Light Drive Power Assist

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Light Drive Power Assist

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The Light Drive power assist is an electric motor that turns your manual wheelchair into an ultra-light, high performance electric wheelchair in seconds!

An extended colour range, a new anti-tip, a more ergonomic clutch system… Light Drive power assist is changing in order to make life even more beautiful!

The motor attachment simply hooks onto the rear of your rigid or folding manual wheelchair.

The Light Drive unit is operated by a joystick while maintaining the chair’s manoeuvrability – it stop’s when you let go of the joystick and has a 360-degree movement including full reversal.

By releasing a clutch, you can free wheel giving you the choice between using the power add on assistance or manual use.

Safety is an important factor of the Light Drive with a downhill braking feature in place that automatically controls your decent.

Benoit Systemes have designed the Light Drive to be a robust & reliable power add for most manual wheelchairs.

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Features

  • Turn your manual wheelchair into an ultra light power chair in seconds
  • Climb hills with no effort, coast across grass, sweep along gravel paths and uneven pavers
  • Speed adjustable with a top speed of 10km/h
  • Range 14km-16km on one battery charge
  • Reliable power assistance add on for your manual chair
  • Funded by NDIS (MobilityCare is an NDIS provider)

Description

$11,550

Price does not include installation as this cost varies between dealers across our Australia-wide network. Find your price here.

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Why Light Drive Power Assist?

  • The power add on unit is easy to unhook from the manual wheelchair making it an in- expensive power device to transport via a vehicle – no need for an expensive adaptive van for transportation.
  • Provides wheelers with extra power while maintaining exercise, muscle tone, strength and energy.
  • Avoids the need to switch to a heavy power chair.
  • Can be fitted to kids’ manual wheelchairs with minimum width of 40 cm between wheels.

The features of the Light Drive Power Assist!

LIGHTWEIGHT
AND EASILY
TRANSPORTABLE

ADAPTS
TO ALL
WHEELCHAIRS

INSTANT
INSTALLATION

INDOORS /
OUTDOORS

CAN BE
TRANSPORTED
BY PLANE

COLOUR OF
YOUR CHOICE

MADE IN
FRANCE

REMOVABLE

AUTONOMY
15 TO 18 KM

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lightdriv-with-joystick-control
light-drive-2-components

Who uses the Light Drive Power Assist?

  • People with disabilities (all ages)
  • Elderly
  • Existing power wheelchair users

 

People with the following conditions:

  • Stroke
  • Heart condition
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Hemiplegia
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Myopathy
  • lower-limb amputations
  • Spastic diplegia or Little’s Disease
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
  • Parkinsons

Turn your manual wheelchair into an ultra light power chair in 20 seconds!
The Light Drive powers the existing (self propelled) wheels on your wheelchair and does not alter the dynamics.

Now with your added power, you’ll be able to face almost all terrains including climbing hills with no effort.

Climb hills with no effort, coast across grass, sweep along gravel paths and uneven roads.

The unit hooks onto the rear and is simple to operate, meaning your journeys become much easier to complete.

Transporting your manual wheelchair with the Light Drive unit is effortless when traveling by vehicle. All parts to the Light Drive detach from your manual wheelchair which is a huge advantage over fixed power electric wheelchairs or mobility scooters.

Attaching the Light Drive Power Assist can be done in 4 steps

Attaching the unit to your rigid or folding manual wheelchair takes 20 seconds!

Using two pre-installed plates (on the rear of the manual wheelchair), attach the Light Drive power assist unit by hooking onto these then fasten by pulling the two locking handles outward.

Place the power add-on the hooks of the wheelchair.

1. Place the power add-on onto the hooks at the rear of your wheelchair.

Slide the battery rack on the support, the connection is automatic.

2. Slide the battery rack on the support, the connection is automatic.

Attach the controller to the supplied bracket on your wheelchair.

3. Attach the controller to the supplied bracket on your wheelchair.

Anti tipper attached to the Light Drive power addon.

4. Attach the anti-tip wheel.

Advantages of The Light Drive Power Assist

The Light Drive power assist is controlled with a joystick and yet remains as manoeuvrable and as easy to use as a manual chair.

By releasing the clutch you can free wheel giving you the freedom to choose when to use it.

