From years of surgery for diabetic foot complications, I have a Jazzy Select (no suffixes, with a GC1 joystick module). Unfortunately, about the time the surgeries ended, and I became fully ambulatory again, I lost access to my indoor storage and charging place, so I stored it outdoors. Poorly: I failed to disconnect the batteries, and failed to replace the tarp when some sunrot exposed the joystick module. Now I've lost most of my right leg, and need the Jazzy again. But it appears that my sins have overtaken me.
I replaced the batteries, and they charged up correctly (good voltage on each, and the charger indicator went green). When I tried to power it up, I got two beeps (which, iirc, is correct for power on), but nothing else. No LEDs on or flashing, and no movement. I tore down the joystick module, and found no sign of water damage: no sign of corrosion, or of precipitates from rainwater. But I gave it a good cleaning with Q-tips and alcohol, just in case. No change.
Because i'm on a limited income, and have lots of medical bills from my amputation, I can't just throw money at the problem by replacing all the electronics. I'm hoping to maximize my odds that my first guess will be right.
My questions are:
Is this a symptom of a known problem?
Is there some secret "reset everything" ritual that might clear it?
I haven' been able to test the gimbal. Is there a document available for it that would tell me how to do that?
I've seen references to people interfacing Arduinos to Jazzy chairs. I have an ATMega32 Arduino. Is there a sketch that would make it possible for me to monitor the (lack of) communications between the controller and the joystick module (preferably with decoding)? Or one or more of them that would simulate either the controller or the joystick module to its "partner"?
Thanks for any help anyone might offer,
Ran