I still check the thread, but don't often post because 99% of pertinent information can be found over the past 20 pages.

Hopefully it continues to be a good resource for people looking for information like I was when I started the thread.

@ElecTech, this trade is absolutely keeping me busy. Between school and overtime, I've learned a ton over my first 2500 hours. Still screw up daily though, and the difference between a great elevator man and your average mechanic is cavernous. Much more to learn, and the locals will be dying for good young mechanics over the next decade as all these old farts keep retiring.