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Tab 04: Install, Adjust and Release: Flow2 Stairlift
Tab 04: Install, Adjust and Release: Flow2 Stairlift
Table of Contents
1 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 At the branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 At the customer’s home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Preassembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Fitting the legs and brackets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.2 Connecting the rail sections with a section bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.3 Installing the feeder cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.4 Fitting and installing the charging contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5 Connecting and mounting the transformer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.6 Positioning the rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.7 Greasing the rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Prepare the drive unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Preparing to drive onto the rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 Driving onto the rail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.4 Registering the radio frequency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.4.1 Registering control boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4.2 Re-registering a control unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.4.3 Registering a repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4.4 Setting the call and park positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.5 Preparing the drive unit for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.6 Fit the chair base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.6.1 Installing the fixed seat and manual swivel seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
3.6.2 Chair base height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
3.6.3 Adjusting the length of the safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3.7 Fixing the rail to the stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Table of Contents
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1 Preparations
Fig. 1-1 Rail sections Fig. 1-2 Drive unit Fig. 1-3 Chair base Fig. 1-4 Various
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Preparation
- To ensure that you will be able to work without having to wait you will need to go through all the
points for which you need information from the customer, i.e.:
- What is the best position for the transformer?
- What is the best place for the call and park units?
- Is there anything that you will need to remove or relocate (such as a painting, or a hat
rack)?
- Are there any structural points you will need to take into account?
TIP
Now give the customer the user manual so that he/she can read it already.
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2 Preassembly
During the preassembly you fit the entire rail together without fixing it to the stairs.
1. Sort the rail sections, brackets and legs by number (refer to the installation drawing).
2. Assemble the rail section for section from the bottom of the stairs to the top:
a. Fit the relevant legs and brackets to the rail section.
b. Insert a section bush into the upper end of the rail section.
c. Lay the rail section in position and draw the feeder cable for the charging contacts through
the rail section. When charging contacts are to be fitted to the relevant rail section, make
sure that the feeder cable projects from the position of the charging contacts, and then
draw the remainder through the rail section.
d. Slide the rail section over the section bush of the previous rail section and clamp the
section bush.
e. Drive a locking pin into the rack coupling.
f. Repeat steps a to e inclusive for the next rail section.
g. Fit a cap to the top and bottom ends of the rail.
h:. Assemble and install the charging contacts.
i. Connect the transformer.
j. Position the rail.
TIP
The above is a recommended sequence. Usually, assembly from the bottom to the top
will be preferable; however, this is not always the case. Decide for yourself which one you
find is the simplest.
CAUTION
Ensure that the locking pin is securely seated in the rack coupling, it must not protrude
underneath the rail.
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Preassembly
CAUTION
Fit the legs and brackets solely to the rail sections. Do not fix them to the stairs yet.
2
4
1 1 3
Fig. 2-1 Fitting the tread support on the rail Fig. 2-2 Fitting the floor support on the rail
bracket bracket
CAUTION
Always fit the nut out of sight on the side facing the wall. Fit the bolt on the side facing the
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9 1
8
10
6. Push the locking pin using a welding clamp or adjustable wrench into the rack
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Preassembly
TIP
A rail section with a parking point will be fitted with an extra bracket with a feed-through
opening. The two-core supply cable must also be fed to this.
1 1
Fig. 2-6 Cable feed in charging contact Fig. 2-7 Secure the cables
1 1
Fig. 2-8 Mount the charging contact on the rail Fig. 2-9 Adjust the charging contact
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Preassembly
TIP
For the parallel connection of multiple charging contacts, the cables can be connected
with solder cap. When there are several floors, the join can best be made at the junction
(see Fig. 2-11).
CAUTION
The connections to the + and - terminals of the bottom charging contacts must be
reversed as compared to those of the other charging contacts. This is necessary to
enable the drive unit to detect that it has reached the bottom of the stairs and must stop.
This is the so-called reset point (see Fig. 2-10).
1 1
Trans-
former
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Preassembly
3. Check that the voltage is approximately 33 V and the connection is as indicated in the upper
parts of the figures.
