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i am not sure of the model , but it is like a van gough
Check out this link. https://livingmadeeasy.org.uk/product/freecurve-freelift-curved-stairlift#overview
But do it on a pc . I can't as I have just unplugged everything to fit a new carpet.
There is a download manuals link. But it does not work on my phone..
For remote diagnostics, or to make it travel beyond the limit switch so you have to call the engineer?
On an alarm system we once had, the installation manual mentioned an engineer code, that caused the alarm to throw a fault after a set number of activations, just so the engineer would be called out.
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a stairlift operative or technician 
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Had another go today, I put power direct to the motor, it lurched but didnt move, I tried the wires both ways.
I am not sure if you have to power both motors.
There seems to be 2 power wires on the motor and some thinner wires, I dont know what these do.
There is a smaller motor that powers the seat, this also has more than 2 wires going into it.
I have took some photos.
I am not sure if you have to power both motors.
There seems to be 2 power wires on the motor and some thinner wires, I dont know what these do.
There is a smaller motor that powers the seat, this also has more than 2 wires going into it.
I have took some photos.
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I've got four BMW seat motors that I keep meaning to list in the Freebies section
You might well find that the motor is braked in some way to stop inadvertent chair movement when power is not applied (I.e if you stop half way down the stairs). One of those other wires possibly releases the brake mechanism?
I'm still going with the fact that there will be some way to handwind the chair to allow rescue if it gets stuck, in fact I'm pretty sure it's a legal requirement.
What position is the up stop microswitch in? From your picture it looks like it's jumped the striker and is now back in the position to allow movement?
Also, although it appears to have overtravelled are you sure that all the other safety switches are in the correct position, there will be loads of them including on the foot rest, chair position/alignment, anti crush all around the rail chair interface, safety gear engagement, possibly seat belt, etc, all of which will prevent movement.
Hence the requirement for handwinding.
I'm still going with the fact that there will be some way to handwind the chair to allow rescue if it gets stuck, in fact I'm pretty sure it's a legal requirement.
What position is the up stop microswitch in? From your picture it looks like it's jumped the striker and is now back in the position to allow movement?
Also, although it appears to have overtravelled are you sure that all the other safety switches are in the correct position, there will be loads of them including on the foot rest, chair position/alignment, anti crush all around the rail chair interface, safety gear engagement, possibly seat belt, etc, all of which will prevent movement.
Hence the requirement for handwinding.
The first picture is the microswitch, there are 2 microswitches.
There is definetly no way of hand winding it, the last picture is the end of the gearbox.
It looks like you have to dismantle half of the chair to access anything.
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It looks like you might be able to remove those two screws on the micro switch and get it out of its housing then over ride it? Might be a bit of a mission doing it in situ.
Without a name and hence a manual for it I think it’ll be a strip down to get at that switch, over ride it and replace with a working one as per Bob
Without a name and hence a manual for it I think it’ll be a strip down to get at that switch, over ride it and replace with a working one as per Bob
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You need to energise the brake on the top of the motor before you power it up
I thought my mothers had done a similar thing.
Turned out to be simple for hers and it hadn't actually over-run - the seat was rotated back in the correct position for travel, but the manual locking handle wasn't - small adjustment later, it dropped into place and all worked again.
There are safety switches all over the place and only needs one not back in place and it wont work. Even simple things like the keyswitch being off, or an E-stop pressed.
A fault on my mums was the operating joystick - two engineer visits and the boss of the company failed to fix the sod ding thing coming loose, and moving in its entriety rather than operating - I had to do some work on it to secure it properly and lock the securing nuts when adjusted into a sensible operating position.
Turned out to be simple for hers and it hadn't actually over-run - the seat was rotated back in the correct position for travel, but the manual locking handle wasn't - small adjustment later, it dropped into place and all worked again.
There are safety switches all over the place and only needs one not back in place and it wont work. Even simple things like the keyswitch being off, or an E-stop pressed.
A fault on my mums was the operating joystick - two engineer visits and the boss of the company failed to fix the sod ding thing coming loose, and moving in its entriety rather than operating - I had to do some work on it to secure it properly and lock the securing nuts when adjusted into a sensible operating position.
That's why I said no to trying to direct drive the motors. To many potential safety switches.
Some of them seem to only used the powered drive to "load" the drive chassis on to the rail, using temporary guides and the remote control to operator. I assume the temporary loading guides also operate the relevant safety switches to allow movement.
Seems a good way to trap fingers though!
The guy that services our stairlift told me you do have to 'grow' another pair of arms to put the chair back on it's track
