Minivator Stairlift Repair Fault Analysis Minivator 1000
Minivator Handicare Stairlift
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INDICATES FAULT POSSIBLE REMEDIES
Green LED
(On lift front panel)
Power ‘ON’ Permanently illuminated Flashing with buzzer LED extinguished when
direction selected
Battery charger connected Battery charger not connected
Brake not connected
Check battery charger circuits
Check brake circuits
Red LED
Red LED flashing
Holding switch (Key) OR Final limit OR
OSG
Battery charger not connected plus one or more of above
Off
Lift has over-run it’s limit OSG tripped
Turn key ON
Wind lift off the cam on track Reset OSG
Yellow LED
Flashing yellow LED
Brake not connected Relay fault
Battery volts less than 21V
when first connected Battery volts fallen below 16.5V when running Check brake circuit
Tap large black relay, if LED still flashing replace control
board
Allow stairlift batteries to charge
Buzzer
Short bleep on starting
Continuous bleeping for 20 seconds with flashing green LED (front panel)
Extended bleep on start
Normal
Battery charger not connected
Battery has reached 30% of usable power
Possibly due to heavy usage if charger OK
Lift dead
No green LED indicationCheck key switch is ON before removing covers. Has lift overrun onto final limits? LED will extinguish when final limit is actuated.
Lift dead
No LED indication
With voltmeter, check battery volts across B+ & B- on control board. If more than 23V, pull out both green connector blocks. After approximately 5 seconds there will be a bleep and the red LED will glow. This means there is a short circuit on the wiring.
If no bleep or LED replace board.
Lift running at half speed
Very low battery volts, final stage before lift stops. Check dip-switch settings.
Lift will run at half speed when immediately after power-up, the handset is used to move the lift UP or DOWN.
Battery charger information
Connect voltmeter across B+ & B- on the control board.
Momentarily press up or down button on remote control, lift will bleep and the volts will dip down, then increase back to original voltage. If this happens the charger is OK
Also look for the Green LED on front panel to be permanently illuminated. If it’s flashing, lift not receiving charge. Check charge contacts on track with voltmeter.(Should read approximately 40V DC). Check polarity of charge contacts on rail. Lower contact should be ‘+’, upper contact should be ‘-‘ on a left-hand track. Vice versa on right-hand track i.e. lower ‘-‘, upper ‘+’.
Check continuity from lift charge contact butterfly to connection into controller for BOTH positive & negative looms.
Are the butterfly contacts on the lift making contact with charge contacts on track?