Quantum Edge Power Chair -- Charger Won't Charge Batteries. How to remove batteries and put a charge on them to allow the charger to start working again.
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@betsy_at_betsyannsfarm62612 ай бұрын
I wanted to thank you profusely for posting this video. I was able to use this guidance to manage the tilt on a wheelchair. We were repairing for a friend. Another poster on KZbin suggested using a Schumacher battery charger because it had the ability to desulfate the batteries in the chair which had gone below 10%. Between you, two extremely helpful people I am happy to say that the batteries were able to be completely recharged and are back in the machine doing their job! Thank you again, I can’t tell you how important this was to the owner of the chair. I think it’s just criminal that the manufacturer would have put these chairs out in the market without having a better provision for the battery change. But you saved the day!
@SouthernCountryLiving2 ай бұрын
Thanks very much, I'm glad that you were able to get it going again
@caninecutsАй бұрын
Yes Betsy! I completely agree. My deceased husband’s unit is much newer. But I let it sit for a year. I am hopeful it can be rehabilitated and sold. I too am very appreciative of SCL!
@chrisholt48162 жыл бұрын
God bless you for this! I was able to lift the tilt using your technique with a 12V truck battery and a pair of wires stripped at the end. Worked perfect! Now I’m trying to revive these old batteries.
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much Chris. My brother's chair is still working on those same batteries. Hopefully yours will hold a charge and give good service for a long time Calvin
@joeantonio65735 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the video. I have the same chair, same problem. Very clever solution with the nails. You probably saved several hundred dollars.
@SouthernCountryLiving5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, i hope you are able to get yours repaired. Have a great day... Calvin
@SamOfive_intheRed-53 ай бұрын
Southern Country Living saved us a LOT of money. I priced one Power Cord Jumper, made just for this purpose, is RENTED at $300! We have to return it, plus we have to buy batteries from the people ya rent it from!
@jessecondit22116 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, could help my sister in nursing home.
@SouthernCountryLiving6 ай бұрын
You're welcome
@WORRO4 жыл бұрын
God bless you for being a decent Brother. God bless your Brother, I wish him well. I have ms, and my Brother and a Friend of mine just procured me one of these chairs. We know the batteries have to be replaced, they're dead. I haven't seen the chair yet but I'm thankful to them for getting it. Tske care and be of good courage! Thumbs up video ~John
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for watching. I hope that this will help out on your chair that you are getting.
@robinkeiger22085 жыл бұрын
It was worth it to see the smile on your brother's face!!! He was happy!!!
@SouthernCountryLiving5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, have a great day... Calvin
@charltoncarswell99774 жыл бұрын
Your brother has a beautiful smile, I pray that he is safe during this time of unease!
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I just talked to my brother this morning and he is still safe from the virus. Thanks for the prayers. Have a blessed week and stay safe, Calvin and Marie
@robertclark27142 жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining that the correct charger for the deep cycle batteries had a built in safety feature and that they would not charge the low batteries. Also it is important to disconnect the trickle charger and let the correct charger finish the job. This is something that is not generally understood and is a basic fundamental that must be explained when dealing with deep cycle batteries.
@FeguerFineArt Жыл бұрын
Most new chargers have this, they are called smart chargers, not so smart. They need a by-pass, now that would be a smart charger.
@timmoren38274 жыл бұрын
Just saved us $500 for a service tech to come out and troubleshoot the unit. Crazy that they would ask for $500just to come out. Fixed it for free. Thank you.
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, I'm glad that it helped you. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
@TNOG5115 жыл бұрын
That was so sweet, You put a BIG SMILE on your Brother Face.. And that said it All.. You have made my day!! Thanks for sharing..
@SouthernCountryLiving5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Linda for the kind words. Have a great week and Merry Christmas from Calvin and Marie
@rogerokelley2 жыл бұрын
You ask us to watch some older ones. I'm seeing Brother Calvin is the jack of all trades 👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Roger, I grew up with a dad that worked on every thing. I learned quick that if I didn't know how to do something I figured it out anyway. I spent many weekends helping family and friends with repairs around their house. Hope that you are doing good today. I'm so glad to be feeling better. Calvin and Marie
@rogerokelley2 жыл бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving God bless you sir. So proud of the prayers that have been answered for you and your family
@SamO452 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU! We have the same chair. My wife hates it, I don't know why, she loves her old chair, and keeps using it. I just keep repairing the old Jazzy. The Quantum Edge sat for a few months, now the new batteries are dead. I couldn't even figure out how to get to them, till I watched your video. Thank You very much. I plan on using it after knee surgery, then decide what to do with it.
