DPX Systems Drill Powered Wheelchair

[OffRoadWheelchairing]

Can you please tell me how much one of these cost for a manual wheelchair?

[donatemoney2thesick]

It was the rolling bench for our family since kids like

to fool around and bring a parent in for the ride with the

parent in the middle of 2 kids rolling the bench down

the hall. The kids had fun bringing the parent for the

ride down the nursing home halls in a 600+ pound

persons wheelchair.

Kids do things for fun even with a sick family member

in a nursing home.

A 19 year old boys idea for the wheelchair bench ride.

[YouAreQuiteRight]

Video fault: when there is writing on the screen, it is not possible to see anything photographed behind it.

Cheers.

from,

del-boy.

[barrierefrei1]

Cool!! Das behindert-barrierefrei.de Team sagt gute Idee.

[archon808]

This would only make sense if you plan on driving up to your workbench and then drilling stuff. Otherwise better/cheaper motor/battery combinations could be used.

[xxratedpg13]

i think it's a cool idea, but i never had a problem when i was in a wheelchair. sore arms for the first day. but after that it was a breeze.

[bustedbit]

I'd rather see videos without sond than with rock music that has nothing to do with the video. It's sooooo annoying! I like the chair, though.

[adamwhopkins]

Is this any closer to being sold? Is it possible that I could buy the system that is currently for sale and get some information on how you adapted it for a wheelchair so that I could do it myself?

[wadman1]

thats awesome

[emmon72cz3x]

Just one more thing asking to get stolen out of the back of my work truck.

[DreamsOfEcstasy]

great thing about dewalt drills batteries you can get the black n decker batteries trim the tab on the neck and they both work perfectly and less than half the cost of a dewalt battery. If your lucky you could rip apart the battery cases and put higher quality cells in them ;)

[Andyterranbase1]

its cool if your handicap i guess

[beeftothetaco123]

for the handy man in everyone!

[cyranoff]

give me some refer. I work in rehab. and some guys may like it.

[chickenpoper]

oooooo mountain wheel chairing lol

[duiracing82]

can you test it with a 500 lb man cause alot of people in a wheelchair are fat  their is 5 people in my wife's famliy that are between 300-600 lbs and 2 of them are in a wheelchair

[donatemoney2thesick]

@duiracing82

I have seen some very big wheelchair people,

I saw a wheelchair so big, that I and 2 other people

could sit in the wheelchair that was a chair for 1 very

morbid obese person but it was a chair that my whole

family could sit in who are 2 men and 1 woman total

540 pounds 160 pounds+ 180 pounds + 200 pounds

and their was lots of room for us and the person who

used the chair is 630 pounds living in a nursing home

and can't walk at all from just being morbid obese.

[nick2286]

can i get from malaysia ?

[mikegigabyte]

too bad most of these cordless tools batteries cant be trusted to last, at $100 a pop for batteries probably cheaper to get an electric wheelchair with proven batteries. I use milwaukee and have had nothing but trouble with there li ion batteries and sent in so many for warranty.

Do these drills get very hot, and are you using nimh or lithium batteries

[Smalls125]

Great song choice and a great tool for people in wheelchairs, great video :)

[KenMacMillan]

I want one & I can walk just fine. I can give it a gas pedal!

[TKBludis]

very nice design - great job

[SuperRob1994]

wow, u cant be serious??

[DpxSystems]

Yes, this is very serious and very real. This new concept will be available shortly.

[luc59457]

@DpxSystems Is this renovator724?

[XRayCam]

@DpxSystems, I see with this there is a REAL chance of "out of control" steering problems with just using the breaks on each wheel independently....need to work on that as your FIRST priority. You WILL be sued no doubt.......

[bruviana]

hello to time I have been looking for an alternative to my chair

wheels, I'm from Brazil and I am interested in buying for my use, and

sell after I test, how do I get this equipment

complete?

[axati1]

En España hay alguna casa que venda ese sistema?, gracias

[infomaniac69]

The phone number on the companies website is discconected...no longer in service...

[finaggo]

still waiting on a respone from dpx,after sending email and phone number.

[brent245]

cool idea but the gears will eventually strip on the drill and the battery life is horrible.

[kipodegold]

Not true. Drills last for a long time, and the battery life is very usable, and spare batteries are easy to carry and small in size.

[deenature101]

That is Awesome!!! Def Innovative!

[bushwacker16000]

haha awesome... no lets see an old fart pop a wheelie! lol

[oomkobus]

u could just use e-motion wheels or a v-max powered wheelchair

[kipodegold]

Sure , but I like the cordless drill!

[C3POROBOT1]

Very clever.

[oliverbutterfield]

dude!

thats the shiz

[firefoxfitter]

can I volunteer as a UK tester!

[Moosemansunday7]

Fire fox is awesome and the company is based in the US

[dizawnofwizar]

so the DPX system is basically a miniature ring/pinion type system that utilizes reduction to gain power to move weight? what reduction ratio to you use?

[DominickBlack]

This invention is gonna make you very very very rich.

[Couesnonfl]

Brilliant! I hope you do make a tidy profit from your idea, but more important is the quality of life you'll be improving for those able to afford the unit.

Well done.

[wheelieblind]

neat idea, how long can you go before the power runs out? I could see some use that when they get tired of going up hill.

[DpxSystems]

Approximately 3-5 miles per battery charge. You are exactly correct with your thoughts about going uphill when tired. It is "power on demand" when the user needs or wants it. Thank you.

[TheCalifornian]

I tried to do that with my conventional corded drill. I used a 100ft cord. So far, I can go about..oh..a 100 ft or so.

[deauzie]

can I sell them for u in Australia ?

[red5678]

What model dewalt drill is recommended?

[DpxSystems]

Currently, the Dewalt 14,18,28 or 36 volt XRP. We are developing a universal mounting system that will allow the DPX Drive System to accept nearly any cordless drill.

[DeepSouthBuilder]

@DpxSystems

Your performance specs are slightly misleading given drill duty cycles. AFAIK there is no such thing as a cordless drill with a 100% duty cycle. Minor nitpick really but you should educate your customers on duty cycles or you're gonna have a rash of people killing their drills. No one is gonna keep using this long if they have to rebuild or replace a drill every week.

[steno357]

Very cool!

[deauzie]

any controls for a C5 Quadriplegic could use.

[DSINKS]

Your Website does not give the price for just the drive system. Any Chance I Could get that price?

[DpxSystems]

The DPX drive unit will become available in January 2008. Please keep an eye on our website as we will post updated prices and availability very shortly. Thank you. DPX Systems

[DSINKS]

Its January...... Got a prie yet?

[alin0steglinski0]

now thats what i call using your tools!

[buckywebb]

This actually looks like a pretty handy system. The only problem I see is it looks like it might hinder the ability to do wheelies.

[DpxSystems]

Hi...Thanks for your comments. As a matter of fact, performing wheelies are extremely easy either manually or using the power assist. Actually, wheelies can happen instantly and on demand. This systems has no bearing on using the wheelchair as it was intended manually. The occupaint does not even now it is beneath them. Near zero resistance and complete option of power on demand or manual operation.