[sudo-discuss] wheelchair lift on craigslist $250

[Jake]

i look forward to finding out the regulations on size, load, battery 
capacity, etc. because those are numbers we can work with.  If the van 
lift on craigslist (and there are many of them) fits those requirements, i 
don't see the problem.

As for battery capacity, a single car battery can surely serve to evacuate 
a meeting of 30 electric-wheelchair using visitors in a power failure with 
no problem, especially since it would only need power to lift the empty 
platform up to receive the next chair.  Lowering doesn't take any power at 
all (except for a tiny solenoid which releases pressure when you press the 
DOWN button), and if not, batteries are really easy to buy more of!

It sounds like you're advocating against trying to do it ourselves without 
even having looked at the list of requirements we are supposed to meet. 
Even if it weren't for the thousands of dollars difference, I still think 
we should at least consider "hacking something together ourselves"

-jake

On Wed, 3 Sep 2014, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:

> I definitely think we need to consult with the guy who came to do the ADA inspection before we decide on a creative solution like converting a van lift.
> It's entirely likely that wheelchair lifts for vans follow different regulations with respect to size, load, battery capacity, etc.
> 
> Considering that this is one of the few expenses where our landlord will be pitching in 50%, I'd still say we should go with the professional $8K option
> and get it done right, rather than hacking something together ourselves.
> 
> Patrik
> 
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> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>       http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/for/4648013065.html
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>       yes it's for a van.  but if the dimensions are acceptible then it's a solution.
>
>       i talked with a lift shop today and I was told that getting a lift certified by the state is a nighmare lasting months and costing millions of
>       dollars, involving load-testing and battery backup etc.
>
>       the "cheap" way of installing a "residential" lift like the ones mentioned before would "only" cost about $2500
>
>       if we get the one I linked above, we power it with batteries anyway (it's made for a van) and that way, in a power failure it will still work.
>       That's one of the requirements we need to have anyway.
>
>       So I vote we go that direction.  Of course there is the accessibility professional we contacted before, and we can ask them about this plan,
>       but assuming the hardware meets our needs for dimensions and load-bearing I think it's a good solution.  I am willing to help with the
>       adaptation and wiring, etc.
>
>       -jake
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