Wouldn't a sip and puff switch connected to the Click To Go be viable? You could set the CTG for two switch scanning and use it's own veer control.
Marcus.
Marcus Friday
Barnsley District General Hospital
Medical Physics Department
Gawber Road
Barnsley
S75 2EP
Tel: 01226 730000 x2159
Fax: 01226 208159
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Subject: sip and puff problem
2 years ago I was involved in the setting up of a DX system on a Balder
powerchair, the user drives, raises and tilts the chair, and uses an
environmental control system via. a sip and puff switch with an
additional buddy button head switch.
He has used this system successfully, but has one problem. If the chair
veers to the right when he is traveling forwards he can change from a
hard blow to a soft blow and back again momentarily to correct the veer,
but if the chair veers to his left he needs to change from a blow to a
suck, this causes the chair to stop. Has anyone ever encountered this
problem? Do you know of a solution?
I have discussed this with Patrick Callaghan @ D.C.L. but they do not
have a solution.
Gary Williams
Rehab. Eng.
Wirral wheelchair centre
St. Catherines hospital
Derby Rd.
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 0LQ
Tel 0151 604 7261
or 07733 225606
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