Electric power wheelchairs specification

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• Electric wheelchairs SADMERC Code

  Electric powered wheelchair specifications  SADMERC CODE

  This is a medicare code for billing medicare, it might be applicable for other insurers. You should consult your insurer or medicare provider for the proper code for the power wheelchairs you are interested in.

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• Power wheelchairs Driver Wheels / Tires

   Drive Wheels / Tires

  Price and information comparison on all types of front tires, the drive wheel come in different sizes and make. Types of multiple vendors include the pneumatic tires and the flat free tire that are solid and heavier than the tires with tubes and are filled with air. The drive wheel is either located in the middle or rear as it is the power behind the movement of the chair. Compare prices from multiple vendors on different manufacturers and models.

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• Caster Wheels / Tires

  Electric powered wheelchair Caster Wheels

  This is the small front or rear wheels that is used to maneuver the wheelchair,  it is attached to a swivel wheel that is used to control the direction of the user want to go, acting almost like a steering device. It is measured in inches and also by the type of material it is made of.

   

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• Power wheelchairs Anti-tip wheels

   Anti-tip wheels

  Very small wheels attached to the rear end of the anti-tip device that touches the ground. It is very useful when the anti-tip device isnot in use as it act as another set of wheels which make operation of the chair smooth.

  Anti-tip device help your powered chair from tipping over in certain situations though you should always be very carefull as it is not 100% foolproof. It only work at a particular angle and situation.

   

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• Electric Wheelchairs Maximum Speed

  Electric powered wheelchair maximum speed specifications

  This is the maximum speed in which electric power wheelchairs travels, it is given in range from 0 to the maximum, given in miles per hour (mph) , if the specifications says the maximum speed is 0-5 mph it means the the maximum speed that can be attained by the wheelchair is 5 mph though that is not necessarily a safe speed. So it doesn’t mean the higher the better in this case. Don’t let this be a deciding factor as power wheelchairs will still perform well even at 3 mph.

   

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• Electric Wheelchairs Brakes and Braking

  Electric power wheelchair electromagnetic brake specifications ;

  Electromagnetic brakes uses electric system to activate the brake but the torque is transmitted mechanically, without going into the details, electromagnet brake on an electric power wheelchair is activated when you pull the brake lever which then apply the voltage that eventually causes the electric wheelchair to stop.

  Automatic Braking  in Powered wheelchair

  Some powered wheelchair come with automatic brake that stop the wheelchair when it senses that the electric wheelchair is too close to an object. This is a an important part of a wheelchair and should be considered especially if you are considering electric wheelchairs that have almost the same specifications

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• Ground clearance for electric wheelchairs

  Electric powered wheelchairs specifications of ground clearance

  This is the height from the lowest part of the power wheelchairs to the ground, it is normally presented in inches and the higher this number is the better, this is because you can only go over curbs or things that are lower than this number in inches. 

   

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• Electric wheelchairs turning radius

  Electric wheelchairs turning radius specifications

  This is the radius calculated in feet in which power wheelchairs making a complete 360 degree circle, usually calculated in feet, the smaller of this number the better because it shows a power wheelchair that can turn around in a small space. 

   

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• Electric wheelchairs drive train

  Electric wheelchairs specifications of Drive Train

  Electric power wheelchairs drive train is the specifications of what type of motor and where it is located on the power wheelchair, RWD stands for rear wheel driver (most have this) while FWD stands for Front wheel drive.

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• Battery range for electric wheelchairs

  Electric powered wheelchairs specifications of battery range

  The information under this section tells users how long the battery will be able to keep power wheelchairs running without recharging. They are usually given in hours and most modern batteries will last as much as 12 hours, the more hours the better.

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• Other power wheelchairs specifications

  For the other power wheelchairs specifications that are the same as that of a manual wheelchair please check the check the manual wheelchair specification guide, for information on weight, width and other pertinent specifications facts. 

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