Found a 1987 elevator code book in an old machine room yesterday

It listed a minimum car gate height of 72 inches, and I could not believe how much shorter that was than the 84 inches we use now, has anyone else run into old specs that really caught them off guard?

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hayden5871d ago

Yeah that is wild to think about, 72 inches seems so low compared to what we're used to now. It always trips me up when old specs don't match modern safety standards.

miller.avery1d ago

Right? It's like everything from back then was built for smaller people or something.