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There's three different types of chips on an Otis E411 RCB II board which is the OCSS in the system. I am assuming you are talking about that, rather ...

Why not reach out to Argus directly? I'm sure that they'd have a list of controller types that their DLM unit has been successfully installed on, and ...

Perhaps an "obvious" question, but did you reach out to GAL's Tech Support team?https://www.gal.com/support/technical-support/

I am guessing that MTH = Motor Thermal related. Often a fault like that may latch itself and require a manual reset sequence to put the car back in se...

“Brake I Hold” sounds like the “I” could be the current (electrical symbol = I) of the brake to hold it open.Is there some sort of setting you can adj...

What does it show on the service tool / OFT?I am guessing it might be stuck on HAD (Hoistway Access Detection) as a result of you having entered the h...

CHCS input is active low, i.e. when no voltage is on the input, CHCS will be in upper case on the service tool’s monitor inputs screen. You might want...

COL sounds like it has something to do with Earthquake seismic operation, i.e. COLision.Is this a job in California or elsewhere where this might be t...

Before this discussion gets moved to another section, I just want to point out that the originally-posted link was to just one instance of Smartrise E...

Hyperterminal was a 3rd party terminal emulator originally packaged with Windows 95. I expect that many younger mechanics weren't even alive when it w...

For each floor, there are Allowed calls masksC = Car callU = Up hall callD = Down hall callE = Emergency (hospital or VIP) callThere are front and rea...

Why not reach out to their Technical Support team?https://www.elevatorcontrols.com/support/technical-support/

According tor_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=scBC is related to Brake ControlI am assuming this is a traction unit, e.g. with an OVF drive, and p...

Perhaps an obvious question - have you reached out to GAL Tech Support? If not, that's a good first step. They can help you identify the cause and sol...

Maybe an "obvious question" but did you call the Technical Support line for Elevator Controls? I'd expect that, if it's not already obvious from the j...