I remember department stores with lift attendants with a control like that. As a small kid, the attendant would often let me drive the lift, never particularly exciting as I could only do what they told me to do. In these lifts, the doors were closed by pressing on the handle, and up and down were like in the video. Sometimes a customer would change their mind and want to go to another floor, the attendant could stop and change direction at the next floor to drop that person off as in the video. At some times during the day, the handle would be locked and the lifts would return to automatic control -- some customers would find this very concerning.
The quietly reassuring ta-dum, ta-dum as it glides on its journey reminds me of other wooden wonders I have known. And now I've watched the rest of it, the click and the clack of the relays is even more cheery. I know that ones and zeros are cheaper and more efficient, but sod it, there is a more human feeling strangely to this beauty. Yes, a romance even. Bit like a steam train. Thank you for taking me back to department store assistant-operated lifts as a tiddler with Granny.
We have a disused (since mid 80s) 1948 Manually controlled Express SMS freight lift in our ex tram depot museum with the same equipment, only less of it as there are only 3 levels and single speed. It's a type AT45-1 with CSII control. I'd like to salvage the logic and set it up to control a model lift in the museum itself for people to see.
Stunning find. Nottingham Co op House (department store, built around the same time) also had manually controlled lifts like these. I suppose semi automatic is perhaps more accurate.
1:32 The funny thing is that A.B., a (mostly former) lift brand in Romania made manual cargo lifts in the 60's, so no, this isn't the last manual lift. Funny thing is that it has no leveling or "smart" floor tracking like this one. It is fully manual. Hilarious little thing haha! God, we were "wonderful" engineers.
Yes. I wonder what company made these. A very specialist item to replace a certain part. I like that the effort was made by someone to design and manufacture this. I couldn't see this happening with a modern lift
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I remember department stores with lift attendants with a control like that. As a small kid, the attendant would often let me drive the lift, never particularly exciting as I could only do what they told me to do. In these lifts, the doors were closed by pressing on the handle, and up and down were like in the video. Sometimes a customer would change their mind and want to go to another floor, the attendant could stop and change direction at the next floor to drop that person off as in the video. At some times during the day, the handle would be locked and the lifts would return to automatic control -- some customers would find this very concerning.
The quietly reassuring ta-dum, ta-dum as it glides on its journey reminds me of other wooden wonders I have known.
And now I've watched the rest of it, the click and the clack of the relays is even more cheery.
I know that ones and zeros are cheaper and more efficient, but sod it, there is a more human feeling strangely to this beauty. Yes, a romance even.
Bit like a steam train.
Thank you for taking me back to department store assistant-operated lifts as a tiddler with Granny.
These lifts should have a preservation order put on them so they can never be replaced by crappy generic lifts.
I agree and beno agrees but the building might replace it and the country may not allow buildings to still have old elevators/lifts
Reminds me a lot of the old Otis micro drive elevators that had a separate leveling motor. This is amazing.
We have a disused (since mid 80s) 1948 Manually controlled Express SMS freight lift in our ex tram depot museum with the same equipment, only less of it as there are only 3 levels and single speed. It's a type AT45-1 with CSII control. I'd like to salvage the logic and set it up to control a model lift in the museum itself for people to see.
What an amazing lift.
This is what we call a true lift
exactly
That’s actually quite a nice looking lift. Very posh and well looked after.
This was a beauty of a find! Incredible lift.
Stunning find. Nottingham Co op House (department store, built around the same time) also had manually controlled lifts like these. I suppose semi automatic is perhaps more accurate.
1:32 The funny thing is that A.B., a (mostly former) lift brand in Romania made manual cargo lifts in the 60's, so no, this isn't the last manual lift. Funny thing is that it has no leveling or "smart" floor tracking like this one. It is fully manual. Hilarious little thing haha! God, we were "wonderful" engineers.
What a beautiful lift...
0:22 and unusually (looking at the blue thing) it appears to also have a bi directional governor!
Thats the gearbox
@@benoliftsahh I see, looked the same as a governor tbh (please excuse my lift knowledge ignorance)
Wow really neat piece of engineering dispite it being very odd in every way
This is fascinating.
Don’t the lifts in Harrods also have manual control? I’ve seen the handle inside the lift.
4:50 is that not an inspection control?
where is this
Very nice
Wow! That's A Good Piece Of An Lift, In Poland, Manual Control Was Mostly Seen In Freight lifts to 1960's.
Nice lift😊
Is that a retrofit digital positioner?
Yes. I wonder what company made these. A very specialist item to replace a certain part. I like that the effort was made by someone to design and manufacture this. I couldn't see this happening with a modern lift
Awesome
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Fast......1.5 m/s ?
5:21 typical generic lift engineers, no passion for their work, never do a sufficient job.
Manually control is maybe very safe
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