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).