These are some super nice cabs with the rare GAL version of Lexan buttons. Ngl, the older Lexan fixtures are much better than these, but this version of Lexan is becoming more and more rare. I believe these are Elevonic 401s, and my first ones too!
These are a bit slow for 13 floors, only going 350 FPM and are somehow MUCH MORE BUSY than the other tower, but these are pretty amazing and run really well! Kinda wished I got a better video, but after 3 attempts of an up/down ride, I gave up and went with this take.
Elevator Brand: Otis Elevator Model (if identifiable): Elevonic 401 Elevator Type: Traction Number of Elevators: 4 Floors Served: 13 Installed: 1987 Current Controller: 401 Capacity: 3500 lbs Speed: 350 FPM
Original Fixtures: Buttons: GAL "Lexan" Floor Indicator: Otis Digital Green Arrow Lanterns: Custom Circle Chimes/Bells: Series 1 (1980-1991)
Elevator Ratings: 10/10 Overall Opinions: BEAUTIFUL
Turns out this place had an elevator add on and I didn't notice or I came way too early to see it being installed. I was last here in January 2021 and don't recall ever seeing this elevator.
Anyway, it's a brand New ThyssenKrupp Elevator, which isn't shocking considering TK dominates TN now a days. For a company that makes Boring elevators and absolutely trash Slap On Mods, I think TKE hit it out of the park this time around! The Cab Designs are nice and sleek, they used MAD Atoll Buttons that light up blue for this cab and not that BAD BullShit ClASSic crap, it has a cool Blue ACME Floor, and it's a nice running Endura! TKE did a good job with this install! Honestly if the Soft Touch gets modded or replaced, I wouldn't mind TK replacing it entirely with another Endura Elevator EXACTLY like this one, with the nice blue Atoll Buttons and ACME Indicator. Though I think this was put in around Early 2021, I think this could've been installed around 2019-2021.
Elevator Brand: ThyssenKrupp
Elevator Model (if identifiable): Endura
Elevator Type: Hydraulic
Floors Served: 2
Est Installation: 2021? (Circa 2019-2021)
Original Fixtures: MAD Atoll Buttons / MAD/TK Arrow Lanterns / Blue ACME Floor Indicator
Original Stuff Remaining: All Original
Mods/Later Add Ons (if any): NA
Filmed: February 6th, 2022
Only one statement can sum up this cab, ?️?️?️?️?️?️?️?️?️?️?️?️!
This is jackpot 2 out of 3! I was worried at first since I saw the Innovation Universal Call Panel, but thankfully, the Cab is mostly original with Montgomery A Series! This is my first ever A Series and it's pretty nice! The Cab Buttons look very similar to other fixtures like Adam's, but have a very interesting push, too interesting considering the close door button is hard to push. This thing is also very bell happy as well!
Besides the Innovation Universal Call Panel on the Main Floor and the Innovation Fire Service Slap On, everything else is original to the Elevator, which includes the OG Call Buttons on the other 2 Floors. Overall, a very nice first impression!
Elevator Brand: Montgomery
Elevator Model (if identifiable): MX/HH
Elevator Type: Hydraulic
Floors Served: 3
Est Installation: 1989
OG Fixtures: A Series
Original Stuff Remaining: Mostly Original
Mods/Later Additions (if any): Replacement Innovation Universal Call Panel on 1st Floor and Slap On Fire Service Panel
Filmed: October 4th, 2021
These were originally Otises? with Adams fixtures. Yes you heard that right, Adam Fixtures... in Aruba. How did that happen? I dunno.
These are in the process of getting fully replaced with New Gen2's. While these look basic at first, the view is definitely pretty cool! I definitely prefer the newer cabs since this is more in-line on what you see down here in Aruba. The older cabs were even more basic, looking like a typical American Adam's Survivors mod than an original cab.
Prior Elevator Brand: Otis?
Modded By: Otis
Prior Elevator Model (if identifiable): NA
Current Elevator Model (if identifiable): Gen2
Elevator Type: MRL Traction
Floors Served: 5
Installed: 1990's
Modded In: 2020-2022
Current Controller: ???
Capacity: 2204.6 lbs (1000 KG)
Speed: 350 FPM (106.68 MPM)
Original Fixtures:
Buttons: Adams Survivors
Floor Indicator: CE
Arrow Lanterns: Adams?
Chimes/Bells: NA
Mod 2 Fixtures:
Buttons: Concave/BR27B
Floor Indicator: STN-LCD
Arrow Lanterns: NA
Chimes/Bells: NA
Elevator Ratings: 7/10
Overall Opinions: Unique
STF’s Elevator Rating Scale:
15. BEYOND EPIMAZING!!!
10: BEAUTIFUL
9: Nice
8: Good/Cool
7: Charming/Unique
6: Interesting/Average
5: Boring/A Bit Iffy
4: Needs Attention/Dislike
3: Junky/Despise
2: Disgusting/Garbage
1: Never riding again!
