Awesome Vintage Westinghouse Elevator Machine Room

This is an awesome 1984 Westinghouse installation at a hotel in the Boston area. This particular machine room is for the three service elevators in the hotel. Almost everything you see here is original with the exception of at least one machine and gen-set (painted gray). I took almost 30 minutes of footage in here and had to condense it down a bit, but you get to see a little bit of everything. This hotel is 22 stories and these elevators run at 350fpm. Enjoy! During my trip to Boston, I have lots of other videos to upload. I will get to them eventually.

[@ElevatingBoston]

Best city in the country. I look forward to seeing what you filmed!

[@ElevateMN]

You are correct.. stayed here for work last week, I was in town for 5 days and I think I spent more time filming elevators than actual work I was supposed to be doing :)

[@ElevateMN]

I would have actually, I watched some of your videos years ago and wondered if I would eventually make it out there. Awesome city!

[@TheTheo58]

While the controller and floor relays were certainly newer in design in the 1980's I'm a bit surprised the installation was DC traction machines and MG sets when AC traction machines were becoming more common.

[@TheElevatorGuy87]

Those are the switches and relays that control the elevator doors. Other switches can also control the calls for an elevator and the calls in an elevator.

[@kansasthunderman1]

I noticed the brake solenoid uses a proximity sensor instead of a mechanical switch. I believe the sensor verifies that the brake has been completely released and drops the voltage from pick up to a holding level while the machine is running.

[@ElevatingBoston]

Haha. I know my city well. You gave just enough clues. =) If you ever come back, hit me up!

[@mrmattandmrchay]

Delicious video :)

[@funandacti]

Oh right, cheers man

[@funandacti]

and what would happen if you took that yellow wire out that is connected to the top of those motors?

[@funandacti]

I read one of your comments that your an electrical engineer, so do you know why those things at 3:29 were clicking and moving? and what are they? i saw a film called the terminal with tom hanks, he finds something like that, pulls them out and it turns things off, cheers, Chris

[@seansullivan2638]

That is the relays picking and dropping.

[@ironman7036]

These Motor Rooms are suppost to be LOCKED how are you guys gettin in , but anyway like the vids

[@cong1sena2]

Be VERY CAREFUL Around that stuff trust me !

[@ElevateMN]

FYI.. this video is almost 10 years old at this point. I'm an engineer by trade, so I'm aware of the dangers and work around this stuff often.

[@cong1sena2]

ElevateMN well i'm a elevator tech for 25 yrs so I know what i'm talking about.

[@ElevatingBoston]

Hyatt Regency? ;-)

[@seansullivan2638]

ElevatingBoston yes it is. Those elevators have been totally replaced

[@seansullivan2638]

Those elevators are all gone. They got modernized shortly after taking this video

[@ElevateMN]

I was back there last in Dec 2013 and they hadn't been modded yet, they are now though?

[@seansullivan2638]

Was just starting at that time. It's completed now

[@ElevateMN]

Sony WX150

[@ElevateMN]

I have no idea why I can get in sometimes, just luck! I will tell you though i'm an electrical engineer and therefore not stupid enough to touch anything or kill myself :)