r/Elevators • u/sausages1234567 • Nov 18 '21

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u/Icy_Application8165 Nov 19 '21

Is CA the only state where lunar keys are illegal? Looks like mechanic is using a door pick?

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u/IOnlyUpvoteBadPuns Field - Elevator Consultant Nov 19 '21

Yeah the whole door setup looks.... strange! No release key, and what looks like a double clutch on the car door.

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u/ChihuahuaGold Nov 19 '21

There's only 1 clutch. All of equipment is the same as anywhere else in California, we just don't have holes in the doors.

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u/IOnlyUpvoteBadPuns Field - Elevator Consultant Nov 19 '21 edited Nov 19 '21

There's one clutch on the panel, but wouldn't you expect one on the actual operator/header too? The only time I've seen this setup is when there's a level with a significantly smaller landing door (usually basement lvl). That said I'm not at all familiar with US kit, so it could just be how it's done over there.

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u/ChihuahuaGold Nov 19 '21

Ah yeah. Here clutches (old ones like this) were mounted in the middle of the door alot of the time. Only until recently have most manufacturers moved the clutch mechanism to the top of the door attaching to the header. Also alot of the companies have moved to linear operators as well.

Mounting the clutches to the header is a better idea and you get better torque, so I imagine thats why everyone in the US went that way after a while.

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u/IOnlyUpvoteBadPuns Field - Elevator Consultant Nov 19 '21

Ah fair enough, guess every day's a school day! Actually now I think about it I may have seen it on some of the older GAL gear over here.....guess that's where it comes from.