4. Connect the building wires from the charging contacts to the transformer.
5. Choose a suitable position for the transformer and secure it with four screws and washers.
TIP
Instead of extending the mains cable you can also extend the building wire and then fix it
out of sight.
TIP
Remove the plug from the wall socket.
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3 Assembly
Fully assemble the lift. Do not yet secure the rail to the stairs.
CAUTION
It is possible that the entire unit becomes somewhat unstable. In that case secure the rail
temporarily (for example with glue clamps).
TIP
When the driving-on point is at the top of the stairs, the drive unit will have to be carried
to the top in its box. The other boxes can be unpacked downstairs. Bring the empty
packaging material back downstairs again. You will then be certain that you do not forget
anything or accidentally throw something away with the packaging.
For the 'commissioning' of the Flow2, the following procedure has been defined. It is extremely
important to actually perform all the steps in sequence.
Procedure:
1. Prepare the drive unit.
2. Preparing to drive onto the rail.
3. Driving onto the rail.
4. Registering the radio frequency equipment.
5. Preparing the drive unit for use.
6. Fitting the chair base on the drive unit.
7. Installing the rail.
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Assembly
1 1 1
Fig. 3-1 Prepare the drive unit
1 1 1
Fig. 3-2 Remove the service Fig. 3-3 Fuse in drive unit Fig. 3-4 Switch on drive unit
cover
TIP
When switching on the lift an audio signal will be heard. The three-digit release number
will also be shown in the service unit display.
4. Check that the mode knob on the service board is set to mode 3.
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Assembly
5. If there is no end cap, fit an end cap on the end of the rail.
6. Turn the handle on the support bracket, shown in the
figure, two ways to check whether the motor runs. You use
this handle for driving on the drive unit
CAUTION
Take ESD precautions, such as a mat, strap and shoes. Never touch a circuit board
without taking these precautions.
CAUTION
Check the wiring if the motor does not run.
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Assembly
1 1
Fig. 3-8 Position the forks Fig. 3-9 Grasp the drive unit
correctly
1 1
Fig. 3-10 Push the first Fig. 3-11 Keep the drive unit
undercarriage onto the horizontal
rail
6. Carefully drive the drive unit onto the rail using the handle on the support bracket. During this,
check the position of the forks; they should be on either side of the pinion. Correct the position
if necessary.
7. Keep the drive unit horizontal so that the rear undercarriage can drive onto the rail properly.
CAUTION
Ensure that the drive unit is kept horizontal while driving it onto the rail to prevent the
drive unit becoming stuck on the rail.
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Assembly
1 1
Fig. 3-12 Check the position of Fig. 3-13 Driving onto the rail
the forks
WARNING
A reset must be done in the downwards direction. For driving onto the rail downwards
this means: first drive past the reset point and then drive back again. The ‘rSt’ message
only appears when the drive module is moving.
WARNING
Driving on mode (-3-) and programming mode (-6-) take no account of the position on
the rail. Ensure that the lift does not drive into the ground or off the rail.
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Assembly
When an RF equipment is registered, it receives a specific code. The code ensures that a specific
equipment can only operate the associated drive unit and not that of a neighbour.
If there is another Flow2 in the vicinity or another RF equipment, it is possible for this to be on the
same channel and interfere with one another with the result that the lift stops or will not move. In this
case you must change the channel.
To choose a different channel, carry out the following actions:
- go to menu -9-
- for CH1, now choose CH 2 or CH3
- register all RF boxes again as described below.
TIP
When you operate the park button on the call and park unit, the stairlift will not go further
than the programmed parking contact. If the stairlift should be ridden further, an
attendant control unit must be used.
CAUTION
For registration, both the drive unit and the RF equipment must be switched to
registration mode, see Section 3.4.1.
TIP
A maximum of nine call and park units can be registered (codes ‘0’ to ‘8’).
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Assembly
4. Move the joystick in the control unit, the red LED flashes. Depending on the type of RF
equipment, the following message appears in the display:
Repeater (rEP).
Go to Section 3.4.2 if the red LED does not flash.
5. When registering a call and park unit, for example, at step 4 'CP0' in the display indicates that
the drive unit gives the RF equipment code '0' for further programming. If this does not match
the code you set yourself, go to step 7.
