Powered Stair Climbing Hand Truck Operator’s Manual Magline, Inc. 1205 W. Cedar Street Standish, MI 48658 Tel: 800-MAGLINE (624-5463) Outside US and Canada: 989-512-1000 Fax: 989-803-5941 Web: www.magliner.com E-mail: customerservice@magliner.
Contents 1 INSTALLATION OF NOSE .........................................................................3 2 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 3 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3 CONTROLS ................................................................................................ 5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 Battery Chargers ................................................................................................................
1 Installation of Nose To install the nose, place the Powered Stair Climber on its back-side. Locate the three bolts included in packaging and secure the nose to the fixed nose plate mounting bracket with a T-40 Torx wrench. The longer bolt goes in the middle. 2 Introduction Weighing only 35 pounds, the Powered Stair Climber efficiently climbs at a rate of up to 48 steps per minute.
2.3 Specifications of Powered Stair Climber Models Specifications 170 Ergo 140 Ergo 140 Uni 110 Fold 140 Ergo BW Capacity 375 lbs. 300 lbs. 300 lbs. 240 lbs. 29 35 35 48 Weight without battery 35 lbs. 35 lbs. 35 lbs. 35 lbs. Maximum step height 8” 8” 8” 8” Overall height 62“ 62” 58” Width 19 “ 19 “ 19 “ Maximum speed (steps/minute) 18” to 24” 18” to 24” 18” to 24” Depends on nose Depends on nose Depends on nose Depth 2.
3 Controls 3.1 Model Red Handle Grips and O-Rings Control box Round-up switch Red Handle Upper crossbar Wheel guard Nose plate Small Gray Wheels Swing arm 3.2 Safety Flap It may be necessary to use your foot to assist in tilting back your loaded Powered Stair Climber. To do this, use the swing arm, a main wheel, or the lower portion of the drive unit.
! 3.3 Caution ! Only turn main battery switch on after tilting the load. Main Switch The main switch is located on the battery cover and is used to turn the power supply on and off (see section 3.1 Model). Power can be shut off by doing one of the following: 3.
3.5 Safety Beep (high traffic areas) Powered Stair Climbers purchased after December 1, 2016 are equipped with a MESAL electronic card with a safety beep feature. To turn “on,” press and hold the ascend/descend battery for several seconds until you hear the unit beep. Press and hold round up switch to ensure intermittent beeps while in use have been activated. To turn “off” press and hold the ascend/descend button for at least 3 seconds. 3.
4.2 Removing the Battery Pull battery upward to unlock. Battery must be lifted vertically to disengage locking hook. Failure to lift vertically will wear locking clips and will lead to battery falling out during operation. Do not hinge back. Lift straight up to clear the locking hooks. 5 Charging the Battery The battery cells within the battery housing are maintenance-free, sealed, and rechargeable. Their durability largely depends on the charge and discharge cycles.
100% - full Battery is operational 80 % 50% 20% Charge the battery 0% - flat To charge the battery with this type of charger: 1. Connect the charging unit to the battery 2. Turn battery on by the main switch on the battery 3. Plug the charging unit into the AC type wall outlet 4. The charging operation begins Compensation / Trickle Charging Once the battery is fully charged, the charging unit switches over to compensation/ trickle charge.
This type of charger is optional. To charge, the battery must be removed from the Powered Stair Climber and properly positioned on the mounting plate. The green light by itself indicates the power is on. The other three lights indicate the level of charge: 6 Green- battery is fully charged, but is still being trickle charged to compensate for the internal loss of capacity when battery is not in use.
Press ascend / descend button briefly again until the indicator light flashes green. The Powered Stair Climber is now in the descend mode and the support wheels will move to the descend position automatically. The round up switch is now non-functional. With the support wheels in the descend position, the Powered Stair Climber can be rolled over the step and the support wheels will lower the Powered Stair Climber onto the next step down.
about 15° before the support wheels begin to lift. Do not overload the Powered Stair Climber. Exceeding the load capacity activates the overload mode causing the Powered Stair Climber to stop and lower the main wheels slowly to the lower step. The indicator light flashes red for about 3 seconds after which the ascend / descend button will need to be reset. ! Caution ! Once the battery is discharged, the unit goes into overload even with loads below the specified capacity.
Protective Features An electronic protection circuit prevents damage if charging clips are short circuited. The first bar on the display blinks if this occurs. An electronic protection circuit prevents damage if the charging cables are connected with reversed polarity. The and symbols blink alternately on the display if this occurs. If the room temperature increases, the charger will reduce the charging current and interrupt the charging operation if necessary. As soon as the unit cools, charging resumes.
CE Marking All Powered Stair Climber battery chargers meet the fundamental requirements of the Low-Voltage and Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive and is thus CEmarked. 7 Warranty and Liability 7.1 Warranty The warranty period for the Powered Stair Climber is 12 months (6 months for batteries) from the date of purchase and covers defective material and production faults. Exclusions in the warranty are: 7.
