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<blockquote data-quote="MSMatt" data-source="post: 177730" data-attributes="member: 9724">Hi, new member so apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place.I was really into rc cars and trucks when I was younger but life got in the way and it's been 20 years since I had my own.&nbsp; But now my son is 10 so he's moving out of the toy category and I can get back to it.However life really did get in the way and now I've got multiple sclerosis.&nbsp; I keep getting worse symptoms at varying speeds so who knows how I'll be in a year but for now I'm in an electric wheelchair and my hands don't work. My arms are very relatively ok so I can still use my hands to push against things but obviously any normal transmitter is out.Im sure I could find a specialised one for people with disabilities but honestly money is an issue so I haven't even looked and my arms are so weak and my motor skills so poor that I would probably still struggle. However I'm a demon when it comes to controlling my wheelchair.&nbsp; I have a golf ball on the joy stick and would take on lewis or max when I'm I'm the zone! My question is can I use my wheelchair joystick to control an rc car? I used to be as good with a soldering iron as I was with a welder (probably not as good as I thought) but obviously now I'm useless. My dad was an engineer all of his life so he's pretty handy but old and busy af so I wouldn't want too much work but is there anything out there that could be potentially adapted... or has some clever clogs already done it??I'll attach a photo of my wheelchair control so you know what I mean.Thanks to anyone who takes the time[ATTACH]24232[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MSMatt, post: 177730, member: 9724"] Hi, new member so apologies if I'm posting in the wrong place. I was really into rc cars and trucks when I was younger but life got in the way and it's been 20 years since I had my own. But now my son is 10 so he's moving out of the toy category and I can get back to it. However life really did get in the way and now I've got multiple sclerosis. I keep getting worse symptoms at varying speeds so who knows how I'll be in a year but for now I'm in an electric wheelchair and my hands don't work. My arms are very relatively ok so I can still use my hands to push against things but obviously any normal transmitter is out. Im sure I could find a specialised one for people with disabilities but honestly money is an issue so I haven't even looked and my arms are so weak and my motor skills so poor that I would probably still struggle. However I'm a demon when it comes to controlling my wheelchair. I have a golf ball on the joy stick and would take on lewis or max when I'm I'm the zone! My question is can I use my wheelchair joystick to control an rc car? I used to be as good with a soldering iron as I was with a welder (probably not as good as I thought) but obviously now I'm useless. My dad was an engineer all of his life so he's pretty handy but old and busy af so I wouldn't want too much work but is there anything out there that could be potentially adapted... or has some clever clogs already done it?? I'll attach a photo of my wheelchair control so you know what I mean. Thanks to anyone who takes the time [ATTACH]24232[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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