Re: [QUAD-L] Chair Shop

2016-12-01 Thread wheelchair
MK Batteries are the best on the market, bar none. If they try and supply you with vented lead acid batteries, let the manufacturer know using your vin or serial number of your chair. Make sure that lead-acid batteries do not void any manufacturer warranty. Best Wishes In a message da

Re: [QUAD-L] Chair Shop

2016-12-01 Thread Danny Hearn
I'm in almost the same exact situation as you Greg...I have a meeting tomorrow with my medical supplier to help with trying to get a new chair...mine is over 7 years old and losing power just like yours...i used to get about 8 miles also when I had the jell type batteries my chair originally cam

RE: [QUAD-L] Chair Shop

2016-12-01 Thread Nichole Rohling
Mine is doing the same thing…….finally ordered new battery boxes, joy stick, receive where battery box plugs in……..we’ll see if it fixes it. I’m on my 4th set of new batteries since March Nicki From: greg [mailto:g...@eskimo.com] Sent: Thursday, December 1, 2016 5:48 PM To: quad-list@eskim

Re: [QUAD-L] Chair Shop

2016-12-01 Thread wheelchair
Was he a truck driver or a certified mobility tech? There are some simple test that be performed with a multi-volt tester and a coiled load tester. Just make sure that your insurance carrier doesn't pay for an evaluation, using a truck driver instead of a certified tech. Best Wishes In

[QUAD-L] Chair Shop

2016-12-01 Thread greg
The chair shop just sent a guy out to check my chair, to see why the batteries are not holding a charge. I get about 3 to 4 miles. I use to go 8 miles fine. I do not think he knew his butt from a hole in the ground. All his answers were “Charge it longer, needs 12 hours a day” I've been in a chair

[QUAD-L] Re: House Passes 21st Century Cures Act

2016-12-01 Thread Dana Wray
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Re: [QUAD-L] Weather

2016-12-01 Thread Lori Michaelson
Same here Greg even though we are spoiled living in Southern Arizona whereby, here, today it will be 64° and sunny. But it drops down into the 30s overnight. It goes down to my bones as well. I wish I could move around more. It's kind of funny because when I met my husband and he was living in Hou

Re: [QUAD-L] Weather

2016-12-01 Thread greg
I get sore, stiff, ache, the back of my neck is strained from clinching and shivering. But even if I turn my heat up, so inside the house is warmer than it is in summer, I still feel colder, stiffer, etc. It goes to my bones. Greg > It is just awful, it actually hurts to be that cold right?