#200362 - 08/06/11 12:10 PM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: Paulwa_dup1]
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Paulwa_dup1
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Registered: 02/12/05
Posts: 4951
Loc: Washington
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Well here it is August 6th and my new batteries are sitting in the garage waiting for me to put them into the Invacasre Ranger II. The great batterties I removed after 6 years were maintenance free lead acid batteries that I had to fit in with a shoehorn nearly. The one great feature was that they were 55 ampere hour batt's. Invacare specs call for 35 amp hour batt's. And that is the only ones I could find at as cost of $107 each. I was hoping to do better thasn that in power and price, but after searching for over one week, that was the best I could do. I hope I can gert them installed today and top off the charge and maybe take it for a run down town today. I am sure I won't get six years use on these batteries. Probably 3 at best. We'll see.
Paul
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#200364 - 08/06/11 09:06 PM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: Paulwa_dup1]
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Paulwa_dup1
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Registered: 02/12/05
Posts: 4951
Loc: Washington
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Batteries are installed and I took the chair out for a four hour cruise. My green led turned to a bit yellowish after about 1 mile showing it had drained some power, so I stopped at Fred Meyers and had a snack. It stayed bright green from then on till I got all the way home, even climbing some grades. I put it on the charger when I got home and will probably let it go overnight. So I guess my chair is running very good now. Yippee!
Paul
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#200716 - 10/28/11 08:34 PM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: cosgig]
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InvacareUserNow
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Registered: 10/28/11
Posts: 1
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I have an Invacare Storm Series power wheelchair with tilt seatting capacity only and overall I've been satisfied. However, I am having problems with the "advanced" switch they have for the tilting capacity of this wheelchair. I remember when Invacare had a 2-way Toggle Switch and now all they have is a 4-way Toggle Switch. I have had constant problems trying to operate the 4-way Toggle Switch and I was wondering if there is anyone out there who knows how to modify the 4-way Toggle Switch and make it a 2-way Toggle Switch in order to make it a non-off-on and the toggle itself does not rotate?
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#200722 - 10/30/11 12:07 AM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: Paulwa_dup1]
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Rolling Radio
Junior Member
Registered: 10/29/11
Posts: 9
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I received a TDX SP with every option there was to get my Neuro just told the PT and OT that he will support every power option for the chair because every 2 months my EMG's showed declining nerve function over the last 2 years and wether i was gonna need it now or in 6 months he wanted it there when i needed it.but i have not had a single repair issue with the chair ,i bought my own programmer so i could adjust my turning and braking and acceleration and all that jazz and that was a very good investment. and since then i have extensively customized the chair with lighting and radio transceivers and hidden self defense products in case of trouble in the neighborhood ( the only disabled housing in this area is subsidized housing mixed in with all the crack heads and there dealers they try and keep the elderly/disabled in one area away from that stuff but sometimes you have to travel through it to get where you are going) but again i must say i got my TDX SP in 08 and all i done was changed the batteries runs like a kitten.
Peace
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#201026 - 01/13/12 09:49 PM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: Rolling Radio]
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66tbird
Junior Member
Registered: 01/13/12
Posts: 2
Loc: AZ Deserts
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I got my first Invacare in 95, a Torque Storm, I was a big guy then and went through the usual stuff. Mainly brush failure. So I took a good look at a new set and was blown away they didn't silver solder where needed. So I did and fixed that issue for good. I used that chair till 03. That was/is the best riding chair I've ever flown. The Bullfrog front suspension was night and day difference on the ride and I've never found a better ride for full speed over rough terrian.
In 03' I got a TDX5 and wow what a different ride. Like a sports car really, it's good and fast with great handling. But it started having problems in the tilt/recline which is also linked to the drive. So long story short from 03' till 11' that chair was in the shop 40% of its life. So much so early on I had to search out and buy another chair to use because my Torque Storm was now way to big for me and my new home. When the TDX5 worked it was awesome. Quick, maneuverable, comfortable, I even installed a heated seat with massage. Standard mod on all my chairs now btw.
I really lucked out in my search for a back-up chair in 05. Hit a Buy-it-now off eBay for a Ranger X (full tilt-recline, brand new) for $1100 delivered. I did have to convert it to lefty but I enjoy making things anyway. That chair was a real work horse and never I had an issue. Even the batteries are still going strong. To bad I couldn't get a Frogleg front suspension for it because it rode very rough and of course drove like a truck. Just like the Storm does.
This year I got a TDX SP and so far no issues. I don't like some things about the mk6i controller. Like it is way to bright so forget about night driving until you make a 'post-it' sticky cover for it. Plus it's noticeably not as fast as the TDX5 and gets stuck in soft dirt really easy. Took 16 years to finally really need to make a small travel set of climb out ramps because it gets dug in very quickly.
I've looked into other chair brands but I need parts availability via eBay and Invacare has that. They have a lot of different ways to do the same thing and in the position we all are in that is a good thing imho.
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#201258 - 02/05/12 04:19 PM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: cosgig]
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HarleysMom
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Registered: 08/16/07
Posts: 1
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My own Invacare Pronto M71 is just 6 yrs old. While I haven't had many shop visits, the few things throw me off totally w/o my power wheels.I need a new chair because I have changed.
Medicare/Medicaid replaces powerchairs after 5 yrs I think. Check with yours and maybe you can get away from that chair all together.
http://www.permobil.com has a HUGE selection of awesome chairs with awesome features!
Best of Luck to you.
DON"T GIVE UP. If you qualify pester the insc co until you get it.
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#203161 - 10/06/12 12:31 PM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: Johnboy 64]
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1JerseyJet
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Registered: 05/22/12
Posts: 4
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jOHNBOY,
This web site is not accessable to my computer. Please advise,
1JerseyJet
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#203169 - 10/07/12 01:30 PM
Re: Invacare powered wheelchairs ?lemons
[Re: 1JerseyJet]
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Johnboy 64
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Registered: 11/16/01
Posts: 15944
Loc: a nice place
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Jerse, how can i help you? my e-mail is j1p2s336@aol.com
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