Burgerman wrote:I would only buy any chair AFTER I know I can get acess to or buy a OEM programming tool for it. Ir it becomes a useless liability that will never steer properly. I cant use that on a daily basis.
BCrip71 wrote:Hi,
I'm sorry, I've been away for a while. I chose to go with the S-646. Sunrise has agreed to give me a three year warranty on the motors. I am getting 10" casters on it but, they are having trouble finding black 14"X4" (4.00-6) rear tires that are tall enough to go with the 10" casters. I went with these Soneil Advanced Technology Batteries (http://soneil.com/advance-technology-battery/), that are supposed to be as good as lithium but, behave like AGM. We'll see!
On the failed motors on my current chair, I think it was the clutch part that would fail and, because it is all in one with the motor, I had to replace everything each time. Each time, I felt it coming. I felt the motor grabbing at low speeds. Sometimes it would lock completely for a while and let go. Until it would finally seize completely. It would eventually pop and let go but, I would then not have a brake on the affected side of the chair.
BCrip71 wrote:Yeah,
My current chair is a 646SE. It's awesome!
I'm in Ontario, Canada. Every 5 years, the provincial government covers 75% of a standard power chair. The rest is covered by my benefits at work.
They have fitted the 4.00-6 rims from the Xplore 2 onto the 646SE, so I can fit 4.00-6 tires on it. The problem is finding black 4.00-6 tires,besides wheelbarrow ones. Maybe I should stick with the original rims and go with 3.50-8 tires and 10" casters?
Quote by IATA 2016:
Link to current document:
http://www.iata.org/publications/Docume ... 1st-ed.pdf
Battery-powered Mobility Aids
Non-spillable batteries (i.e. not lithium ion batteries) power the majority of mobility aids for persons with reduced mobility. But, increasingly, passengers are requesting to travel with mobility aids powered by lithium batteries. When fitted to a non-collapsible mobility aid, there is no limit on the Watt-hour rating of lithium batteries. Some mobility aids may have lithium batteries with Watt-hour ratings of as much as 700 Wh (or greater).
Therefore, operators will need to make a considered judgment as to whether they wish to carry such devices, taking legislation regarding the accessibility of persons with reduced mobility into account.
The requirements for mobility aids powered by lithium batteries are as follows:
• carriage is subject to approval of the operator;
• batteries and cells must meet all standards of the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria;
• operators must verify:
• the battery is securely attached to the mobility aid;
• the battery terminals are protected from short circuits (e.g. by being enclosed within a battery container);
• electrical circuits have been isolated (note: this does not necessarily mean that the battery has to be disconnected);
• carriage must be in such a way that the mobility aid cannot be damaged by the movement of other items in the hold.
BCrip71 wrote:Besides knowing your chair, is there anyway to deal with no battery gauge with lithiums?
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