@SamOfive_intheRed-53 ай бұрын
It is now Knee surgery time. I just now found your video...thanks again! (I priced a rental cord/jumper made for this purpose at $300! Plus, I had to buy batteries from the same dealer)
@swood47474 жыл бұрын
Thank You so much for taking the time to make and share this video.
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Have a great week, Calvin and Marie
@led85415 жыл бұрын
Great job fixing the chair the two nail trick was pretty cool
@SouthernCountryLiving5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm just glad it worked and I was able to fix it without having to buy new batteries. Have a great week... Calvin
@janeengarner7062Ай бұрын
Thank you! The video may be five years old but it works!!
@SouthernCountryLivingАй бұрын
You're welcome!
@oldcdawg14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I have the same chair with dead batteries. I got it tilted and am charging the batteries now.
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. Good luck with your project. Have a great weekend, Calvin
@deecox8889 Жыл бұрын
Thank you I am have a Quantum and I've had several troubles with it and now this point in our silly world we have very few people that can fix them so this was very helpful thank you have a great day bless you love and Christ AJ and Diana
@SouthernCountryLiving Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. My brother has reached a point that he can no longer control his chair, so his chair is in storage now.
@bryanmiller76422 жыл бұрын
You're a rockstar I would have never thought of doing that and would have had to hire somebody to get those batteries out of there for me thanks again
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@pams93613 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. It was very helpful. Such a sweet ending to the video with that big smile😀
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, Calvin
@WaynJul5 жыл бұрын
Glad you could get your brother mobile again. My brother has MS and has the same type chair.
@SoleEpiphany2 жыл бұрын
Those are deep cycle gel batteries and should be topped up daily. They do only last a couple years though and those 22NF are definitely not the cheapest batts to replace. Glad you got your bro back up and running.
@kristanspeed3264 Жыл бұрын
thank you for doing this it help me understand the chair a lot better.. GOD BLESS YOU
@KordTaylor2 жыл бұрын
God Bless you sir. I am having a problem with my mom's chair and this might be the fix!
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
I hope that it helps you get hers fixed
@stephwhitgulley3325 жыл бұрын
Your video was very well explained! Thanks
@SouthernCountryLiving5 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, have a great day.
@EddieStarks-k4iАй бұрын
Good Visio even if it is an older one. The information about the safety in the charger I had forgotten about. So thank you very much sir.
@SouthernCountryLivingАй бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@CommunityToursAustralia5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for showing
@williebowser664123 күн бұрын
Thank you for making this video I have 1 question though ,,,, putting the nails in the plug how did you know which one to hook positive and negative power supply,,, red and black to the nails
@SouthernCountryLiving23 күн бұрын
I just quick touched them to get it to move in the up direction. If you have them reversed then it will try to go down.
@affordablelawncaresolution73893 жыл бұрын
Thank you kind sir. Im now charging my dads dead batteries thanks to watching this video.
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, I'm glad that it helped you. Calvin and Marie
@AllenOxendine5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, bet you saved a ton of money... Full View and like 6...
@cubfan9824 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this video! I just recently got this chair donated and trying to do what you did. However the tilt cable connector has 6 prongs instead of 2. How do I go about connecting that to the manual battery charger?
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I'm not familiar with that connector. I would guess that it controls the tilt and maybe and up/down motor or something else. It would take a couple of trial by error attempts to connect the voltage for just a second to see if it tilts upward. If you can find a model number you might be able to find the service manual online for it. Good luck with your chair. Calvin and Marie
@caninecutsАй бұрын
I am very thankful for this video!
@SouthernCountryLivingАй бұрын
Thanks very much
@chadkrebs6846 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to make this video
@billskelley68953 жыл бұрын
This is just what I need. Thanks for the video. Cool Brother. Love that smile !
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@josephvida14398 ай бұрын
Quantum 4Front here, same method...The battery compartment is too tight, so I tie a shoelace around each battery or Velcro strap to pull those suckers out...The Numotion tech slammed those batteries in there last time so hard that not even my improvised shoelace pull cord would work...Now the new batteries are going dead, so I have to call and hope they replace them, under warranty of course...Pro tip, you don't have to use the 75ah batteries...You can use the 55ah batteries that the Jazzy 614hd takes...I know because I did it out of frustration...It goes the same number of miles...Lighter weight...
@SouthernCountryLiving8 ай бұрын
Thanks very much
@SusieMaldonadobritishatheart4 жыл бұрын
Need to fix my aunt’s chair but confused on the tilt. How do I know where to put the positive and negative battery connectors to the tilt cord with the nails? I really don’t want to fry the chair.
