How do you control your Omega Trac (i.e. joystick, chin, etc.)? Mike~
www.MurGallery.com <http://www.murgallery.com/> -----Original Message----- From: poajoan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 1:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Pressure mapping Thank you all for the input on pressure mapping. I have been somewhat reluctant to go to a Roh0 cushion as I am afraid that I will lose the stability of my J. cushion. We live on the side of a hill/mountain, and nowhere do I have much level ground. I have an Omega Trac wheelchair which is absolutely awesome and I can get around everywhere safely. By the way, I brought my Omega Trac on eBay. It was in Hong Kong and I paid $2300., which included shipping to United States. I had it sent to Teftec in Texas for an overhaul. They went over the entire chair, painted, put the new electronic system on it, and then had it shipped up to me. Ironically, the shipping from Texas was more than the shipping from Hong Kong! So back to the Roho cushion, how stable is it going over bumps and curbs and things? If it does spring a leak, how quickly does it go flat? I have absolutely no control of my upper torso, and have a chest strap that goes under my clothes to hold me in the chair. That is why I am somewhat concerned about the stability in the chair with the Roho. I would notice if the air was leaking out on one side or the other, but I would not notice if it were leaking out evenly, unless it went down an inch or so, for then I would feel it with the added pressure on my shoulders. Both arms are Velcroed to the armrests. Someone just brought up the problem of the vinyl cracking on the armrests -- I like to have my armrests covered in commercial velvet, we use spray adhesive and cut the velvet to fit. It makes them less slippery, and also not as hot in the summer. I am at least two months away from buying a new cushion, but I would like to explore my options now. Well, that's enough for this e-mail, I'll write more later. Joan, C4 1990.
