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Overload sensor – prevents the elevator from moving until excess load has been removed. It may trigger a voice prompt or buzzer alarm. This may also trigger a "full car" indicator, indicating the car's inability to accept more passengers until some are unloaded. Electric fans or air conditioning units to enhance circulation and comfort.
An elevator has brakes that are held off brake pads by the tension of the elevator cable. If the cable breaks, tension is lost and the brakes latch on the rails in the shaft, so that the elevator cabin does not fall. Vehicle air conditioning – Defrost controls require vacuum for diverter damper operation for all functions except defrost.
Nora Cherie Killian was born in Newton, North Carolina, on December 21, 1946, to Earl and Lena Carrigan Killian. [2] Her father gave her the name Cherie after the French phrase "mon chérie" (English: my darling) which he had heard in France on his way home following his release as a prisoner-of-war of World War II. [3]
A motor controller is a device or group of devices that can coordinate in a predetermined manner the performance of an electric motor. [1] A motor controller might include a manual or automatic means for starting and stopping the motor, selecting forward or reverse rotation, selecting and regulating the speed, regulating or limiting the torque, and protecting against overloads and electrical ...
An elevator fell from the sixth floor of a hotel under construction. Overload of people and construction materials was blamed for the accident. [42] Pailin Province, Cambodia: 4 0 1958-04-16 An elevator at a dam at the Snowy Mountains Scheme fell about 400 feet (122 m) when the cable broke, killing 4 Italian employees of a French construction ...
The 1983 NFL Draft is celebrated for its quarterbacks, and for good reason. It produced three of the greatest quarterbacks ever: John Elway, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly.
Before the automation of elevators, elevator operators had to "open and close the manual doors, control the direction and speed of the car, take requests from passengers on board, and announce what businesses were located on each floor as they approached." [1] Prior to the world wars, this role was mainly held by men. However, once the wars ...
This is a list of inclined elevators, organised by place within country and region. An inclined elevator is distinguished from the similar funicular railway in that its cars operate independently whereas funiculars are composed of two vehicles that synchronously counterbalance one another.