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. When I did this one, I connected the ground to one side and then I touched the positive to the other one. If it goes in the wrong direction, then switch the wires and it will go the direction that you want. Hope that helps you. It's been a long time since I did that for his chair and it is still running on the same batteries. Have a fantastic week, Calvin and Marie
@jasonpotter33832 жыл бұрын
Great video and it’s awesome you were able to help your brother
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much, Calvin
@abassplayer4life3 жыл бұрын
Pride Mobility/Quantum send with the power wheelchair a tilt jumper cable w/ an Up/Down switch. Plug into the cable marked Tilt, use alligator clips on an external 12v battery and you press the button to tilt.
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
That is great. He didn't get one with his.
@abassplayer4life3 жыл бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving That's a shame. Every one we've sold came with the jumper. I ordered one and have it in my tool kit. Yes, I service complex rehab wheelchairs.
@audreyhelm4872 жыл бұрын
Where can You purchase this tilt jumper cable w/ an up/down switch
@Itaintnutn4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for making this video. I have the same problem. How did you know which of the tilt connectors was positive and negative to get the tilt working? I don't want to hook it up reversed and fry something.
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I miss read your comment. On the tilt adjustment just touch the wire to it. One direction will make it go up and the other direction will make it go down. It has been a long time since I did that but his chair is still running on the same batteries. I hope this helps. Good luck with yours. Calvin
@Itaintnutn4 жыл бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving Thank you Calvin, well that seems perfectly logical. Good to know you didn't have to buy new batteries. I wish you and your brother well. Thanks so much for the quick response. Royce
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
You are welcome
@Albertischillin5 ай бұрын
Amazing! Thank you for your help!
@cornbread19555 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍😎 that was good info I know someone that has one of those chairs
@greglivesey1734Ай бұрын
So thoughtful. Thank you
@SouthernCountryLivingАй бұрын
You are so welcome
@hhhserpents5495 Жыл бұрын
This is super helpful. Thank you!!😊
@SouthernCountryLiving Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@bowlert3 жыл бұрын
Thank You.
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@billyb50575 жыл бұрын
the story of rechargeable batteries they look like standard lead acid batteries so the question is why have the batteries discharged so much that the standard charger wouldnt charge them could this happen again? *🎅🔍viewed fully✅ support to each other🔎🎭✅ you got a like 👍🇦🇺👍🎄*
@SouthernCountryLiving5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, that is a good question. The batteries are sealed batteries for safety reasons and we think that someone left the chair on when he was transported to the hospital for about five days. It could happen again, but hopefully it won't. The chair needs an automatic shut down function if it is not used for a length of time. Thanks for being observant and commenting. Have a great weekend... Calvin
@imthenood3 жыл бұрын
Worked for me. Thanks for the video
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, I'm glad that it helped you. Calvin
@Mike-jk1dx2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SIR!! THAT WAS MY PROBLEM EXACTLY!!
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@deborahcollins94505 ай бұрын
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
@SouthernCountryLiving5 ай бұрын
You bet!
@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper3 жыл бұрын
Did you charge one battery at a time or connect to the factory battery cable that hooked to the battery while it in the chair/ the chair operates on 24 volts, and it looks like you're using a 12 volt charger.
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I used a regular car battery charger and a 12 volt power supply at the same time. If you just use the battery charger you would have to charge them one at a time. This was over 2 years ago so it's hard for me to remember the exact details. I only had to charge them for a few minutes and the chair charger started working. His chair is still running on the same batteries with no further problems. Good luck with your project, Calvin
@724riff3 жыл бұрын
My lo has an older 2.0 with the i level and was good for 10 to 15 miles . Her newest 1 of a year drains the batteries in max 2 miles. Its a shame theese companies do not stand behind there products with good warranties . But I'd like to ask why a charger would have to even go into a safety feature . That makes no sense at all . If a regular charger 12v I assume does thw job why wouldn't the manufacturers?
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Yes, these new ones aren't as good but nothing is now days. The charger is designed to cut off if the batteries are bad so that it doesn't start a fire from trying to charge a bad battery. When I connect a regular charger I'm supposed to monitor it in case of a problem. On the chairs most of the time the charger is connected and left connected all night long. It would be a terrible situation if a fire started. The charger reads the battery voltage and if it is very low it thinks that the battery is dead and won't start charging. His chair continued to work with these batteries. Several months ago his health deteriorated and the nursing home will not allow him to use the power chair right now. Thanks for your question, Calvin
@tjvanblaricom80623 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video!!!
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Calvin
@m3tro21429 күн бұрын
Thank you👍👍
@SouthernCountryLiving29 күн бұрын
Welcome 👍
@Lance-e3o Жыл бұрын
Can you do that to any electric wheelchair as long as its quantum what is still utilize and charge my batteries up they've been down 7 months I'm at a nursing home also
@SouthernCountryLiving Жыл бұрын
Most likely, I don't work on them, I just was trying to fix my brother's chair.
