This is great stuff! My Smart Drive is still under warranty so I won't be experimenting with it...yet :)

No more constantly refreshing rebuilding expensive transaxles

And also I took a screenshot of your battery and if I’m not mistaken if you search Structure: 10S2P battery it’s the correct one right? That way if someone else is looking it might help if I got it right thanks again

I am really impressed if you where to order connector do you know what connector number they are thanks a lot for the information

Awesome work Jeff!!! I have a question for you.. How did you get your wheelchair brakes to sit so low? i have never seen that before.. i want mine to hang that low too.

do the 14100500 work on the smaller clamps aswell? And vice versa do the 30500 work on the large clamps?

I have a mx2+ and am trying to pair it with my galaxy watch. Is it possible to use the galaxy watch to control the smart drive?

By the way, .....ALWAYS use a carburator cleaning fuel treatment additive to your gasoline at fill-up. My class A holds 80 gallons at fill-up. This is a little expense for the massive benefit that fuel additives do for your fuel tank, injectors, and carburators like the one on your generator! Mine had a bad surge problem when I bought it, and after running it without a load for about an hour it cleaned right up. Purrs like a kitten. Now I start it and run it about 20 minutes a month and no problems whatsoever. I always use a fuel stabilizer on a full tank when I store my rig for more than a few months...... Quality fuel maintenance should be a priority. Then you avoid, in the biggest sense, these nuisance repairs.

Maan brother you made that LOOK SOOO SIMPLE. Everytime I do my transfer other people ask me if I need help lolol. I guess my method is difficult.

Will it be same procedure for a rzr 800 4 seater 2011?

Any updates on the battery ?

winner gets Bob and a Bud Lite

Installed a 1/4" barbed shutoff valve (and another inline filter) which I will shut during driving times, turned on when stopped for the night. Pulled the failed spring loaded part out of the system and which is a common issue. Now I'm just relying on the shutoff valve during transport. No more issues, hopefully.

$448 now on onan webstore 7/2024…

My daughter asked me to send photos to her with your Instagram address and said she would send the photos, my e-mail address and phone number to you to make more private future communication simpler. She is with a client/patient now and says she will get it sent by some time this evening. It will be nice to talk with you. Best Mike C.

Good Morning Jeff, I'm a bit of a dinosaur but I'll ask one of my daughters how to use Instagram. If I can rub two rocks together and figure it out, I'll send you photos of the battery box, and if you wish - one of the boxes. I used to own a plastics injection molding business down here in San Diego and for over 20 years designed and built production injection mold tooling and finished products for my customers. I moved some of my CNC equipment to my home "shop" when I retired and also still have several - 3D printers which is what I made the battery boxes with. The fit is perfect and I have to say that its a really good looking system. The only thing that keeps it from being a complete "Plug and Play" for the average person is that two of the wiring plugs require a short extension which could be easily made by someone with basic electronics skills. The box is simple to manufacture. A 3D print with a Bambu printer takes just under 3 hours in PETG. An injection molded part would take about 20 seconds. My concern about possibly manufacturing and selling them inexpensively is potential liability and the yet unexamined cost of liability insurance. I've considered sending the design to Smart Drive, but I suspect that they'd rather continue selling their batteries for $1600+ instead of a longer lasting, lighter weight one complete for $100 to $200??? If I can figure out how to use Instagram we can trade thoughts on that later. If you have thoughts on this that won't end up with one of us dealing with un-necessary liability kindly unfold them. Best to you.

Thanks

Good Afternoon Jeff - I appreciate your efforts to help those who need an affordable battery for their SmartDrive. The SmartDrive is a well thought out, excellent product. Their replacement battery at $1600+ for a battery that can be manufactured and sold for $59-$70 is a bit steep for anyone let alone someone who requires a wheelchair for mobility. Following up on your kind KZbin providing an explanation and demonstrating how an affordable hoverboard battery can replace the $1,600+ replacement battery designed for the Smart Drive, I have designed and made a nice fitting box to contain the battery you've shown here with standard attachments to the smart drive, fitting attachments for the computer board, and attachments for the buzzer. If you provide a contact address, I will send you photos of same and if your request it, follow up with one of the boxes. Looking at some of your you tubes, you are a fine example of "running" with the gift of life. Thanks for that. Mike C.

how is the run time? and do you think a 40 volt lawn mower battery might work as well maybe faster?

I would like to make a wire conversion harness to connect the main power connection on the stock battery to connect to the connector on the hover board battery which is a SL60. Can you (or anyone) tell me what the identifying number is for the stock larger battery connector - and where I might purchase one? Thank You for your help on this.

I use he newer "rotary power" controller to turn on and off and vary the speed of my SmartDrive. It plugs into the same socket used to charge the battery. My question is - if I splice the two power wires in the hover board battery into the original power wires (red and black) and use the same connections into the circuit board - do you foresee any damage or issues from that layout. Since the hoverboard battery has its own integral BMXXXX board - am I OK ignoring the two sets of plug ins from the BMXXX board that exists in the original $1,600 SmartDrive battery, or do I need to integrate them somehow into the new system's circuit? I'm unsure of how the 2 plugs from the BMXXX origional battery interact with the circuit board??? Can it be ignored since it appears that the new hoverboard battery has its own integrated BMXXX? It appears to me that the new hover board battery can be plugged into the existing circuit board and be charged from the origional charging system/plug, and enjoy a long, happy life doing its work. Thank you MUCH for the time you've taken to design and KZbin post a solution providing an alternative using a more reasonable $50 to $100 battery to being forced to purchase a battery proving lesser service for 15 to 30 times the cost. SmartDrive is a finely designed product. Their product and battery costs however significantly gouge those who are unfortunate to be mobility handicapped as well as the insurance companies or uninsured people that are seeking a way to be mobile without wearing out their shoulders in the process. I look forward to your response and/or any knowledgeable answer posted.

