Malfunction! Montgomery KONE Hydraulic Elevator | Macy’s | SouthPark Mall | Strongsville, OH

(3/13/24)
Here is the boisterous Montgomery KONE Inground hydraulic elevator at Kaufmann’s at SouthPark Center. This thing runs amazing and has a fabulous motor. This used to have vector chimes and a loud fan but those have since changed.
I last filmed this thing back in 2018 so it’s been a good 6 years. I never got to uploading it though. It definitely hasn’t changed much since other than the fan. I actually rode it last month so i’ve ridden it many times but never really felt the need to film it again.
Turns out this thing has a weird glitch where it will try starting up, fail, sit in idle for a few seconds, and then start going up. It’s done this forever and i can’t figure out why. My only guess is just a bad relay or something. Could be something wrong with the motor too. Idk but either way, you’d think the techs annually inspecting this thing would notice it and fix it. Idk if i’m missing something, lemme know.
Installed: 1996
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I was there on Sunday. It actually runs better now it didn’t do that when I was there last time