@kiki-yg4ns2 жыл бұрын
New sub here.Thank you for the video
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much
@robertolsen93274 жыл бұрын
The chair my father used has set in my house unused for the last 8 years. At first both batteries were under one volt. I tried to charge them and got one battery up to 11 volts but the other battery to only 6 volts. How far do the batteries have to be charged until the small charger that came with the chair works?
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I don't remember the exact voltage required but for some reason I think it was about 10 volts. I was expecting to have to buy new batteries for his chair so I was glad that I could get them charged back up. His chair is still running with the same batteries. Good luck with yours. Calvin
@robertolsen93274 жыл бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving I have several times charged the batteries all day but only got up to about 7 volts. Is it possible that I need a stronger battery charger? I bought a Stanley Fatmax 8 amp charger. Today I measured the voltage as I was charging, and the multimeter read 13 volts. Any suggestions?
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
My guess is that the battery has a couple of dead cells. When batteries sit for a long period of time they will develop bad cells.
@kevinv5195 Жыл бұрын
When you took the tilt wire out did you use the controller to tilt it back?
@SouthernCountryLiving Жыл бұрын
It's been awhile since I did this. I applied voltage to the wire connector going to the tilt motor to make it tilt up.
@TJSchwannecke7 ай бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLivingsame question - how do I tilt the chair back once the battery is connected via nails to the tilt cord? Did you use the controller?
@stanfordturnerАй бұрын
So do you just reverse the polarity on the nails for either up or down?
@SouthernCountryLivingАй бұрын
Yes
@stanfordturnerАй бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving Thank you.
@floydstevars4235 Жыл бұрын
How do you raise the chair when the fuse is blown
@richardlisacki22502 жыл бұрын
I can’t seem to be able to plug the charger cable into the port, The cable has three prongs, but don’t line up with the holes in the port. Help
@colleenstacy-thomson26203 жыл бұрын
Please tell me why the yellow light keeps blinking on the small control when charging? Thank you.
@SouthernCountryLiving3 жыл бұрын
Sorry but I don't know the answer to your question.
@erickjaelibs.81664 жыл бұрын
Where did you get the spare battery from ?
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I didn't use a spare battery. I used a battery charger.
@erickjaelibs.81664 жыл бұрын
Where can I get one of those because I have the same problem w my fathers power chair. Doesn’t wanna charge no more.
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
I used a regular car battery charger. You can buy them at Walmart or any auto parts store. The trick is getting to the old chair batteries to recharge them. That is why I rigged the nails in the plug going to the lift motor to get it to raise up so I could access the batteries in the bottom of the chair. Good luck with your project. Calvin
@floydstevars4235 Жыл бұрын
Thk u
@chrisclark2354 Жыл бұрын
I’m a little confused with connecting the power to the nails. Does it matter which cable I put on each nail?
@SouthernCountryLiving Жыл бұрын
When you connect them one way it will go up. When you connect them the other way it will go down.
@chrisclark2354 Жыл бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving thank you so much!! I wasn’t sure if I’d get a reply this quick. Lol. I will try this when I get home!
@chrisclark2354 Жыл бұрын
Hey!! So I got the tilt to work and now I connected a battery. Do I need to put a charger on both batteries or will one take care of it?
@chrisclark2354 Жыл бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving thank you in advance!! I have subscribed for all your help!!
@chrisclark2354 Жыл бұрын
@@SouthernCountryLiving actually it’s charging now!! Thank you so much!!!!
@carlfritz94965 ай бұрын
Great idea to use the nails!
@SouthernCountryLiving5 ай бұрын
Yes. Thanks
@floydstevars4235 Жыл бұрын
Where are the fuses
@SouthernCountryLiving Жыл бұрын
This was a few years ago.
@floydstevars4235 Жыл бұрын
Do you know where the fuses before the
@floydstevars4235 Жыл бұрын
Do u know where the fuse is.on the 2015 models,thk u
@SouthernCountryLiving Жыл бұрын
Sorry, I can't help you with that question. This was a one time repair for me. I don't work on them regularly.
@abdelalicasa76904 жыл бұрын
Batry bliz
@SouthernCountryLiving4 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@floydstevars4235 Жыл бұрын
Mine is a little older
@kirkb22862 жыл бұрын
No thank you….it cost $175.00 to have a technician to come and replace the batteries…. I followed you video today and successfully made to the battery’s unfortunately the battery charger showed that both batteries are no good….thanks again
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
This is what you have to do if you don't have extra money to pay a technician. His chair is still working on the same batteries and we didn't have to buy two new batteries for over 100 dollars each.
@1981DEEPSORROW2 жыл бұрын
I wish you would show where you pulled the wire from. Pls help
@SouthernCountryLiving2 жыл бұрын
This was several years ago and I don't have access to this chair anymore.