I won't call these companies the names I would like to call these companies.
That's why I was looking for that paragraph describing other issues that can
drain batteries outside of what you'd normally expect. I wrote the Pride
Corporation – maker of my chair – and was going to ask them about these other
issues. Their response, without asking me anything, was that I needed to speak
with the company that works on my chair…Jeff
From: Nichole Rohling <[email protected]>
To: 'greg' <[email protected]>; 'Jeffrey Gaede' <[email protected]>;
[email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 2:24 PM
Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Wheelchair Draining Battery
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{}#yiv4158219559 Found two posts I made regarding batteries showing full but
couldn’t hardly go out of my house…….would say charge batteries when going over
a threshold or incline I had the same problem last year beginning in March.
The batteries were replaced 4 times. After asking in May to replace anything
relating to charging the batteries the company finally replaced the charger (in
October, didn’t fix it) then battery boxes, the joystick and the 2-prong thing
that the battery box slides into on the chair in December. Haven’t had a
problem since (knock on wood). Best of luck, it is so dang frustrating Nicki
Greg,I think we are in the same boat! I just had my 4th set of batteries put
in Monday since March. All of a sudden my chair was stopping saying “low
battery”. I would turn it off then on and go a few feet and repeat. Joystick
shows full battery charge. Woke up in March and my house smelled like rotten
eggs. I paid out of pocket for what they said were gel batteries from a battery
supplier because I had to have them that day. $352 worth. In June, same thing
with my chair stopping saying low battery but joystick shows full charge (I use
my chair very little). They swapped out batteries at no charge but said it had
to be my chair. DME company came out right after 4th of July and ordered new
batteries and new charger. Got them Sept 9, they said what I had was not true
gel cell . Last week, same thing, low battery and chair stopping even though
joystick shows full charge. We ordered new battery boxes, receptacles, joystick
and they warrantied my batteries but by the time parts get here these batteries
will be shot and I’ll have to pay out of pocket again. My chair is 8 yrs old
and new chair process is on hold until medicare covers parts. Soooooooooo
frustrated the DME company drug their feet on parts and really trying to
troubleshoot the problem. I asked in July to order anything it could possibly
be. I did call Invacare and they said DME company should have brought
programmer to see fault codes so I called them and asked that he please bring
it. Really didn’t tell much other than I’m having low batteries. I feel your
pain and good luck! Nicki From: greg [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:06 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wheelchair Draining Battery I'd like it too.My chair
often feels like the auto breaks are on, or grabbing.Fully charged, I'll be
driving and the chair stops dead, I jurk forward.The joystick flashes Recharge
Battaries. No idea whats going on.Greg> Would anyone still have that post
regarding all the alternate> causes why a wheelchair battery gets drained, yet
these issues> aren't typically looked at by wheelchair companies?> > > Jeff
