Digital boards hide the issues. Harder to pin down problems.
Took all afternoon, but you saved the day and our client's nerves.
I was checking an elevator in a vintage apartment block. The owner showed me a worn cable and said it was 'still good for a few more years'... He offered to pay cash if I just signed off on it. I knew it was a risk, but the money was tempting. Ended up telling him no, but man, it was a tough call.
I've been crafting small elevator components in my garage to test ideas. Some coworkers say it's pointless, but I've caught flaws before they happen on the job. Is this kind of project worth the effort for you folks?
More buildings are getting elevators with those fancy touchscreen operation panels. When they freeze up, you can't just do a hard reset like with old button systems. You have to wait for the proprietary software to load on a computer, which eats up a lot of time on a service call. How do you handle these without throwing your tools?