (Part No.
SIM23000) to 6 way conn ctor – footr st
(can only b fitt d on way).
Driving toggl 8 way conn ctor (Part No.
181001.50083) and conv rsion loom
(SIM22900) – s at, dir ction, k y switch
and swiv l looms.
2.5mm batt ry link (Part No. 181001.52036)
across th flying batt ry l ads – r d link wir .
Und rpan link shorting loom (SIM24000).
11 Us th driving toggl to ch ck th pack
both ways.
12 Wh n th pow r pack is fully and corr ctly
ngag d with th rack, r mov th loading
bar from th track.
If th pow r supply is position d at th bottom
of th stairs:
Ins rt th standard nut plat pr ssing without
th n gativ conn ction at th top of th stairs
(Figure 34).
If th pow r supply will b position d at th top
of th stairs:
a Ins rt th nut plat pr ssing with th n gativ
conn ction (Figure 35). Conn ct th n gativ
flying l ad (black) to th spar s ction of th
two way conn cting block (Figure 36).
Note: Ensur that this conn ction is not
arth d so it will blow a fus .
Note: Ensur th charging loom is not
damag d. Wh n th loading bar is s cur ly
attach d, tuck th charging loom into th cut
out in th fitting rail and ch ck that it do s not
protrud . This nsur s th pow r unit ov rrid
will not b activat d wh n th unit is b ing
driv n on to th track.
Pow r pack

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Figure 31
Figure 32
Figure 33
Figure 34
Figure 35
Figure 36
Pow r pack

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Figure 40 Figure 41
Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39
Pow r pack
b Conn ct th pow r supply to th top two
way conn cting block (Figure 37). R d to
whit and black to black.
POWER HINGE TRACK ONLY
a Ins rt th nut plat pr ssing with th
n gativ conn ction (Figure 35). Conn ct
th n gativ flying l ad (black) to th spar
s ction of th thr way conn cting block
(Figure 38).
b Conn ct th pow r supply to th thr way
conn cting block (Figure 39). R d to whit
and black to black.
13 Fit th final limit stop back in th sam
position that you mark d arli r (Figures 22,
23 and 24).
14 Fit th top nd stop that you r mov d arli r.
15 R plac th magn ts that you r mov d arli r.
16 Insulat th two way conn cting block with
l ctrical installation tap and car fully ins rt
th block into th track (Figure 40).
17 Fit th nd cap, taking car that th nd cap
moulding r taining scr w is not ov r tight n d
and that it avoids th wiring (Figure 41).

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Figure 44Figure 43
Figure 42
Fitting the front chassis
to the power pack
Items required: Tools required:
• Front chassis • 6mm Allen key
• 8mm Allen key
• Spirit level
1 G ntly pull down th footplat to g t acc ss
to th pan l.
2 Off r th s at chassis to th pow r unit and
f d through th looms from th pack.
3 Using th nuts, bolts and wash rs suppli d
s cur th s at chassis to th pow r unit,
nsuring that th chassis is in th corr ct
v rtical alignm nt (Figure 42).
4 Fit th saf ty bolt and wash r (Figure 44).
Note:
Us a spirit l v l position d on th top
of th front chassis, or on th footplat , to
nsur that corr ct alignm nt is achi v d.
Note: Do not pinch any harn ss s whilst
ass mbling th chassis. Tight n th r taining
bolts to torqu s tting 33Nm (Figure 43).
Front chassis

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Figure 45
Figure 47
Figure 46
Fitting the seat base
Items required: Tools required:
• Seat base • 10mm socket
• 10mm spanner
• Narrow nosed pliers
• 6mm Allen key
1 R mov th appropriat knock-outs
from th chassis top r ar cov r (Figure 45).
R f r to th tabl b low for th numb r of
knock-out to b r mov d for th cli nt h ight.
2 Load th s at bas and f d th two s at post
r taining bolts through th wash rs and th
s at st ms into th bottom front chassis;
s l cting th appropriat s at h ight for th
cli nt by using th hol s corr sponding to th
h ight that is r quir d (Figure 46).
3 Tight n th s at post stabilising bolts
(Figure 47)
.
Required seat Knock-outs
to footplate to be
height (mm) removed
530 0
505 1
480 2
455 3
S at bas

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Figure 48
Figure 49
Figure 50
Figure 51
Fitting the seat back
Items required: Tools required:
• Seat back • 6mm ball ended Allen key
1 Plac th s at back onto th s at bas and
using a ball nd d 6mm All n k y s cur it
with th four bolts and wash rs provid d
(Figure 48).
2 Mak th upp r s at wiring conn ctions
as follows (Figure 49);
a K y switch conn ction: gr n and orang
to gr n and orang .
b Toggl switch: blu , whit and brown
to blu , whit and brown.
ARM SWITCHED POWERED
FOOTPLATE ONLY
c Pow r d footplat : twin y llow to twin y llow.
3 Tidy th cabl s to th back of th s at
(Figure 51).
Note: Th toggl switch conn ction must b
mad through th int rlock loom to nabl
th arm int rlock functionality (Figure 50).
Note: R dundant conn ctions ar pr s nt to
allow asy r -handing of s ats. Conn ctions
must b mad according to th handing of th
stairlift; i. . for a stairlift with l ft-hand toggl
switch and k y switch (always tog th r on on
sid ), thos conn ctions must b mad to l ft
hand arm. Th right arm will th n hous a
pow r d footplat switch (if fitt d).
S at back

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Figure 52
El ctrical conn ctions
Electrical connections
Items required: Tools required:
• None • None
1 Mak s at and footplat l ctrical conn ctions
(Figure 52).
a Conn ct th k y switch loom
(orang and gr n).
b Conn ct th toggl loom
(whit , blu and brown).
c Conn ct th saf ty dg loom
(flat six way conn ction: 2 x brown,
2 x r d and 2 x viol t).
d Conn ct th six way footplat loom.
POWERED FOOTPLATE ONLY
e Conn ct th pow r d footplat looms
(twin y llow and gr y comms).
POWER SWIVEL ONLY
f Conn ct th gr y pow r d swiv l loom.
g Conn ct th shi ld d swiv l loom arth
ring t rminal.
2 T st th function of th pow r d f atur s,
including th toggl (see pages 26/27).

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Figure 53 Figure 54
Figure 55
Upholst ry
Fitting the seat upholstery
Items required: Tools required:
• Seat upholstery • Screw driver
1 Clip in th s at back, starting with th top two
clips (Figure 53) and th n scr w in th s at
b lt cov r mouldings (Figure 54).
2 Fit th main s at cushion.
3 Fit th s at flap cushion.
4 Fit th arm upholst ry. Starting at th front,
pr ss th upholst ry into th arm r c ss.
(Figure 55).

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Figure 57
Figure 58
Figure 59Figure 56
Front chassis
Fit the front chassis covers
Items required: Tools required:
• Top front chassis cover • Side cutters
• Bottom front chassis cover
1 Clip in th bottom front cov r and fit th pan l
fixing push studs.
2 Mak top front cov r l ctrical conn ctions;
a Conn ct th display board (black sl v d)
(Figure 56).
b Conn ct th pow r switch (2 x r d)
(Figure 57).
c Conn ct th l ft and right infrar d s nsors
(blu sl v d) (Figure 58). T st th function
of th lift and any pow r d options including
th toggl (see pages 26/27).
3 Fit th top front cov r and s cur with th
suppli d pan l fixing push studs (Figure 59).
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