Load Cell (Foot End) Removal And Replacement - (Litter) - Stryker InTouch FL27 Wartungshandbuch

LOAD CELL (FOOT END) REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT - (LITTER)

Tools Required:
• Phillips Screwdriver #2
• Needle-Nose Pliers
• 1/2" Combination Wrench
• 3/8" Ratchet
• 1/2" Shallow Well Socket
• Diagonal Pliers
• Jack
• 2 x 4 (20" recommended)
Procedure: (procedure the same for left and right sides)
1 . Plug bed into wall outlet .
2 . Raise bed to around 24" (reference the footboard display) and gatch to full up position .
3 . Remove the mattress assembly .
4 . Using a 1/2" combination wrench, remove the four bolts securing the gatch section cover and remove by lifting up
on the foot end and then pushing backwards on the cover .
5 . Raise the foot end siderails up .
6 . Using needle-nose pliers, remove the rue clip and flat washer .
7 . Remove the foot end base cover .
8 . Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws securing the foley bag bracket .
9 . Using a jack and 2 x 4, take the tension off of the load cells and
remove the clevis pins from both foot end load cells .
10 . Unscrew load cell cable connector .
11 . Using diagonal pliers, cut the two cable ties securing the main wire harness and the siderail cable located just be-
hind the load cell .
12 . Using a ratchet and 1/2" socket, remove the two nuts and bolts securing the load cell to the litter frame .
13 . Remove the load cell by pulling back and upward towards the middle of the bed while feeding the cable through
the litter frame .
14 . Reverse procedures to install the new load cell .
CAUTION: When installing new load cell do not pinch the cable with the load cell.
15 . Recalibrate the bed (refer to Bed Calibration procedures on
16 . Test all bed functionality prior to putting bed back into service .
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