Hey Jim, I kind of thought that maybe you were a member of this site, as the other related sites I have visited do not really help you with specific elevator problems. I had a strange feeling you were speaking directly to me while I was reading your article. It seemed as you were reprimanding me for helping our brothers, and it kind of irritated me at the time. I spoke to the administrator about this post, and we discussed the situation of non elevator personnel accessing the information we divulge. He made a good point when he said that you can kind of tell which guys are not elevator people, and most of there questions go unanswered or they are directed to obtain help from a qualified co. I guess I took it for granted that the information I was posting would help only our brothers, for I believed that they would be the onlyones to understand the answers. But I can see your point, that some people may use this same info and hurt themselves or others. I agree that NEIEP should have a forum like this or something similar to help our members. It can be done! I am sure that every elevator man out there would agree that the controllers are changing so rapidly that it makes it almost impossible to be proficient on all of them, just when you finally learn about one controller, which is not necessarily easy in the first place, they introduce something new and exciting. It is akin to the ever changing operating systems for computers these days. The elevator education program is a good beginning, but I believe it is lacking when it comes to actually fixing a broken car on the field. I have seen to many mechanics, new and old who are basically lost when it comes to understanding how an elevator works and using that understanding to get a car running. Jim, you are right, the time for a forum like this is upon us. It can only make our brothers better mechanics, as I truly believe that this is what this forum is trying to accomplish. How about some input from all who read this as to how we can make this a secure, elevator man only, information base. If Otis can have Otis role, and supply over the phone support for all types of equipment, only to Otis employees, then maybe something similar could be done here. I would love to be involved in such a thing, as I truly love being an elevator man and sharing my many years of experience and knowledge to anyone who asks.
What do you all think
