Elevator Forum

There was an Australian study on the relative benefits of destination dispatching. They showed clearly traffic patterns in various types of buildings,...

Otis sued a guy in Los Angeles over an OMT. Judgement was in the millions.

I'm so glad to hear that! I hoped that the reader would feel like they were part of the troublshooting process. Sort of like reading an adventure nove...

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Wow, car top safeties, too....

Motion Control Engineering (aka "MCE") manufactures non-proprietary controls, for AC Traction, DC Traction, hydraulic, etc. They have a great engineer...

I remember at Library Square, back in 1989, and one adjustor was using the OMT to check his governor tripping speeds, just holding his finger on the b...

Thanks, Bob. Good information there.Deborah, if you're reading this, sorry I got your name wrong. Duly noted.PACE class materials are spot-on.

Bob, The State Elevator, Ride, and Tramway Unit is under funded. At any given moment, something like 40% of Califonia permits are out of date, which k...

Some friendly advice, if I may? If you circumvent the UL listed controller safety features, you incur liability on yourself. The root cause needs to b...

Scott, a cooler would have been a much better idea in many ways. When I was younger, I thought everything was "up to me", to find a solution to every ...

Smitty, I can't remember if I tried that. Thanks for adding your experiences. Interesting. Nowadayz, if I suspect a temperature issue, I place these "...

So, we got the bubbles problem out of the way, and still have relevel issues.I was doubting the sealing of the Maxton check valve, and so took that al...

Whoa, I almost thought you were gonna guess the answer! It had to do with temperature, definitely. I'll let you off the hook in a second- But first, h...