This is elevator 10 at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA.
General information[]
This elevator is a circa 1981-circa 1982 Otis?/Dover? hydraulic elevator, which is mostly original.
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Otis?/Dover?
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Speed: Unknown
- Year of construction: Circa 1981-circa 1982
- Capacity: 5000 lbs / ?? Persons
- Drive type: Hydraulic
- Motor: Unknown
- Motor Control: Unknown
- Selector: Likely not present
- Controllers: Relay Logic?, Selective Collective
- Status: In Service
- Usage: Passenger
- Filming difficulty: Easy-Medium
Door specification[]
- Door type: Automatic
- Exterior door system: Two speed left opening (assuming you are looking at the elevator from outside) on one side, two speed right opening (assuming you are looking at the elevator from outside) on other side
- Inner door system: Two speed left opening (assuming you are looking at the elevator from outside) on one side, two speed right opening (assuming you are looking at the elevator from outside) on other side
- Door safety: Maybe sensors?
Fixtures[]
- Hall station
- Manufacturer/series: GAL
- Button series: RBW on Jet Plus panel
- Illuminative: Yes (some, but not all of the hall stations, possibly only the one on the 1st floor has an arrow light up above the button instead of the button)
- Separate up/down buttons: Yes
- Floor indicator: None
- Direction indicator: GAL 1980s-present
- Car Station
- Manufacturer/series: GAL
- Button series: RBW on Jet Plus panel
- Illuminative: Yes
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: No
- Floor indicator: GAL 1980s-present
- Direction indicator: None
Floors serving[]
- Floors served: 4
- Floor layout: 1 2 2R 3
Trivia[]
- The elevators in this complex are known for being unreliable.
Videos[]
Video by upanddownadventures:
Otis? Dover? Hydraulic Elevator at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA
Otis?/Dover? Hydraulic Elevator at O'Connor Hospital in San Jose, CA
Video by WestCoast Elevators:
