Elevator Forum

After 36 years in this industry, I've done about everything, construction, repair, service, and modernization. I can say that we have a great compensa...

I know an Otis adjuster who did just that- He was using the OMT to spin the governor on a 411 job, and forgot to take his finger off the button! Poked...

Is the 209 brake contactor picking?

1/2 SOB?

Yep, turned one on first, then the other, now they talk just fine. Thanks!

Wow, guys, thanks. Did not try sequencing the power. Thanks, I'll try it. And the pull up resistor sounds like a great idea too. Thnaks.

There is a device that has two moving discs, with a stationary, fixed disc in between them. The outer discs rotate when the dw is moving. The outer di...

R+O stands for Rickety + Old?We had O+W out here on in Los Angeles.(Old + Wobbly!)

"Can this elevator fall?"Nothing's impossible, but it has six hoist ropes, and only two are enough to hold this car. The factor of safety is tremendou...

"Why don't the elevators stay running?"All things made by mankind break, busses, trains, planes, your car..."Your service technician just left, and no...