6. If the code does not match, the last digit in the display must be set so that it does match with
the [I] and [D] buttons. The [I] button increases the digit, going from '0' to '8' and then 'Att' for
the attendant control unit. The number is decreased with the [D] button.
7. Press the [E] button for 2 seconds. Registration is now carried out. The display now shows '7'
and the flashing red LED on the control unit goes out.
8. Check that the green LED lights when the control is operated on the control unit. This indicates
that the RF equipment has been programmed.
9. Carry out steps 2 to 9 for each control unit.
If the red LED does not flash during registration when the joystick on the control unit is moved, there
is a good chance that it has already been registered. This can be undone by carrying out the
following actions.
1. Push the joystick on the control unit in a little
2. Move the joystick to the left until the LED lights green for a few
seconds and then release it.
3. After a few seconds the LED goes out: then move the joystick
to the right until the LED flashes red.
4. Go back to the previous section and continue with step 5.
1
Fig. 3-14 Re-registering a control
unit
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Assembly
3. Check whether the call and park positions are correct for Call en Park unit [E]
the call and park units just registered. If not, the positions button
can be changed with the [D], [E] and [I] buttons. Press the
[E] button for 2 seconds to save all the positions that have Fig. 3-15 Display service
been entered. module
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TIP
Steps 3 and 4 can easily be checked by pressing the [E] button in mode 3.
TIP
The drive unit is now in operating position. This means that the display is switched off.
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Assembly
CAUTION
The pin on the flange locates in the extra hole in the chair base frame.
1
Fig. 3-18 Filler plate
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Assembly
1 1
Fig. 3-19 Threaded ends on Fig. 3-20 Ball head assembly Fig. 3-21 Ball head on piston
swivel
1 1 1
Fig. 3-22 Ball holder in frame Fig. 3-23 Position the piston Fig. 3-24 Attach piston mounting
1 1 1
Fig. 3-25 Secure piston mounting Fig. 3-26 Alignment Fig. 3-27 Adjusting the buffers
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Assembly
Fig. 3-28 Position 1 Fig. 3-29 Position 2 Fig. 3-30 Position 3 Fig. 3-31 Position 4 Fig. 3-32 Position 5
Procedure:
1. Remove the chair from the drive unit
- Remove the cover under the seat.
- Remove the four M8 nuts.
- Place the chair next to the drive unit.
2. Remove the service cover. 1
3. Remove the cover over the seat height adjuster
4. Adjust the height by moving the seat height adjuster to a
position higher or lower than 3, see Fig. 3-28 to Fig. 3-32. Fig. 3-33 Removing the height
adjuster cover
- Unscrew the four M8 nuts with 13 socket spanner.
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Assembly
CAUTION
The hole in the bracket frame must align with the height adjuster frame.
CAUTION
Ensure that the cables are not trapped.
- An increase of one position of the seat height is accompanied by setting the footrest one position
lower. To move the footrest one position lower, the footrest shaft must also be moved one position
lower and the linkage one position higher.
Procedure:
1. Lay the chair as shown in Fig. 3-35 and use a clamp as necessary to stop the chair base
folding up
2. Adjust the linkage following the rule of thumb by unscrewing the M6x16 bolt and sliding the
linkage out. The post is in position 3. See Fig. 3-36.
3. Remove the two brackets by unscrewing the M6x16 bolt and sliding them out of the frame.
4. Set the correct position of the footrest shaft higher or lower than position 3, according to the
rule of thumb, see Fig. 3-37.
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Assembly
5. Secure the linkage and the brackets again with an M6x16 bolt.
1 1 1
Fig. 3-35 Adjust footrest Fig. 3-36 Linkage one position Fig. 3-37 Footrest one position
higher lower
CAUTION
The centre position is marked on the linkage by a rectangle (), and on the footrest by
an arrow ()
1 1
Fig. 3-38 Remove the cover Fig. 3-39 Adjust the safety
belt
CAUTION
After fixing each bracket check the rail to verify that it has not shifted.
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Assembly
1. Fit the rail system landing brackets with the correct mounting materials to the stairs. Drill holes
if necessary.
2. Fit the rail system tread brackets with the correct mounting materials to the stairs. Drill holes if
necessary.
