Elevator Forum

otis has a disc brake that they drill and tap into the existing drum on a 219ht, i posted a pic. i believe the same setup is avail for 131ht and 139ht...

nice job. you def know it wasnt a otis mod because you can still get to the machine. we have to cover ours with guards so kids can play in the machine...

true that.

we do install these starters on every 211 and pretty much every y-del starter we replace even traction generator jobs. we have very few problems with ...

it was a bad solder on that cap on the board, siemens supplies us with the updated board only take 10 min to install. i have had SCR's that leak volta...

use mobil1 5w-30 synthetic motor oil and those problems and most leaks go away.

dont forget a/c in the machine room, leveling times, oil warming function and a piston full of oil. these can also heat up oil. more than likely its o...

is this happening in the same spot every time? i would hold a meter on the lv contacts and your pawl mag coil and wiggle your selector t-cable see is ...

elev8 is right about the brake, back then people knew to pick up their feet. level accuracy was within a inch or 2 and you didnt set up a brake with w...

otis makes a imo2 retrofit kit to adap different controllers to the imo2. the imo is easy its only looking for 3 signals on a typical install. do, dc ...

i had this happen in a retail store with a tall ladder here in town. broke 3 steps, luckily the guy was riding backwards and was above the hole. this ...

my bad simplex/duplex is LCB limited car board. its the first version RCB.

batteries are def your problem if your voltage is that low. make sure your charger is working after you change your batteries. change them, turn every...

LOL like what we see in a survey makes a difference. the higher ups just see $$$. unfortunately a lot of times the $$$ goes back into the units. its j...

one otis tip: if you advertise to elevator guys in town you are changing mrvf batteries just get them to carry the ones they want down from the machin...