Recorded: June 19th, 2022
Phone Used: IPhone 8
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Oh goodie, another one! This one has some nice cab designs, but I do not remember this thing running that great. Oh well...
Elevator Brand: Dover
Elevator Type: Hydraulic (Oildraulic Model)
Floors Served: 3
Est Installation: 1996
OG Fixtures: Impulse
Original Stuff Remaining: All Original
Mods/Later Additions (if any): NA
Filmed: October 29th, 2020
This was a very neat elevator. Not only is it a brass coated one, its a scenic and has corners too! I've heard that this was a Traflomatic Traction and not an SPF, but I don't know how true that is. Each corner contains a Main Panel and Floor Indicators. I didn’t ride it all the up since the Buttons didn’t seem to want to go farther than 1, so I did 2 rides to compensate. Not the best filming as others did the entire ride up, but hey, I got what I could. I kept getting interrupted which is another reason for the lackluster ride as I couldn’t get a redo. Glad I didn’t go all the way up as the top floor is an office of some sort and that would be a bit awkward for me... lol
Elevator Brand: Dover
Elevator Type: Traction (Traflomatic III? Model)
Floors Served: 4
Est Installation: 1988-1989
OG Fixtures (Most Notable): All Original
Mods/Later Additions (if any): NA
Filmed: January 31st, 2021
Here are two Otis Series 1's. The first one I filmed was the one on the left. The unique thing about the first one is that it’s a dual door (which is likely only accessed by Employees) as seen by the back door and and the set of R buttons. The 2nd one is just a regular Series 1. Both have the charm and look the same as in his videos, but these are kinda slow. At least the doors are responsive to door commands.
Elevator Brand: Otis
Elevator Type: Hydraulic
# of Elevators: 2
Floors Served: 4
Est Installation: 2001
OG Fixtures: "New" Series 1
Original Stuff Remaining: All Original
Mods/Later Additions (if any): NA
Filmed: October 28th, 2020
This is a basic Impulse inside of one of the buildings. I like it though despite being mad common in NC (and everywhere else).
Elevator Brand: Dover
Elevator Model (if identifiable): Oildraulic
Elevator Type: Hydraulic
Floors Served: 2
Installed: 1992
Current Controller: DMC-1
Capacity: 2500 lbs
Speed: 95/100 FPM
Original Fixtures:
Buttons: Impulse
Floor Indicator: Dover Analog Dot Matrix
Arrow Lanterns: Impulse (Outside)
Chimes/Bells: Dover Up/Down / Dover Buzz
Recorded: August 2nd, 2022
Phone Used: IPhone 8
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This is the 2nd LULA here. I filmed the first one back in April 2021 when this thing was put out of use.
It now works and well... not much needs to be said. It's a LULA after all.
Elevator Brand: Garaventa Lift
Elevator Model (if identifiable): Elvoron
Elevator Type: LULA Hydraulic
Floors Served: 2
Installed: 2000's
Current Controller: ???
Capacity: 341 KG (750 lbs)
Speed: 40 FPM (12.192 MPM)
Original Fixtures:
Buttons: Schaefer MT 42
Floor Indicator: Unknown Orange Digital Dot Matrix
Arrow Lanterns: None
Chimes/Bells: None
Elevator Ratings: 6/10
Overall Opinions: Interesting
STF’s Elevator Rating Scale:
15. BEYOND EPIMAZING!!!
10: BEAUTIFUL
9: Nice
8: Good/Cool
7: Charming/Unique
6: Interesting/Average
5: Boring/A Bit Iffy
4: Needs Attention/Dislike
3: Junky/Despise
2: Disgusting/Garbage
1: Never riding again!
Recorded: June 21st, 2022
Phone Used: IPhone 8
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I believe I just found my first 500As! However, these are a little different. They feature the Standard HT Up/Down Chime and the 400A Floor Pass, which is a bit weird for 500A's to have, but there's been a few on YT that have those Chimes. The Outsides also have the MT/RT Chime for the Circle Lanterns! I thought these were Early 500A's, but they are from 2006 despite the building having the same layout as the one with the "700A's".
These are some stylish elevators that run great despite the sticky buttons! The left cab talks a little and the right is the Hybrid Service/Passenger Cab.
Elevator Brand: Schindler
Elevator Model (if identifiable): 500A
Elevator Type: Traction
Number of Elevators: 2
Floors Served: 5
Installed: 2006
Current Controller: Miconic TX
Capacity: 3500 lbs
Speed: 350 FPM
Original Fixtures:
Buttons: MT
Floor Indicator: EPCO
Arrow Lanterns: Circle
Chimes/Bells: MT/RT (Outside Lanterns) / 400A
Voice: Older Schindler (2000's)
Recorded: August 9th, 2022
Phone Used: Samsung Galaxy Note20
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