20 Most Recent Pride New Mobility Legend 4 Wheel Scooter - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Hi. I have had a couple of these circuit breakers go faulty. The button is pushed in but there is still no circuit through it. Check them with a multi-meter.
Check all the battery connectors, these sometimes loose tension in the contacts, and although they are connected they do not have a circuit through them.
I have even seen a pride scooter with a faulty battery meter. The needle was jambed, and it looked like the machine had no power.
Any flashing LED's on the display?
I saw a machine once, ( not a pride ), the customer had a cincilla for a pet. I climbed under the machine and chewed all the wiring.
Good luck. Neil.

Not always the batteries, the chargers are made like garbage, I've gone throught 3 on my power wheelchair. The wheelchair companies will charge you over $300 for new chargers, check EBAY and get one for under $76 they work great and have a warranty

Hi. Sounds like you have worn out motor brushes. the brushes wear down to short and get stuck in the brush holders. Sometimes the caps that hold the carbon brushes in come loose, and the carbon brushes get stuck because the current arcs between the carbon brush and the brush guide. Get a serviceman to overhaul the motor, and it will work fine. Probably a good idea to replace the motor bearings at the same time. Good luck. Neil.

I use mine in the rain (not floods or downpours!) but you have to remember to keep the tiller covered with a plastic trash bag or wastebasket liner to protect the wiring inside.

I have a Pride Victory XL and the back of the seat is not adjustable. Call the manufacturer or check your book for help.

Look on ebay, it's where I found my charger for wheelchair. You will be happy you did. they are cheaper and come with warranties on most of them. good luck!

When mine does this it means she is not fully in gear. Try manually moving it back and forth a few inches and see if it clicks in.(Like moving the seat back in the car and it doesn't quite click in.) If it doesn't work take it fully back out of gear and try again. Mine is a pride victory 3 wheeler, to check the exact specs on yours follow the link below for a pdf of your user manual. See the bottom of page 34, (Troubleshooting)
http://www.rentascooter.com/downloads/_manuals/pridemobility/Pride%20Maxima%20Owner%27s%20Manual.pdf
Hope this helps:).

you can download from this site http://www.pridemobility.com/international/UK/ukownersmanuals.asp


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Sounds like wiring loom or simply the charger is broken. Do you get both lights on the charger or just the power light? Should be a 5 amp charger on those if im not mistaken. Best bet is to get a multimeter, disconect one wire from the one of the batteries and put your multimeter wires between the disconnected battery lead and the battery terminal from which you disconnected it. Put the multimeter on the the 10 amp setting and switch on the charger. See what the reading is. If its zero or very low, would more than likely indicate a faulty charger but still could be the loom or even the scooters main control box, as the charging loom is usuall connected through this. Hope this helps.

have you pressed the reset button .Also make sure the scooter is in drive before turning on the ignition. Another thing could be badly worn brushes on the motor or even a plug connector not fully home. The most common is not fully charged batteries. IF IT IS NONE OF THESE GET BACK TO ME PLEASE.
steve.

Hi I have looked and looked to fix your problem now what I would do is the first thing I would ring the company that made your scooter and ask them for the pattern for your chair and make it that way or undo it bit by bit and write down everything you take off and where it goes and get the design that way then you could ring someone that covers lounge chairs and seats etc and get them to make you a cover in the material that suits your needs eg if you sweat alot or if the material rubs on your back or legs and you get a rash what ever you like they usually have a sample list that they carry with them and you can see for yourself of what suits you. and the next thing is to contact this company
http://www.usmedicalsupplies.com/search.html?q=+4+Wheel+Scooter+seat they might be able to build you a seat at a good price I believe the best wood you could find for your seat would be hardwood
then I would use a waterproof decking oil over it as this would stop the wood from braking on you it is also mould proof and a lot of other features this oil has is great I just found out about it my self this oil will also protect your seat in extreme heat to stop it from splitting the waterproofing of this oil is great for snow,heat,mould,splitting,cracking etc as it is designed for patios etc but make sure if you do it yourself you cover your hole seat in oil even the parts that are going to be covered just in case your material splits then you wont have to worry about the wood getting damaged the decking oil ( which is what it is called here in Australia) has a garentee for 10yrs
so give that a go and please let me no if there is anything else I can chase for you or if you are stuck with somethin
Cheers

hi, according the manual

http://www.pridemobility.co.uk/docs/UK_Celebrity_XL8_om.pdf

the batteries are
Battery Requirements Size: U1 (31-36 AH)

Weight Capacity 181 kg, 28 stone (400 lbs.)

Range Per Charge1 (With 31-36 AH batteries) Up to 40.23 km (25 miles)

You can use 40Amps batteries for this scooter and that will increase the total distrance to 27 miles max depending on your weight.

Regards
GeWiz

hi , according to the manual, the motor is disconnected, so check the wiring from the controller to the motor or backwards makesure there are good connections.

http://www.pridemobility.com/pdf/owners_manuals/US_Scooter/US_Legend02_om.pdf
Page 21.

Please let me know how you get on.

Regards
GeWiz.

hi, can you send me a picture of this so I can assess the damage, I have repaired many gearboxes so it not a problem.

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just remove the NOSPAM from the emaill adress so it correct.

Regards
GeWiz.

hi, the high pitch sound is telling you there is a error condition,

Make sure the free wheel lever ar the rear is disengaged.

Regards
GeWiz.

hi, be careful here as it can make your back ache,
now there is a lever to the right of the seat, pull it up towards you and
turn your seat 90 anticlockwise, so the seats not facing the control panel, at right angles, you should now be able to lift the seat , take great care here if you have back problems in the past as some seats are quite heavy.

Regards
GeWiz.

hi,

there are a couple of ways to do this ,

Upgrade the batteries to a higher amps say 40amps to 55amps etc,

but if the controller is say 70amps, more powerful batteries will not make it go any faster so you will need to also look at the motor controller.

first what is the rating for the installed motor controller ? can that be upgraded to more amps say from 70amps to 110amps etc however you must take care here that the motor can handle the extra amps otherwise you will burn it out,

Regards
gewizrepairs.co.uk

hi, 8 flashes mean there is a issue with the motor according to pride, now you need to check the motor connections back to the motor controller, have you check the brushes to make sure they are not sticking inside the motor,

sometimes eight flashes can mean that the speed pot has moved slightly so it in the wrong position when you turn it on, experiment by pushing in the throttle lever and holding it there now turn on it on,

if this sort the problem , undo the throttle lever and relocate so it in the right position hwne you first turn it on.

Regards
gewiz.co.uk

Is your charger light on - i.e. is your charger working? Otherwise you may need new batteries....but take a note of the details on the battery and search around on the net for generic ones - much cheaper than the original make!

If only one battery is charging than you only have one good battery. You should have BOTH batteries load tested. If you have to replace one than you should replace both. If you only replace one battery then it will shorten the life of the new one.