The former Ponderosa chair was realigned to offer beginners a quiet area and renamed Wizard.Fixed top return bullwheel.Top station overview.View down the lift line.First few towers.Looking up the line.Drive-tension terminal.Lift overview.Loading area.
The webcam today seems to show Wizard getting a load test (there were cardboard boxes with plastic bag inserted in the boxes on the chairs). To the lift mechanics out there, would this occur on a existing lift if the rope was spliced or replaced, or could it be for another reason?
A rope replacement or re-splice would not require a load test. A modification to the drive or a capacity increase would. Without know the maintenance sequence, it’s possible they are doing their Periodic (7 year) Dynamic Test which is required by ANSI.
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The webcam today seems to show Wizard getting a load test (there were cardboard boxes with plastic bag inserted in the boxes on the chairs). To the lift mechanics out there, would this occur on a existing lift if the rope was spliced or replaced, or could it be for another reason?
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A rope replacement or re-splice would not require a load test. A modification to the drive or a capacity increase would. Without know the maintenance sequence, it’s possible they are doing their Periodic (7 year) Dynamic Test which is required by ANSI.
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That makes perfect sense since in 2015, Pondo was moved to a new alignment and renamed Wizard. Thanks for the clarification as always.
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The lift was load tested (acceptance test) because the lift got a new Drive and control system.
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