Burgerman wrote:I hope all you boys and girls realise that motors wear out with hours of use, or miles covered? Thats not a reason not to do it of course, but it means new motors will happen sooner. Its one reason I swap them out after a couple years regardless. But dont let it worry you! Just enjoy the freedom.
Just be pleased you can get out and about. Those users stuck with lead bricks (which is likely every wheelchair user on the planet bar a few here, and maybe 1 or 2 we dont know about), dont have a choice to do what you all can. And so 99.9% of all chair users suffer range anxiety on every trip out on a long day even if they dont actually think about it directly. They have an inbuilt "capability" expectation and subconciously dont exceed it. They never attempt to go too far. Its limiting them subcontiously but most dont realise it.
Try going back to lead on a nice warm spring day and actually go somewhere, or go to an airshow for the day on grass while moving about a lot, then you soon do! Battery gauge gets low, anxiety starts!
going on 3200 miles so far - i am sure to hit 4000 after this summer
90 % of those miles all started once i got lithium - first year with lead - chair was hardly used - it was new - i didnt do much first summer - then i did the lithium that winter and lead was history
i finally got Quickie my friend to add the ADD ON on her chair - we added the cable and i just have to make a new longer cable to connect my ADD ON to her chair - will be using my 36ah pack - together with MK 24 gels - then she can take a longer ride this summer - i can show her over the NJ bridge and other places i go
she will still have to take the bus at least up the bridge to keep her batteries full for the long ride - and may have to take a bus back once in the City again - i figure at that point - its about 20 miles done - and need another 8 or so to ride it home - not sure if it will be enough juice - will we find out - this summer