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#3692 - 05/26/12 02:05 PM
Re: Tac 20
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i do not work for TKE and have never had a problem repairing at Tac 20 whether it be a LON problem or whatever. Schindler uses LON on their 321's and 330's. If you've got parts, diagnostics, and literature, everythings fixable. Problems.. Parts: Non-OEMs get bent over, price wise, leaves little room for profit or none at all, if you have to replace something. Diagnostics: Have moved past the point of simple ASCII in and ASCII out and have moved to network protocol, making diagnostices that much more difficult to reverse engineer. And no funny stuff on the reverse engineering because it's guaranteed you will face a legal challenge upon release to the public Literature: This used to be a gray area, but over the years has been determined that the original OEM holds the copyright, so anybody with illegal literature in their possession has broken copyright laws and liable as well. Leaves you with the choice of going out and breaking elevators, and recording your own findings, thereby creating your own literature. Nobody but those with the deepest pockets can take up the endeavors listed above. This means OEMS battling OEMS. The days of the large nationwide independents is long gone.
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#3694 - 05/26/12 04:42 PM
Re: Tac 20
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"If you've got parts, diagnostics, and literature, everythings fixable."
You forgot ability and desire... You can have all the ability and desire in the world, but if you got no parts for an ADON board, or CLC or whatever, and No diagnosics to acsertaing the problem, and no literature to describe what you're seeing on the diagnostic screen.... Very few companies are going to let you sit there, with your privates in your hand, while you figure out how to set a lon address. They'll keep it till they can't make money and then they'll lose it. Either back to the original OEM, some OEM that's put in the time and money for R&D, or some other sucker that sends their guy with their privates in their hand as a troubleshooting tool... But one with plenty of desire and ability... And I understand desire and ability. To take on a piece of what is to you "Foreign" equipment, you had better have plenty of it. You guys working for independents, know what I'm talking about..But if that's all you got....Well.......
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#3705 - 05/28/12 02:36 PM
Re: Tac 20
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you know what i mean by ability and desire, i see guys every day that have no business in the elevator business... I don't know what's happened. I talk to guys everyday, that don't have the simplest grasp of what they're doing. Is it NEIP's fault?, companies lack of training?, different generation and I've become and old fuddy duddy? Hell I don't know. A lot of these guys WANT to do it, but are just overwhelmed.
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#3706 - 05/28/12 03:08 PM
Re: Tac 20
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I agree... I just started on my 33rd years as an IUEC Mechanic/Adjuster. Worked for the big O from 1980-1995, then went to TKE as a regional adjuster, came back to the big O in 2008, and took a Route mechanic job combination repair/troubleshooter. About a year ago, O bought a large mom and pop shop and sent me over here because of my troubleshooting ability as well as sales ability. We are wide ass open, and the repair and MOD sales are overwhelming even in this troubled economy. Problem is, no qualified men to do the work. The IUEC lost over 30% of its membership in this Local to the economy, basically weeding out the deadwood.
I just don't understand these younger guys today, I guess to them it's an easy paycheck. I had one helper say to me " Screw it, leave it for the adjuster "... I said " Pal, I am the adjuster "... his ass went on the bench...
Nothing to prove anymore, done it all.
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