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12/08/2010 8:24 am
I am going to be taking over some mitsu equpiment soon, mitsu is supposed to give all info on the elevators over. But, they say they do not use prints or have any kind of fault code litature. I find this hard to belive! Dose anyone have any suggestions? It is a VFEL controller.
12/08/2010 2:25 pm
As far as I know, it is virtually impossible to get parts from Mitsubishi. If you are able to buy something from them I think they will charge you a fortune for them. Good Luck!
13/08/2010 7:21 am
They have prints but only the older emploeyes have them. They now usually only give them out to the adjusters. On that older equipment though they aren't much help they look like 1970's ladder diagrams. You can get parts but it is a major pain in the ass and it takes forever, Do a google search . It is the best equipment around and will run good but the down side is the lack of support and literature even working there you are pretty much on your own. All I can say is keep the lumps on the doortracks clean and make sure the machine room ac is working good and all should be well. Also periodicly check the main drive boards for capacitor leaks on that vintage equipment.
13/08/2010 10:41 am
Think for a moment about the history after WW2.
Westinghouse and a lot of companies went overseas to rebuild the country. Maybe that's why the numbering of the circuits are so similar. For Example 29 relay equals what?
Respectully Submitted,
Robert L Krieger Jr.
Westinghouse and a lot of companies went overseas to rebuild the country. Maybe that's why the numbering of the circuits are so similar. For Example 29 relay equals what?
Respectully Submitted,
Robert L Krieger Jr.
14/08/2010 6:56 am
I was told that mitsubishi use to make alot of the parts for westinghouse back in the day and that is why they adopted alot of the same nomeclature and parts.
14/08/2010 9:25 am
I think it was the other way around! Mitsubishi was the Japanese rep. for Westinghouse in the 50's and 60's. They based their equipment from Westinghouse Engineering. Eventually they made improvement over that same Engineering when the "bean-counters" took over at the newly titled "Westinghouse Elevator Company" What a Shame!!!
14/08/2010 9:36 am
Reminds me of a story. Iheard a mechanic called in to work on a ship elevator from Italy. He spoke alittle Italian and with the equipment manual was able to figure out the problem. A few month later another ship arrived this time from France. He spoke alittle french and with the manual was able to figure out the problem. Now getting at ease with ship elevator along came another ship with an elevator problem. Unfortunately it was from Japan and the manual was in japanese a language that he did not know...He opened the controller to find numbers on the relays and since he worked for Schindler/Westinghouse saw the problem right away and fixed the unit....Moral of the story....Always check the controller before giving up and looking for help!
27/08/2010 6:36 am
just curious , so what job is it, address or name of building