Thanks for your reply, Colin,
I will look into this option a little closer again tomorrow but I am still
worried about him not beeing able to see that display on the control and
therefor beeing in danger of driving into something when he thinks he is
adjusting the ELRs... as he would be using the same switch and joystick...

Meike

-----Original Message-----
From: Colin Clayton [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 02 November 2005 16:26
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Switch control on Spectra Plus


The REMG80A has the option of sticking two switches in. One switch is 
on/off the other acts as an alternative to the profile button on the 
joystick. The profile switch toggles through the profiles in sequence. The 
profiles include actuator profiles. The joystick can be used to actually 
operate the actuators when that profile is shown. You can see where you are 
on a 7-segment display on the joystick - including which actuator you are 
potentially about to operate. It sounds to me that this would do the trick.
colin clayton

At 15:46 02/11/2005, you wrote:
>Hi everybody,
>I have been receiving e-mails from the Assistech group for a while but
never
>
>ventured out to posing a question myself. However I am in a situation at
the
>moment where I don't quite know what to do and wonder whether anybody else
>has come across a similar problem. Here it is:
>
>A partially sighted MS client has been using an Apollo Epic for a number
>of years successsfully around familiar areas i.e. his home. His postural
>needs
>and fatigue factor have increased and we have assessed him in a Spectra
>Plus and a Dynamic Dolphin Tray Remote and electric ELRs mainly for the
>electric tilt mechanism. The problem arose when he tried to operate
>the control box with it's flush buttons which give no auditory feed
>back. It was difficult for him to reach and press the buttons as he
>hasn't got a lot of strength in his fingers. Even when he managed to
>reach the correct button (more buy chance than by design) he couldn't
>tell whether he was in drive mode or actuator mode due to his poor
>vision, which can be potentially very dangerous. The whole purpose of
>providing this piece of equipment to him is to give him the independence of
>changing his position when necessary and to be able to drive around his
>home.
>
>So, what I am looking for is a control box that can be mounted on a
>tray, as that is the only position in which he can drive, with a
>separate switch for On/OFF, tilt mechanism, ELRs and to switch from
>drive mode to actuators and reverse.... Am I asking for too much??
>
>I have contacted Dynamic and the best solution seems to be to use a G80A
and
>
>somehow sink it into the tray, which is not the big problem, but it can
only
>
>take 2 switches (not sure though how that would cater for all the
>functions....)
>unless I connect it to a 5 switch module (DX-55W) but reading through the
>info
>it doesn't seem to be designed for what I am looking for. The other option
I
>was
>recommended to use is a DX ARC Switchbox (DX-ARC-SWB). However this is not
a
>very
>straight forward solution as it does not come with the right connections,
>those
>would have to be made up by some other company....
>
>I would be extremely greatful if anybody could point me in the right
>direction!!
>
>
>
>Meike Currie
>
>Rehab Engineer
>Roehampton Wheelchair Service
>Queen Mary's Hospoital
>London SW15 5PN
>
>
>
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Colin Clayton BSc, CEng, MIEE, MIPEM
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
The Wolfson Centre
Mecklenburgh Square
London WC1N 2AP
Tel: 020 7837 7618
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