This is the elevator in the older part of the building at SJSU Engineering Building in San Jose, CA.
General information[]
This elevator is a circa 1962 Montgomery? hydraulic elevator.
Basic information[]
- Manufacturer: Montgomery?
- Serial no.: Unknown
- Speed: Unknown
- Year of construction: Circa 1962
- Capacity: 9000 lbs / 60 Persons
- Drive type: Hydraulic
- Motor: Unknown
- Motor Control: Unknown
- Selector: Probably not present
- Controllers: Montgomery? Relay Logic, non-selective?, non-collective
- Status: In Service
- Usage: Passenger
- Filming difficulty: Easy
Door specification[]
- Door type: Automatic
- Exterior door system: Two speed center opening
- Inner door system: Two speed center opening
- Door safety: Likely full height sensors
Fixtures[]
- Hall station
- Manufacturer/series: GAL (access key switch panel might be Montgomery?)
- Button series: Non-illuminating black buttons
- Illuminative: Kind of (in use light above button lights up whenever elevator is in use)
- Separate up/down buttons: No?
- Floor indicator: None
- Direction indicator: None
- Car Station
- Manufacturer/series: GAL
- Button series: Non-illuminating black buttons
- Illuminative: No
- Separate control panel for wheelchair: No
- Floor indicator: None
- Direction indicator: None
Floors serving[]
- Floors served: 3
- Floor layout: 1 2 3
Videos[]
Video by upanddownadventures:
Vintage Montgomery? Hydraulic Elevator at SJSU Engineering Building in San Jose, CA
Vintage Montgomery? Hydraulic Elevator at SJSU Engineering Building in San Jose, CA
Video by upanddownadventures (filmed during a meetup with WestCoast Elevators):
