Elevator Forum

i tell junior mechanics and apprentices that you dont have to know everything, you also will sometimes make stupid mistakes when fault finding but its...

hey fitch sometimes its better to look at alternatives but i would be looking at a mrl lift replacement(a lift that need no motorroom) or even a hydra...

whats the age?

hi mate the problem you have is that these types of machines are well past their used by date( i think most things have a build design life of 25/30 y...

thanks mate it would be great to see some before and after shots!!!!!!!!

hey danz can you get some pics of these westinghouse machines and controllers as we used to use westinghouse running gear here(aus) and i wanted to kn...

hey billvator, ive never seen a controller with dhst(down hall stop) so im assuming there is a uhst too. ive only seen hst(hall stop) and cst(car stop...

Originally Posted By: lepricon You need a second independent brake OR a rope gripper For Unintended motion code req's... Once you mod any old equipmen...

Originally Posted By: Broke_Sheave Originally Posted By: Vic Wow, thanks, Broke Sheave!As the immortal Johnny Carson used to say, "I did not know that...

Originally Posted By: lepricon Originally Posted By: uppo72 why the rope grippers? is it a reg or just a spec requested via the tender? In Canada we...

why the rope grippers? is it a reg or just a spec requested via the tender?

electronic or mechanical selector? first and foremost this is a common fault for otis 2 speed ac lifts that are sometimes hard to find. i do remember ...

i read this stuff with bated breath knowing full well the consequences for mistakes. me and my brethren here have mostly been good however there was a...

hi solid,it sounds like the slowdown and braking with empty car being the hardest to pull up. i would be going over all slow down ccts, brushes and co...

ive never seen a otis flat top machine in melbourne. what was the years of construction for these?