Hi Richard, At the risk of sounding like "Cliff Clavin" from the sitcom Cheers; the interesting thing you probably (or may not) know about the OmegaTrack is that it was invented, designed and manufactured by a man named Jim Finch, a C2 complete quadriplegic. He was able to breath without a vent because he had diaphramatic nerve stimulators implanted--like a pacemaker for breathing.
He designed the chair so he could go down a steep gnarly trail to see his favorite swimming hole from his childhood days. Back in 2002 when I wrote about him, he operated the chair, power recline (with elevating legress) and tilt 'n space, from a chin control and bite switch to change modes. Here is a link to an article I wrote about him in 2002: http://www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=577&srch=Jim%20Finch Bob V --- On Thu, 5/30/13, Richard Galli <rich...@gallilaw.com> wrote: > From: Richard Galli <rich...@gallilaw.com> > Subject: [QUAD-L] sip and puff system > To: "quad-list@eskimo.com" <quad-list@eskimo.com> > Date: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 9:00 AM > I am trying to get an old Omegatrac > wheelchair running. Assume that drive and steering control > will be via chin (or lips) joystick. We want chair tilt and > other functions to be controlled via sip and puff; meaning > we cycle through the various functions and select and > operate them entirely by sip and puff and not by the > joystick. > > Rather than trying to install old sip and puff parts, some > of which are probably broken, I would rather get an > up-to-date setup. > > If you can, please recommend good current hardware that will > permit sip and puff control of these functions: > > -- chair tilt up and down > -- front shock absorber pumps fill and empty > -- rear shock absorber pumps fill and empty > -- lights on and off (optional) > > Thanks. > >