Thank you!!!!!!! I was able to save a "broken" unit. These companies are insane charging what they charge and even absolutely refusing service if you are not the registered user.

Awesome. I have the same mx2 from max mobility in 2016 recently the battery finally died, and i didn't want to pay 1500 for a new battery. Permobil said I needed to update my mx2 with mx2+ technology, but I wanted to use my old school Bluetooth wristband. They said it wouldn't work. So I told them I'll just get a new mx2+ and swap the batteries. lol they said the batteries in the mx2+ are not compatible with the old mx2. I didn't believe them but my insurance would pay 100% for a new mx2+. Soon as I got it I opened it up to discover they are the exact same battery. Now my old mx2 is perfect and I have a box of spare parts from the new mx2+. LoL

Hi Jeff, my son uses an MX2 for years and depends on it. Recently battery has decreased capacity. I bought a used one on eBay to refurbish as I didn't want to mess up his existing one. I also bought a replacement battery there from Europe for $500. I replaced it and it worked for awhile then stopped working. Wrist band is connected, motor will not kick in when chair is pushed. The unit has an older serial #, so according to permobil r 232 should not be connected but old and replacement batteries have cable for RS 232. Do you think connecting the rs232 could be the problem ? Have you found anyone to replace the cells in the battery?

I was able to rebuild my pack for $ 180 Canadian getting them from 18650 Battery store , but you need access to spot welder for the nickel strips you also need . Did you mention scooter battery .

How is it holding up?

Hello do you happen to have the link for the hover board battery thanks.

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Very nicely done! Cheers!

Excellent, just watched your other video, this one will be perfect for my used mx2+

Thanks for this great video. I just bought a used mx2+, now I don't have to worry about if the battery is DOA or not. This looks like a quick easy upgrade, thanks again!

Yes this video is 8 yrs old,at the time Jeff did not know how to remove the Altitude Adjuster,this could have saved him some time,to remove the Adjuster remove the drain screw just below the Adjuster,then turn the Adjuster to locate the stops on the back of the Adjuster,with a pair of needle nose pliers break off the plastic stops,now you can turn the Adjuster counter clockwise to remove the Adjuster,now you can clean the needle and orifice without removing the solenoid and float bowl. When removing just make sure you count the number of turns to remove the Adjuster,then after cleaning replace the Adjuster with the same amount of turns.

Can i get the information on the hoverboard battery?

I knew someone would finally put a different less expensive battery in one of these. Amazing how $1500 is what they want for a battery. My buddy and I were going to buy to lipos for an RC rock crawler and adapt them to power a smart drive power assist. We can charge them on special chargers that balance the cells.

Thank you for the video. My generator surges when idealing. When I put a load on, it smooths out and runs fine. Any advice please?

As a last resort, I carefully pried the black plastic knob off, and was able to unscrew the needle and clean the passage in the float bowl. I left the knob off, and adjust the screw in until the engine runs rough, and then back out 1/2 turn or so. Just like you would on a car or motorcycle. Instantly ran perfect.

Hey Jeff mine has a new carb and it surges, could it be the choke adjustment?

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Hi Jeff, I'm writing from Italy...nice to meet you. I've got an Onan Generator Microlite 2.0 Genset(very similar to your one...the only difference is the power it generates, here in Italy we need 220Volts). I'm asking you, please, if you think that the carburetor mounted on mine could be the same of your(as a spare parts)...what do you think, please? Many thanks for any reply you can and for the well explaing video...ciao Ricky

A perfect instruction with no fanfare!

How do you turn the machine off, do you hold the switch on off for a prolonged period?

"no wires hanging out" you say this like it's a bad thing. 😂

They’re over $300 now. I’m going for an Onan vs the Chinese one on your recommendation, plus the principle. Thanks for a great video

Thanks Jeff! I just did mine based on your video. I also installed a manual fuel shut off valve for the long periods of non use. Happy to say it is running like a champ now.

Where did you buy your carburetor? The very cheapest I have found is $300.

Looks amazing! You need a vid of the thing running around.

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What does it do?

update: tried 2 knockoff carbs from amazon neither worked. bought a gallon of carb soak for oreileys' and soaked the oem carb for 25 min. sprayed with water and then blew with air. this oem carb was ultrsonic cleaned before by me and it did not work but after soaking it did...........used the foam from one aftermarked with silicone to glue it and took off one spacer between carb and pipe that mounts to engine. I cut with my makita the metal on that pipe along with one spacer off and could bolt the carb to pipe and get the whole assemble in the space.................rpm s seem high but the carb is starting and starting from the panel inside the rialta............used the after market bowl and needle and used the needle but used the oem float.................hey, it works......................hope this helps someone