--- Jim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shanon KA8SPW wrote: > > So moral of the story, you run the risk of > liability. So just don't do > > it. I know we all want the shortest run but those > are the rules. Run > > it outside the room to another area or you may > pay. Heck, it might be > > you in the elevator leaving when you test the > repeater on the way down, > > one last time and you drop like lead 39 floors to > go SPLAT. Now that > > would be ironic... > > Not gonna happen-elevators have sort of a 'dead-man' > lock. Large pins or > arms pop out and into the rails if the car drops > too quickly. > Sorta like the Park gear on an automatic > transmission on a car. > > -- > Jim Barbour > WD8CHL >
They don't always work. Especially in the buildings that are 50 years or more old. While it was more like 3 or 4 floors an elevator where my wife worked dropped to the bottom and several people were hirt. It was not a total free fall, but fast enough. I work as an electrician and part of my duties is to look into the elevator problems. If it is much involved we call a contracted elevator company. If you could see the old grease and junk built up on the safety devices of the 40 year old stuff you probably would not want to ride one. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
