I have an offboard charger. The bearings aren't an issue...they are cheap. the tech "says" it's because i have 2 dogs. We sweep just about everyday.
I know where Invacare ,Sunrise Medical and Pride are located. Pride Mobility is located in Pennsy, on the West side of the State. Golden Tech and Mega Motion are all within 5 miles of each other in western Pennsy. 80% of Pride's products are made in China. Pretty, doesn't always mean functional. No manufacturer will allow any outside personal to enter their warehouses and take parts or components off the shelf. Government Sanitary Regulations forbid the practice, plus rules of inventory won't allow that. You must be hard on those wheel bearing, mostly made in China. On the side of bearings is a letter and number. Those numbers indicate the size of the bearing. Consider upgrading your bearing with sealed stainless bearings for longer life. I also know of the motor, joystick and control module issues of the past. Do you have an onboard or offboard charger? -----Original Message----- From: wheelchair <[email protected]> To: diannal767 <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Feb 4, 2015 8:54 am Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair I know where Invacare ,Sunrise Medical and Pride are located. Pride Mobility is located in Pennsy, on the West side of the State. Golden Tech and Mega Motion are all within 5 miles of each other in western Pennsy. 80% of Pride's products are made in China. Pretty, doesn't always mean functional. No manufacturer will allow any outside personal to enter their warehouses and take parts or components off the shelf. Government Sanitary Regulations forbid the practice, plus rules of inventory won't allow that. You must be hard on those wheel bearing, mostly made in China. On the side of bearings is a letter and number. Those numbers indicate the size of the bearing. Consider upgrading your bearing with sealed stainless bearings for longer life. I also know of the motor, joystick and control module issues of the past. Do you have an onboard or offboard charger? Best Wishes -----Original Message----- From: diannal767 <[email protected]> To: wheelchair <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 10:03 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair cleveland. i live in a suburb of cleveland, 20 minutes from invacare. i needed a motor. the tech was at my home. he couldn't go get it. they had to mail it to them! my chair has had 2 new motors, new computer, new controller, batteries THREE times & so we wouldn't have to wait a month on bearings, we bought 20 online for a 1.00 a piece. i go thru those! and it's only 5 yrs old. all i do outside is stores and smooth surfaces walking my dog. i will however note your last opinion. thank you, dianna....do you know where pride chairs are built? When one has one pair of shoes, they get wetter, dirtier and require a lot more attention, than if you had a dozen pairs ... of shoes. PWD's are usually singular, unless one as a backup chair or has access to another one. Wheelchairs are built for indoor mobility, but most take them out and about. Without annual pit stops for repairs PWDs will require lots of parts. Most chairs are made in the Republic of China, by Chinese, using parts and components made in China. Some chairs are built in other countries in Europe and Australia/ New Zealand. In order for some competitive companies that have contracts with several government agencies that require MADE IN AMERICA, they will import parts and components and assemble them here. 50%, means Made in the USA. Remember that no matter the manufacturer or the year, it will require repairs. Just make sure that those who evaluate and make the repairs, can also obtain the necessary parts in a timely fashion. Are you in a competitive bid area? -----Original Message----- From: wheelchair < [email protected]> To: diannal767 < [email protected]>; swlabr < [email protected]>; quad-list < [email protected]> Sent: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 9:47 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair When one has one pair of shoes, they get wetter, dirtier and require a lot more attention, than if you had a dozen pairs ... of shoes. PWD's are usually singular, unless one as a backup chair or has access to another one. Wheelchairs are built for indoor mobility, but most take them out and about. Without annual pit stops for repairs PWDs will require lots of parts. Most chairs are made in the Republic of China, by Chinese, using parts and components made in China. Some chairs are built in other countries in Europe and Australia/ New Zealand. In order for some competitive companies that have contracts with several government agencies that require MADE IN AMERICA, they will import parts and components and assemble them here. 50%, means Made in the USA. Remember that no matter the manufacturer or the year, it will require repairs. Just make sure that those who evaluate and make the repairs, can also obtain the necessary parts in a timely fashion. Are you in a competitive bid area? Best Wishes -----Original Message----- From: diannal767 < [email protected]> To: swlabr < [email protected]>; quad-list < [email protected]> Sent: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 7:26 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair Have you had to make many repairs in the first 5 yrs? My xp is only 5 yrs old and has had countless repairs. I'm also trying to get away from Invacare & their parts. -----Original Message----- From: Fragile < [email protected]> To: diannal767 < [email protected]> Sent: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 5:09 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] New Chair I bought a Quantum 600 about seven years ago, it was nice inside the house, but outdoors it had trouble with traction while going in reverse. They may have improved the suspension system since then, don't know. I now have a Permobil, like it a lot better. On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 1:25 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: It's time for me to order a new chair and I am thinking about a Quatum. If anyone has one....do you like it? Thinking about tilt. Are they made for driving adaptations on the bottom? Dianna
