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Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD

#3381 05/02/12 01:03 AM

Joined: Dec 2010

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Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD

Hi Gang,

Just thought I would pass on some pictures of a mod I just wrapped up.

Old Equipment:

Otis 131HT Machines
Otis VIP 260 with a good ole MG set
Otis 6970 door operator

New:

Otis 131HT machines ( refurbished )
TKE Tac 50-04 with PWM 10K drive Gov/Motor encoders
Hollister Whitney 624 rope gripper
Dover HDLM door operator

Enjoy

Dave

[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/After%20Mod_Mach1.JPG[/img]
[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/After%20Mod_Mach2.JPG[/img]
[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/After%20Mod_Mach3.JPG[/img]
[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/After%20Mod_Mach4.JPG[/img]
[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/After%20Mod_Mach5.JPG[/img]

[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/BeforeMod1.JPG[/img]
[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/BeforeMod2.JPG[/img]
[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/BeforeMod3.JPG[/img]
[img]http://nevinfamily.ca/atrium/BeforeMod4.JPG[/img]

16 Comments

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD lepricon #3384 05/02/12 03:37 AM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 565 orange county, CA Vic jack of all depts
Vic jack of all depts Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 565 orange county, CA	Very clean job, looks great! You guys put taller machine blocking under the 131HTs, to make room for the rope grippers? They look a bit higher, compared to the "before" pics.

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD Vic #3387 05/02/12 12:24 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 563 U uppo72 addict
uppo72 addict U Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 563	why the rope grippers? is it a reg or just a spec requested via the tender?

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD uppo72 #3389 05/02/12 06:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 909 jkh 4 Ever Learning.
jkh 4 Ever Learning. Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 909	Certainly a job to be proud of! The yellow/blue hoists really stand out against the black floor. Make good choices, JKH

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD jkh #3396 05/03/12 01:26 AM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 280 G GreenPants GreenPants
GreenPants GreenPants G Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 280	nice job. you def know it wasnt a otis mod because you can still get to the machine. we have to cover ours with guards so kids can play in the machine room i guess.

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD GreenPants #3412 05/03/12 02:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 419 Broke_Sheave addict
Broke_Sheave addict Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 419	Did I see a tear coming out of the 139's frame.. Dressed in Blue and not green..LOL.. It Don't mean a thing if it aint got that swing. Cool, Free, Johnny Smith courtesy of NPR..HERE http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/asc/asc25.smith.asx

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD lepricon #3419 05/03/12 09:11 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 220 Annapolis Md. S Smitty bangyourheadhere
Smitty bangyourheadhere S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 220 Annapolis Md.	Very nice looking job! We are doing a similar job right now but using the MCE I control. I hope to post some pictures myself when it is done. We had to do the same deal to make the rope grippers work.

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD uppo72 #3420 05/03/12 11:09 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19 Toronto, Canada L lepricon stranger
lepricon stranger L Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19 Toronto, Canada	Originally Posted By: uppo72 why the rope grippers? is it a reg or just a spec requested via the tender? In Canada we have to have rope grippers when we complete a major alteration (MOD ) or have parallel main brakes that can stop 125% rated load independent of each other. In the past we used to mount the rope grippers upside down at the top of the hoistway. The government inspector had us remove it and install it up in the machine room. He called it because it was not "serviceable" This was a right pain in the ass to raise these machines. The next MOD I am supposed to run we will have to raise Otis 219HT machines up to accommodate a rope gripper . YUK!

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD lepricon #3424 05/04/12 12:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 563 U uppo72 addict
uppo72 addict U Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 563	Originally Posted By: lepricon Originally Posted By: uppo72 why the rope grippers? is it a reg or just a spec requested via the tender? In Canada we have to have rope grippers when we complete a major alteration (MOD ) or have parallel main brakes that can stop 125% rated load independent of each other. In the past we used to mount the rope grippers upside down at the top of the hoistway. The government inspector had us remove it and install it up in the machine room. He called it because it was not "serviceable" This was a right pain in the ass to raise these machines. The next MOD I am supposed to run we will have to raise Otis 219HT machines up to accommodate a rope gripper . YUK! interesting. why do you have to have 2 brakes independant of each other? if control is designed properly why would you need to have 2 brakes?

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD uppo72 #3425 05/04/12 01:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19 Toronto, Canada L lepricon stranger
lepricon stranger L Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 19 Toronto, Canada	You need a second independent brake OR a rope gripper For Unintended motion code req's... Once you mod any old equipment they must be brought up to today's code.

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD lepricon #3450 05/05/12 12:35 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 563 U uppo72 addict
uppo72 addict U Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 563	Originally Posted By: lepricon You need a second independent brake OR a rope gripper For Unintended motion code req's... Once you mod any old equipment they must be brought up to today's code. i would of thought that if the lift had unintended motion that a lift would stop even with 1 or 2 brakes.i would hope we dont go down this way. there have been some rope grippers installed and i had to walk 27 flights to reset 2 grippers when a power failure occured. also are new lifts required to have these 2nd brakes installed? Last edited by uppo72; 05/05/12 12:39 PM.

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD uppo72 #3459 05/05/12 09:11 PM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 31 new york ,new york T tommycakes pinwrench
tommycakes pinwrench T Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 31 new york ,new york	real nice job !

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD lepricon #3515 05/11/12 02:22 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 404 california S Scott Davidson troubleshooter1
Scott Davidson troubleshooter1 S Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 404 california	thats very nice lepricon, the old otis controllers looked great, now that was service you could see. Kind of sad to see such a great looking otis controller go down. the mod does look awesome though great job

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD Scott Davidson #3640 05/22/12 03:38 AM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 220 Annapolis Md. S Smitty bangyourheadhere
Smitty bangyourheadhere S Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 220 Annapolis Md.	It is interesting that a lot of our current US codes have been in Canada's code for quite some time. I remember visiting my father who was a supervisor for then Dover Elevator in Toronto. I was a field adjuster for Schindler Haughton at the time. Anyhow, this was back in the mid 90's. and I remember seeing some of the gearless machines with dual brakes as well as the Bode brake used on geared machines. It was also odd seeing the rather small looking but 600 volt main line disconnects. Last edited by Smitty; 05/22/12 03:40 AM.

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD Smitty #3644 05/22/12 07:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 366 DFW E E311 enthusiast
E311 enthusiast E Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 366 DFW	Very pretty In the before pics that job looked pretty good. Its always nice to see the 260's get ripped out. Now hopefully the service guy will keep it that clean

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD E311 #3697 05/26/12 08:05 PM
Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 280 G GreenPants GreenPants
GreenPants GreenPants G Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 280	no time to clean, 15min. service unit visit only.

Re: Recently completed Otis to TKE MOD GreenPants #3698 05/27/12 06:27 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 366 DFW E E311 enthusiast
E311 enthusiast E Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 366 DFW	Well..you forgot about your open order and annual safety test along with your regular service visits