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-----Original Message----- From: Danny Hearn <[email protected]> To: wheelchair <[email protected]>; greg <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, Nov 1, 2016 07:57 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Barreries <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_0a6b2698-3548-45da-89ef-7f5d15dc4cf3"> <div class="aolReplacedBody"><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px"><div id="aolmail_yiv5080691910"><div id="aolmail_yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478048062560_3043"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" id="aolmail_yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478048062560_3042"><div id="aolmail_yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478048062560_3044" dir="ltr"><span>I think they are some type of sealed acid......but not gel as they come with, the medical equipment supplier said they will not replace gel batteries after the original ones the chairs come with go bad....i think they said it was to costly for insurance to cover...I hate this because the gel hold up great and are safe. Dan H**</span> <div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910qtdSeparateBR" id="aolmail_yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478048062560_3041"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910yqt6167908437" id="aolmail_yiv5080691910yqt91420"></div></div></div></div><div class="aolmail_.yiv5080691910yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 7:51 PM, "<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>" <<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910y_msg_container"><div id="aolmail_yiv5080691910"> Lead. Acid ARE DANDEROUS. They will void any manufacture warrant and can be dangerous to your health and well being.<div><br clear="none"> Best Wiishes<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Sent from AOL Mobile Mail<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-----Original Message-----<br clear="none">From: Danny Hearn <<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>><br clear="none">To: greg <<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>>; quad-list <quad-<a href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>><br clear="none">Sent: Tue, Nov 1, 2016 12:36 PM<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Barreries<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910yqt0936351588" id="aolmail_yiv5080691910yqt75629"><div id="aolmail_yiv5080691910AOLMsgPart_2_323e5daa-2ae5-4a69-8d51-e58b4ee815e8"> <div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910aolReplacedBody"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><div dir="ltr" id="aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478020849139_5984"><span id="aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1478020849139_6073">Greg...my batteries ran dead and they were replaced with the lead acid type and had to buy another type charger because the old charger was made more for the gel type batteries, The Gel batteries are much better and last longer but when they replace them they go with the regular acid type because of cost I think. My chair is real old also 7 years plus and trying to get a new one because my back-up chair is shot and this one is beginning to develop problems also. Dan H**</span> <div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_qtdSeparateBR"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yahoo_quoted" style="display:block;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11:36 AM, greg <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></font></div> <br clear="none"><br clear="none"> <div class="aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_y_msg_container"><div id="aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yiv5771690354"> <style type="text/css">#AOLMsgPart_2_0a6b2698-3548-45da-89ef-7f5d15dc4cf3 td{color: black;} .aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910 #aolmail_yiv5080691910AOLMsgPart_2_323e5daa-2ae5-4a69-8d51-e58b4ee815e8 td{color:black;}.aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910 .aolmail_yiv5080691910aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yiv5771690354 {font-size:14pt;}.aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910 .aolmail_yiv5080691910aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yiv5771690354 LI{display:list-item;margin:0.00in;}.aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910 .aolmail_yiv5080691910aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yiv5771690354 p{display:block;margin:0.00in;}.aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910 .aolmail_yiv5080691910aolReplacedBody #aolmail_yiv5080691910aolmail_yiv5771690354 {}</style> <div><span style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:14pt;">I got new batteries in Aug, but already after a few miles, my chair feels sluggish. After about 4 miles, my chair has 2 out of 5 bars left of power. Then really gets bad even on a small ramp. Chair stops, charge bar meter flashes and I have to turn it off and on. The last 3 weeks or so, after a few miles, the charge meter on the joystick flahes the Pi sign, TT one wavy cross on top.<br clear="none"><br clear="none"></span> <span style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:14pt;">The chair repair shop, nor Invacare, can figure out the flashing Pi sign. Neither have ever seen it before.</span> <span style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:14pt;"><br clear="none">My chair is old and I'm just starting the new chair prosses. But is there anything that an old chair can do to cause batteries to go out fast. Or draw to much power?</span> <span style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:14pt;">Just called to try and get the battering replaced.</span> <span style="font-family:'Arial';font-size:14pt;">Greg</span> </div> </div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div></div> </div></div></div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div>
