I am a C2 quad. I use sip and puff to operate my wheelchair. It operates using either hard puff, soft puff, hard sip or soft sip giving you 4 switches which function as a 4 position joystick.
The controller starts out in standby, a hard puff puts you in drive mode. In drive mode a hard puff moves the chair forward. When it is moving forward a soft puff turns right, a soft sip turns left, a hard sip stops. When stopped, a hard sip moves the chair backward.
I can also tilt, recline, lift legs up, slide back up and down.
Does that help explain the way it works?
Jim
At 11:28 AM 5/26/2009, william Ray wrote:
- ----- Original Message -----
- From: william Ray
- To: [email protected]
- Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 11:20 AM
- Subject: sip & puff control
- Raymond,
- I too am a quad C4 for the past 10 years. My immobility has made it impossible for me to control my powered wheelchair. I'm looking at the possibility of modifying it with a sip and puff control system.
- Do you utilize this control system on your wheelchair? Would the modification be achievable? How practical is the operation of a chair with that type control system?
- The environmental control system that I have utilized with my bed set up uses a flexible non-metallic tubing. It is available from various suppliers listed on the Internet. I have had excellent success using it and is very practical.
- If you have had any experience with CEU wheelchair operation, please help.
- William Ray
- Grand Prairie, Texas
Jim Lubin
[email protected]
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