Recent content by prestosterone

Great find on those tires, thanks! Hopefully I can find someone who can modify them so they can connect to the specialized hubcaps on the chair. In terms of the pulley, I was poking my nose around the catalog and couldn't find the performance pulley you mentioned. Do you happen to have a direct...

I measured and the wheels, from ground to the top of the rubber is 13 inches, meaning I'd need about 18-20 inch wheels to get the desired speed boost. Where in the world would I find 18-20 inch wheels? Any ideas?

Oh I should also point out it's for indoor use, another reason for not wanting a gas motor. This also means I won't necessarily need as much torque, as it will be driven on smooth surfaces and not on say grass or loose dirt/gravel

It's one of these: http://www.maddenspharmacy.com/arrowaction.html It's called an Action Arrow Storm Series. It uses 2 motors, one on each rear wheel, controlled through a joystick. I want to keep the electric motors because they're quiet. As I said earlier, I'm not looking for a HUGE...

Yea the wheelchair already has tip bars on the back (most do) because it's already not the most balanced. So if I was going to add another battery, would I wire this into a series with the other 2 batteries currently on the chair or would I have to route it through another way to avoid the...

I've been bumming around the forum looking for advice but I've come to a bit of a stand-still on a project I'm working on. I'm attempting to increase the top speed on an older electric wheelchair, nothing significant just 5 or 6mph faster, but I'm really at a loss on how to move forward. Some...