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Working on a 15-story retrofit in Portland, the old rope gripper versus the new magnetic brake was a real eye-opener.

We had to replace the safety gear on a set of older Otis units. The original rope gripper system needed constant tweaking for alignment, maybe an hour of fussing per car. The newer permanent magnet brake from a different job just dropped in and held spec with a simple gap check. Has anyone else made that switch and seen their callbacks drop?
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margaret_chen
That reminds me of a retrofit where the old brake shoes were just CONSTANTLY shedding dust. The new setup basically fixed a weekly cleaning job.
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emerycarr
emerycarr1d ago
Damn, what was your callback rate before?
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