Elevator Forum

If it shorted, then any capacitors in parallel won't capacitate. (Made that word up just now, pretty cool, huh?) The whole network of capacitors would...

With the car parked at the bottom, then open manual lowering, to simulate the contraction of hot oil. With the thermal disconnected, maybe the stlu wi...

Good one....Let us know!Hope it works out

That's one ugly azz controller!

Wow, fate, thanks!Do you pull the hoist ropes up and over the motor, so the motor will swing under the ropes, then out from behind the rail? I don't s...

Why, sure, everytime I leave a place, the party was just about to go bonkers! 8*)You probably knew Mike Tuttle? Now at ECI West? He worked in the elec...

Scott,That was about 1986, I think. All I remember about 1901 Avenue of the Stars, is that the selector had electric clutches, and a myriad of chains....

Ok, so that's not intended to hold the car for heavy repairs- just an additional safety while servicing...I had no idea, thanks!

If it happens at an intermediate floor, you might not notice it happened at all, if it recovers at the floor above. I'd put it on inspection in the m/...

Hah hah! That's quite a story! Funny how old equipment can stir those early memories. Was that 6300 building in Century City? I was a helper there bri...

I'll keep that in mind, thanks.Were you familiar with those Haughton selectors, with all the chains and clutches?

The only goolean I ever worked on was at the Bonaventure Hotel, I think it was, downtown Los Angeles. I think it was B base? All been torn out now, be...

Sounds way complicated....

They had sticky call relays on the boards. Easy to see which boards are call boards, by the the row of soldered-in miniature silver colored relays, on...