Elevator Forum

Sbrmilitia I am the tech, however once I showed up to the job I realized what it was. I wasn't planning on doing any work to it which was the reason f...

Most elevator guys are aware of the paper trick on the old potter brumfield relays, the residual magnetism can cause some havok. Most of my jobs have ...

I love all the older hydros. Some of my favorites to troubleshoot are Esco, Rotary, South eastern, Dover solid state, DMC, MCE, Westinghouse. I enjoy ...

I believe it is version 1. I'm about to go take a second look at it today, as it is down again. I will post again with more info, thanks for the help ...

I would go over the hoistway switches, magnets, induction switches, Interlocks and gate switch too. Do you have the prints? Do you know if it stops sh...

I was working on one of these the other day, make sure to always keep the little black ramp lubricated. I cleared the faults on the controller but my ...

wow! Thank you all, I really appreciate the positive feedback, it means a lot! I've read so many of your posts, it's nice to hear this from experience...

Hey Scott, That problem you are having with the door board with a main line reset or power failure is pretty easy to fix. I would guess that you or so...

I believe that the RAM is actually storing the fault however I won't pretend to be an expert on these boards. I have a lot of LRVS on my route and mos...

To clear RAM of any faults on the LRV4 follow these instructions. First and foremost kill the power. Open the car station by lifting. Remove the 4 scr...