Elevator Forum

A forum holds as many points of view as the field! Its nice to see people who are passionate about their trade!

We had a guy doing this, by the time the local caught up with him the company had already taken care of him. How can you work safely while filming you...

Please post pictures!!! I'd love to see what abortion was constructed to save .2% of floorspace. Some buildings (universities and national defence bui...

I love 330a's, especially for troubleshooting. The feedback from the controller is awesome. The ride of the 330 isn't always the best, mostly from the...

Greenpants awesome you nailed that. Generic public comments are so awesome"bet your job has a lot of ups and downs" good one, never heard that one bef...

I reckon you'll need to repair the flux capacitor

I replaced the capacitors in the drive and that solved the problem. I believe this is a TAC50 Drive. All vibration and rope slip went away. After test...

Is this a quantum drive?

i put 500lbs in the car and vibration went away. when car is empty at bottom floor loadweigher says 0 but at top floor its says 38 percent. Makes sens...

It is a TKE pedestal machine with a sheave jammer installed in 2003.

The encoder is on the crosshead and runs with a roller guide on the rail. it is a geared machine. Ill order an encoder tomorrow. I do have rope slip s...

I retensioned the hoist ropes today to make sure nothing changed. The customer recently told me they were moving office furniture all week before this...

I didn't find any ac in the test points but i did find the power supply tucked up underneath cabinet near the fans. On the advice of a friend I ordere...

No abnormalities reflected in the LEDS. The unit has been in service with no problems since 2003 and no new wiring has been added near the encoders. I...