3. Fit the rail system floor brackets with the correct mounting materials to the stairs. Drill holes if
necessary.
CAUTION
After fixing the rail, check that the drive unit load assembly does not touch the rail
supports. Loosen the bolt concerned and use a clamp that pushes the rail further from
the rail support. Then re-tighten the bolt.
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CAUTION
The chair stops automatically at the bottom charging contact. The lift recognises this as
the starting point because the polarity of the lowermost charging contact is the reverse of
the other charging contacts. If this is not the case, drive the lift further as normal. In this
case, check the polarity and the setting of the lowermost charging contact and reverse it
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1 1 1
Fig. 4-1 Emergency end cap Fig. 4-2 Flash card in end cap Fig. 4-3 Flash card from drive
unit
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1 1 1
Fig. 5-1 Fitting the housing Fig. 5-2 Call and park unit in Fig. 5-3 Attach stickers
on the wall housing
5.2 Repeater
1. Mount the repeater housing on a wall level with the middle of the rail, at least 0.4 m by 0.4 m
from the corner of the wall.
2. Connect the adapter.
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Fig. 5-4 Mount the housing Fig. 5-5 Connecting the
adapter
TIP
Before you mount the unit, check which is the best positin for optimal range.
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CE checklist Score
Drive/chair unit
1. No damage to paint, upholstery or plastic covers.
2. All wiring is fitted correctly, and is not pinched anywhere.
3. All control buttons function correctly.
4. All nuts connecting the chair to the drive unit are tight.
5. The footrest is free of all treads.
6. The footrest is free of the wall.
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CE checklist Score
7. The chair’s seat is free of the landing floor/ceiling (min. 900 mm from the centre of
the chair).
8. Clearance between armrest and top/bottom is at least 80 mm (if applicable).
9. The backrest is free of the wall.
10. Boarding and alighting heights as measured from the seat: top ...... bottom ......
Footrest height set to: top ...... bottom ......
11. Safety belt is present and adjusted to the right length.
12. The rotation when the chair is moving works correctly.
13. The armrest control works correctly, and is fitted on the lower side.
14. The blue LED on the service cover is on continuously.
15. The warning tones have been set to the right level.
16. The installation number has been entered on the load sticker.
Rail
1. The rail is not damaged (paint).
2. All bolts and nuts are tight.
3. All wiring is fitted correctly, and is not pinched anywhere.
4. End stops (above and/or below) have been fitted.
5. The wiring of the charging contacts has been fitted correctly.
6. The chair unit passes smoothly over the joints in the rail.
7. The undercarriage wheels run clear of the legs.
8. The spring-loaded drive unit charging contact runs clear of the legs.
9. The rail has been greased.
Call and park units
1. The call positions have been correctly positioned.
2. The parking positions have been correctly positioned.
3. The control buttons function correctly.
4. The right joysticks are present.
Other
1. Convex mirrors (optional) have been fitted if the entire stairlift is not otherwise
visible from the C/S stations.
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2. The stairlift is clean and looks tidy.
3. All the rubbish from the installation has been cleaned up.
4. A test trip has been completed.
5. The customer has received instructions about the use of the stairlift.
6. The customer has read and understood the user manual.
7. The customer’s attention has been drawn to the use of the safety belt.
8. A backup has been made of the flash card and it has been placed in the rail end
cap.
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The way in which the lift moves along the rail is stored in a table in which the rail data is programmed.
The size of the table can vary according to the type of rail. This rail-specific table is normally supplied
with the rail (on the flash card) so that the rail data does not have to be programmed. It is quite
possible that this 'factory programming' has missed something, such as the protruding corner of a
box. In this case it is still possible to correct the rail data at the customer's home.
It is also possible to imagine situations where the whole table is missing, for example when there is
no flash card. In this case the entire table has to be programmed from scratch.
In both cases a thorough understanding of the way in which the Flow2 uses the rail data is
necessary. So, first a little theory…
Inside and outside curves are therefore in the horizontal plane. Upper and lower curves are in the
vertical plane.
It is also possible that the rack has been welded onto the rail in such a way that the lift turns with the
stairs.
Finally, there can be a so-called vertical stop. The counterpart is the horizontal landing.