The Light Drive power assist gives you the independence to go where you want at your own pace – climb hills with no effort, coast across grass, sweep along gravel paths and uneven pavers – in short, most things pedestrians can do.

User Controller Operation

Light Drive 2.1 joystick hand control

User Operated

  • The Light Drive power assist is controlled using a joystick controller that attaches to a bracket, mounted to the side of your wheelchair
  • Turn your manual chair into an ultra-light power chair in seconds
  • Transports easily in any vehicle
  • Independence to go where you want
  • By releasing the clutch you can free wheel giving you the choice when to use it

An extended colour range!

Classic

  •   Black
  •   White
  •   Blue
  •   Red
  •   Khaki

Metallic

  •   Midnight Blue
  •   Grey
  •   Silver
  •   Copper
  •   Champagne Gold

Trendy

  •   Sky Blue
  •   Pink
  •   Green
  •   Yellow
  •   Orange

Tyres durable enough to last the journey

With the added power to your wheelchair, you’re likely to travel further distances facing many  terrains.

If your wheelchair is not equipped with suitable tyres to handle these conditions, your tyres are likely to deteriorate quite quickly.

With optimum performance and puncture resistance material in mind, our choice of tyre is the Schwalbe Marathon Plus.

Marathon Plus made by Schwalbe. Puncture resistant tyres built to last. Marathon Plus tyre with embedded thumb tacs

Am I Eligible For Funding Support?

MobilityCare is a registered NDIS provider and you may be eligible to receive funding support.

Your Occupational Therapist normally applies for this on your behalf through the NDIS or state agency.

To see if you’re eligible for funding support through the NDIS, visit the NDIS checklist.

Your Occupational Therapist will also need a quote from us during the application lodging process.

Specifications

Technical Data

Light Drive Vs. Smart Drive MX2

Light Drive power assistanceSmart Drive MX2 power assist
LIGHT DRIVESMART DRIVE MX2+
Manufacturer Benoit, France since 1994 Max Mobility, USA since 2010
User Profile Strength or pain impaired Active
Wheelchair Modification Needed? No No
Most Often Used On Folding wheelchair Rigid Wheelchair
Control Joystick (Programmable) Push tracker and Bluetooth Bracelet
Drive Both wheels Mid point on wheelchair
Starting Joystick Tap
Direction Control Joystick, all directions Manual, no reverse
Freewheel Mode Yes Yes
Stopping Motor is powerful brake Tap and manually brake
Top speed 10 km/hr 10 km/hr
Climbing 20 degree gradient 6 degrees at least
Range 14-16 km to 19km on constant flat
Terrain All terrain Most terrains excluding some rough.
Max Occupant Weight 120kg - terrain dependant 150kg - terrain dependent
Colour 8 Attractive colours One colour, dark grey.
Heaviest Part 8.8 KG 5.7 kg
Batteries Lithium Lithium
Air Travel Yes Yes
Putting On And Taking Off 20 seconds 10 seconds
Technology Robust, Stable Constantly developing in recent past.
Special Minor Requirements Schwable marathon tyres Folding chair adaptor

Demonstration Video

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Testimonials

User review from Stephanie
Getting about became natural! LIGHT DRIVE has let me regain my freedom and independence … it really does go anywhere, nothing stops it: stony paths, grass, even steep ascents and descents, and it’s effortless! It even manages the pavements in town: first class! What a comfort it is to go for a stroll without having to struggle with one’s wheels, to be able to chat with one’s friends in peace, … getting about becomes natural!
Stéphanie
Jean-Claude user review
I am more self-sufficient. My Light Drive helps me, all year round, to go shopping with my wife, to stroll through shopping centres and, on fine days, to wander around jumble sales, car boot sales and markets. Since I’ve had my Light Drive, I’m more self-sufficient. I no longer have to have somebody with me all the time.
Jean-Claude

Will this fit my wheelchair?

The Light Drive power assist add on can be fitted onto any self-propelled wheelchair except those with suspension or those with wheels smaller than 20 inches.

If you’re unsure whether the Light Drive power assist add on is suitable to fit your manual chair, feel free to contact us.

Call (03) 9568 8383WILL THIS FIT MY WHEELCHAIR?

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