Done! And it is a winner!
It is the easiest of the three to use and it absolutely locks in the foot plate. Just need to take it back apart paint it and slap it together.
It looks like my Thanksgiving day agenda is to get back on the electric part so I can make the hilly dirty cheer scooter...
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Gordy1: "Your bike shop was definitely correct about needing to upgrade the controller to match the upgrade in battery voltage. Whilst some controllers specifically state that they can handle two or three different voltages, most are designed for only one."
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I found mine on local Craigslist, accidentally.
I would put a search for ZX1 in my eBay and let it run, and certainly Craigslist where the playing field is nicer and local.
There's also the disability trading zone on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DISABILITYTRADI...Last edited by pfcs49; 24 Nov 2020, 6:42 PM.Leave a comment:
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Theoretically, Watts is the same as horsepower and horsepower is a function of torque and RPM. Perhaps an electric motor produces a constant torque at all RPMs? (IC motors, torque falls off as RPM increases BUT horsepower is a function of RPM so it peaks after torque has fallen a good bit)
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Your questions are mine as well! The little display/thumb throttle assembly has a main menu, which mostly makes the display show various info like battery voltage, trip odo, overall odo, whl RPM,etc, but there's a sub-menu which you can edit with the buttons which has wheel diameter (8") and motor...
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Can you post a picture of the Firefly? How big is the tire? Pretty sure you could change the speed by changing the controller or swapping the motor but that would depend on how it's implemented.Leave a comment:
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I've been constapated a couple times and used suppositories.
I can push them in pretty far into the stiff stool, but usually they've popped back into my bag in 5-10 minutes, not very dissolved. I recover and re-plant but I don't think they're very effective. Perhaps a different type that melts...Leave a comment:
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This is for future perhaps, but when I got my colostomy, they loaded me up with that sticky barrier ring stuff and the "contact glue for the skin" stuff.
I was adherent (pun intended!) for a while, but the ring shit was a PITA and I ran out once and never got back to it.
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I think he's right! If you're evolving into a power chair needer, the ZX-1 is the perfect transitional device. And when you REALLY need a power chair, it becomes a really handy alternative. You know what racers say? You need a pair and a spare!
IMO, keep a search open for a used one. I...Leave a comment:
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I don't know, and AFAIK, neither does Google! SearchedLeave a comment:
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I forgot! The supplied electric brake is fine for holding your speed downhill (and this rig REALLY coasts!) but hopeless in an emergency. I made a rudimentary "disc" brake setup out of two gate-hasps (for padlocks) bolted to the forks and pulled together by a bicycle brake handle and cable....Leave a comment:
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In the background note my spiffy MIG welder that will run off a 110V outlet! It's quite cheap to buy with a roll of coated wire which is terrible to weld with. I opted to immediately add a bottle of CO2/Argon and a regulator to it which brought my outlay to less than $400 total. I run it on 220V...Last edited by pfcs49; 20 Nov 2020, 5:26 PM.Leave a comment:
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As you see, there's nothing very complicated here! Just a few pieces of mild steel sheet cut with a 4" angle grinder with a cutoff wheel mounted, some 1/4" steel rod, 6 1/4" rod ends, a couple 1/4" pip pins (your wheelchair axles are 1/2" pip pins), a 1x2 piece of steel box...Leave a comment:
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Here are all the basic parts I fabricated before assembling them to the scooter wheel/handlebars/neck assembly. I also cut down the deck plate around the battery/control box under it and moved it up, in front of the steering column. I also shortened the steering column 7 1/2 inches before mounting the...
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Actually, there's already a V1.1
I modified the mechanism to lock the cycle to the foot-plate tubing/foot-plate differently. The first, seen here, has a black knob on a shaft over threads to cinch down the over-center lineage that is swung into position by the 1"x 5" x 1/4" aluminum...
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And, before you loose interest, here is the endpoint............at least temporarily!
Oh! And that Volvos From Hell deal? Ted S photoshopped my last decal onto the scooter. It looks kind of dumb in bare aluminum!
PS: Ted/MrSporto here, has moved to Florida. His semi-automatic...Last edited by pfcs49; 20 Nov 2020, 4:34 PM.Leave a comment:
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Transforming a $156 scooter into a 20mph wheelchair
I'd seen several articles on wheelying onto a slightly modified electric scooter-board and riding it, and wanted to try it out.
Also, in my head from the gitgo was the possibility of making an economical and lightweight power wheelchair attachment.
Here is a preliminary view of the scooter... -
"open ended" catheters? I'm all ears.
I found an article from 09 where they perforated the tip of a Foley and stopped having stoma leakage.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2740262/
not seeing any pricing although there are a few open tips listed. One shows $217! but...Last edited by pfcs49; 13 Nov 2020, 2:49 PM.Leave a comment:
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I'm 73 and 25 years in a manual. I picked up a ZX1 power chair attachment. What a strange and delightful feeling, the first time I experienced propulsion that wasn't me!!
I'd recommend looking around for a used one. Unless it's seriously mis-adjusted, you should be able to try one out without...Leave a comment:
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