Elevator Forum

Originally Posted By: Broke_Sheave On the surface the TOJ sounds like a great idea for Maintenance, but could see where it could become a pain, like f...

Originally Posted By: jkh Uppo & VicI agree that there is more to a mechanic then how high he scores on a written test. I am also in favor of cont...

yeah vic im talking about recertification yearly.im not for it. im all for what we called tool box talks weekly ie when we handed in our time sheets w...

imo re-regulation ie yearly testing, will not stop mechanics just making mistakes. by having company toolbox talks to reiterate procedures is a more a...

ah right. different terminology. door zone reader, gotcha.

i know how i would feel.

jkh what is a photo switch? is that a opto coupler chip set?

yeah broke, we are human and we make mistakes. we all have maybe forgotten to remove shorts from time to time(not just on the safety ccts) and then pa...

jeez i cant believe a mechanic would loosen the brakes like that. just down right criminal.ive only worked on upto 60 floor buildings and all machines...

hey broke, im sure this light/buzzer system is not seperately powered bc if it was it may short the car door. the other brake lifter you described i w...

this is just another way to go to breakdown service instead of preventative service. otis has done this revolusionary stuff before and every time we h...

sorry e-man i was giving general info i would look at. what make is a lrv4?

eman it certainly doesnt help without prints. have you checked your contactors to the pump or drive unit?

agree broke have a competency based training system but they also wanted yearly retesting which is crap. i dont see any reason why this could be fair ...

yeah vic its a good idea that was absolutely drummed into us. you discribe that it is good to do to the older lifts and it should be mandated on all l...