"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 May 2020 18:45:28 +0100, Rod Speed
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"slate_leeper" wrote in message
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On Thu, 21 May 2020 07:43:22 +0100, "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)"
wrote:
Actually this question has come up before. The reason I was given many
years
ago now, was inertia. IE if it went up fast, it would jolt at the start
and
end of the run. And if you made it slow down and speed up, then it
would
probably still take a long time as the distance travelled in the main
is a
short one, and people are heavy loads to move.
I guess one could make a three point seat belt system but by the time
you
have done it up and undone it, you might as well have been going slower
anyway!
On the other hand, a commode mounted on a Chairlift might be a good
product
to make. grin.
Brian
I imagine economics comes into play also. I small motor geared down is
cheaper than a larger, more powerful motor.
And are almost certainly designed by those who don't have
an incontinence problem and who don't realise the problem
that slow stair lifts can be for those who are incontinent.
Or maybe they realise that anyone with an incontence
problem would have something to **** in which isnt upstairs.
It's not just toilets. Imagine you're an infirm person upstairs. The
doorbell rings. You take quite a few minutes to get there, by which time
they've left. Now you've missed your parcel and are expected to go
collect it from the post office.
Anyone with even half a clue in that situation would have a
smart doorbell which allows you to talk to the person who
has pressed the doorbell or knocked on the door using
your phone. And that works when you are in the garden
etc too and when you arent even home and need to tell\
them where to leave it so it doesn't get stolen etc.