Burgerman wrote:The seat thing is due to anti tip tests to pass regulations to stop it going over backwards in certain situations. It results in every single rear drive chair on the market being a pig of a thing to drive/turn, use. And eat batteries. So whatever4 rear drive chair she gets will be the same and will either stay like that, or require some user action to correct.
The programming thing can be overcome on any chair that is not pride one way or another...
Far as I'm concerned, the programming thing can be overcome on Pride as well, though it's expensive, voids warranty (isn't that what warranties are for?
) and requires some level of modification ability....
1. Set up account on E-bay
2. Purchase Power module, joystick pod and Redel cable for Pilot+, optionally actuator module if needed - or other equivalent that can be programmed... Try to also get a set of the Power module plugs...
3. Get software and make or purchase programming cable...
4. Replace Pride junk w/ Pilot+ electronics
5. Program as needed....
6. Put Pride junk up on E-bay to palm off on some other sucker....
(I did something similar on my Invacare project chair to replace the MK IV electronics....)
ex-Gooserider