Field Employees' Elevator Testing Manual, 3rd Edition
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This handbook was designed to provide a guide to persons assigned the task of performing various tests on electric and hydraulic passenger and freight elevators in the presence of a certified Elevator Inspector. This publication can help with understanding of what is being tested and a safe means to demonstrated the function. Updated to relate to the requirements stated in the ASME A17.1 2007/CSA B44-07 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators through the ASME A17.1b-2009/CSA B44b-09 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators and the ASME A17.2-2007 Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators and Moving Walks.
Includes:
I. Category One Periodic Test of Electric Elevators
- Oil Buffer
- Governor
- Safety
- Slack-Rope Devices on Winding Drum Machines
- Normal Terminal Stopping Device
- Final Terminal Stopping Device
li>Firefighters' Emergency Operation- Standby Power
- Power Operation of Door System
- Static Control
- Broken Rope, Tape, or Chain Switch
- Ascending Car Overspeed Protection and Unintended Car Motion Devices
- AC Drives From a DC Source
II. Category Five Periodic Test of Electric Elevators- Oil Buffer
- Governor
- Safety
- Brake
- Standby Power
- Emergency Terminal Stopping and Speed-Limiting Devices
- Power Opening of Doors or Gates
III. Acceptance Testing of Electric Elevators- Governor
- Safeties
- Brake
- Standby Power
- Normal Terminal Stopping Device
- Final Terminal Stopping Device
- Control Systems With Motor-Generator Set
- Static Control
- AC Drives from a DC Source
- Power Opening of Door or Gates
IV. Category One Periodic Test of Hydraulic Elevators- Relief Valve
- Hydraulic Cylinder
- Standby Power
- Normal Terminal Stopping Device
- Emergency Terminal Speed Limiting Devices
- Flexible Hose and Fittings
- Pressure Switch
- Governor
- Safeties
V. Category Five Periodic Test of Hydraulic Elevators- Governor
- Safeties
- Coated Rope Flux Test
- Wire Rope Fastenings
- Plunger Gripper
- Overspeed Valves
- Class C2 Load Test
VI. Acceptance Testing of Hydraulic Elevators- Working Pressure
- Stop Ring
- Relief Valve
- Bottom Plunger Clearance
- Hydraulic Cylinder
- Standby Power
- Normal Terminal Stopping Device
- Emergency Terminal Stopping and Speed Limiting Devices
- Flexible Hose and Fittings
- Pressure Switch
- Governor
- Safeties