Leominster: Shock Cam! KONE [DEATH TRAP] Elevator, Macy's, Mall at Whitney Field, 11/5/09

[KONEelevatorman111]

I was on it yesterday and the drops are worse now. Also the bell indicator on the first floor did a down signal but it was just a little bug because it only did it once. Also the bangs are worse as well. Maybe you should do another impact cam sometime.

[georgef551]

Since the holiday rish is upon us, I was thinking the next Shock Cam video will be very early 2010. I want all those mad shoppers to wear this thing out, and do it well. Why am I not surprised that it's worse?

January, so traffic is back to normal, and can get the elevator to myself.

[KONEelevatorman111]

Makes sense because I'm not doing much malls this December but I will be checking it.

[georgef551]

I noticed the carpet isn't taught on the floor. When I recorded this video, I figured out why the camera is cockeyed: Great carpet install!!

[KONEelevatorman111]

When you could not see out the door the camera did not move! When you are in the elevator and you let it sit the doors open at about a centimeter. When you hit two or one the doors do not close that centimeter. Similar to the elevator at Twin City Plaza except when you start moving the door closes all the way.

[georgef551]

I think the outers moved (shut), as well as the inners closed fully on the downward trip. I replayed the video a few times, and they shut tighter the trip down. The Meredith does stay ajar until it moves, then closes fully. A little tollerance play here and there.

[KONEelevatorman111]

Also when it failed when it started on one it shook a lot. Like the ceiling would make a shaking noise.

[georgef551]

When it just started up, as in, a jolt? That's just the hydraulic fluid being too cold. All hydros will do that if the fluid isn't heated enough. Run another lap, it'll jolt less, and less the next time. The Otis at 27 Monument Square definately suffers this fate as well.

[KONEelevatorman111]

They fixed it. When they fixed it after 90 days they put a new certificate and make it the same date.

[georgef551]

I did make note of that possibility in the description, so don't think I called you out. The same thing happened with "Worcester's Death Trap Elevator" as well.

[revo8778]

Well, it's fast. That's a good thing.

[georgef551]

Honestly, the ride it's not quite awful yet, but it was a LOT better.

The "125FPM" gets 135 up, and 150 down. Too bad it's going to pot.

Way to go La'Salle Malls. :)