trogdor
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| posted on 18/1/07 at 12:32 PM |
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i doubt lifts have crumple zones, but i think they have piston/dampers at the bottom of the shaft so if the lift does somehow manage to fall all the
way it will absorb the impact enough so the peeps inside should survive.
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jlparsons
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| posted on 21/1/07 at 09:53 PM |
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Apparently lifts have very big spring loaded brakes that are kept off only by the pull of the cable, so if the cable is cut the brakes jam into the
walls with so the lift can fall a few feet at most. Apparently.
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trogdor
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| posted on 22/1/07 at 09:49 AM |
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yep i have heard that too, i beleve lifts have to have at least 8 seperate cables all capable of supporting the lift on thier own, then they have
mechanical automatic brakes and if those all fail their are still those dampers/impact absorbers to hopefully allow anyone inside to survive if the
lift does fall
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