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- Vertical stop 4
- Horizontal landing 4
- Rotation 4 to 6
- Inside curve 9
- Outside curve 6
- Lower curve 7
- Upper curve 4
- Straight rail 9
Example:
The short arrows mark the slow, curved parts. The long arrows indicate the fast straight parts. We
can therefore see that each speed section has a start point and an end point. Both points must be
entered during the programming. The red lines show the final speed profile.
Fig. 7-3
An interesting question is how quickly the lift control can accelerate or decelerate. In other words:
what is the correct distance between the short and the long arrows in the figure above.
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The following rule of thumb can be used for this: For each cm length
on the rail a speed change of 2% has to be calculated. So:
9–4
A = ------------ = 25cm
0, 2
1
Fig. 7-4
7.3 Determining the seat rotation profile
The same rules apply for both the speed profile and the seat rotation
profile. The control will therefore calculate the intermediate angle for
any point using the two adjacent programmed points, also called
interpolation, just as for the speed. An average seat rotation profile
can therefore only consist of a few well estimated points. It can
1
certainly be said that the seat rotation profile is harder to determine
than the speed profile because there are no rules of thumb that
apply here.
In the second part of the rail curve there is another contact point at C2. By programming a seat
rotation angle of 130 at the right point, the footrest will not touch the wall. After this we have to turn
back to a seat rotation angle of 90 as quickly as possible, otherwise the footrest will touch the wall at
point C3.
A good question is whether point A7 is needed. This point is after all reasonably close to the
interpolation line from A0 to A9. The answer is that this depends on the 'programmer'. Point A7 does
give extra certainty before the chair enters the curve. In addition, there is sufficient memory available
(250 actions in total), so we do not have to be conservative with input points.
As well as a seat rotation angle 'A', a rotation 'r' can be entered. The difference between type 'A' and
'r' is that the seat rotation is only carried out while moving while a rotation is always carried out while
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stationary at a charging contact. Rotations can therefore only take place 'on top of' 'H' (= halt) and 'P'
(= park) actions. The main purpose of a rotation is to turn the chair into a user-friendly mount/
dismount angle.
Direction of rotation
Fig. 7-7
The actual difference between a halt location and a parking location is that, when it is operated with
the armrest control, the lift will not stop at the parking locations but will carry on going without any
change in speed. The lift will stop at a halt location. Parking locations are thus only intended for
parking the lift and are therefore only recognised with a call or park command.
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Fig. 7-8 Fig. 7-9 Fig. 7-10
Example: Rail with 2 charging contacts and 2 call and park units:
We then have a rail such as shown in Fig. 7-8. For this rail, both contacts have to be programmed as
halt locations. If the parking location is at the bottom of the stairs, 0 must be entered for both units as
the 'PARK' position. The nearest charging contact number can be entered as the logical 'CALL'
position for both units, so 0 for the 'bottom unit' and 1 for the 'top unit'.
Example: Rail with 3 charging contacts and 2 call and park units:
Suppose that the customer wants to park the lift somewhere in the middle of the stairs. We then get
a rail as shown in Fig. 7-9, with P1 as the parking place. The two furthest contacts are then the halt
locations.
1 must now be entered as the 'PARK' position for both call and park units. The nearest charging
contact number can also be entered here as the logical 'CALL' position for both units, so 0 for the
'bottom unit' and 2 for the 'top unit'.
Example: Rail with 3 charging contacts and 2 call and park unit:
Suppose that the customer wants to park the lift right at the top end of the rail, for example in a dead
corner of the staircase. We then get a rail as shown in Fig. 7-10, with P2 as the parking place. The
other two contacts are the halt locations. 2 must now be entered as the 'PARK' position for both call
and park units. The nearest charging contact number can now also be entered here as the logical
'CALL' position for both units, so 0 for the 'bottom unit' and 1 for the 'top unit'.
The important point is that the control sees the furthest charging contact positions as the end of the
rail. It is not possible to go past these points. Should this in an extreme case be necessary, a
'dummy' contact must then be programmed. Such a contact then exists in the control, but there is no
charging contact fitted on the rail at this position. When the lift is located here, an audible signal will
be heard.
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