Elevator Forum

I clean guide tracks with brake cleaner (once) and then oil with a small amount of TriFlow. New guides get set up level side to side on the top of the...

Keep an eye on selector guides and floor bars. Take care of sticky car buttons as soon as you notice them. Trapped passengers between floors and all C...

Jacks out of sync, causing a little rocking and rolling when they catch up with each other?

Doesn't look like 411s that we have here. I haven't ever seen a 411 with software limits. Last time I did annuals on a 411, I remember SS13 and 14 bei...

Are you sure they are 411s? That is a short rise (assuming typical floor heights) and slow speed for a 411. What do the cabinets look like? Directiona...

Still on local operation. When the car arrives at a floor, I bet you get DTO.

Sail switch on 131 or 139 gearless machines. It's the switch between the fan and field frame.

If you have a monitor, what faults did you have (special events menu)? With a bad door lock, you can time out of service. A monitor will make finding ...

Forgot to ask, do you have a computer screen in the MR or just the flip down in the controller?

If the VMC manual is still in the MR, you can run data trap. This will show you states of inputs and outputs at the time of MLT. I would check PT rela...

That link is for a Suzanne Hart story

Originally Posted By: Monte Ball Any of you guys try Vertitron for a control? We have one on service....... Simple, one-two boards, and Steve Romnes i...

Pretty sure you mean EMLS 8-9. Check MFS contacts and carbons. Could be a million things, bad contacts on MFS is most common.

Originally Posted By: elevatorpat Otis can't even keep them running. Stay away! Pretty true

Something else is wrong if you can't run on auto. Can you run on inspect? Do you have any of your fault lights lit on the lower left hand side of your...