(📹 7/31/2022) Here is every single elevator at the Ballston Metro station in Arlington VA. This has a better diversity of elevator mods compared to most of the other average crapbox Washington Metro elevator mods. Stay tuned for some bonus train footage in the end!
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - Elevator 1 (Fairfax Drive North Exit)
1:56 - Elevators 2 & 3 (Fairfax Drive South Exit)
5:37 - Elevator 4 (Downtown Largo/New Carrollton platform)
6:57 - Elevator 5 (Vienna/Ashburn platform)
9:48 - End
Filming equipment:
- Camera: Google Pixel 5a
- Resolution of original video: 1080p
- FPS: 60
Some elevator info:
Fun factor:
- Scores (out of 10): 6.5/10
- Improvements needed: depends, they seem fine
- Speed for travel: sluggish, but it ultimately depends
- Ride quality: fine
- Conditions (letter grade): B+
- Filming risk: low
Elevator infrastructure:
- Installation by: US Elevator in 1979
- Modernization by: various contracts between the early 2000's till the mid 2010's
- Elevator model: hydraulic
- Propulsion: Inground hydraulic
- Power unit: Dry power
- Capacity: 2500 lbs (1135 kgs) for platform elevators, 4500 lbs (2040 kgs) for street elevators excluding the Vienna/Ashburn platform elevator
- Speed: 80-120 fpm (0.4-0.6 m/s)
- Floors traveled: 2 (3 for Vienna/Ashburn platform elevator)
- Opening count: 2 (3 for Vienna/Ashburn platform elevator)
- Elevator controls: varies between elevator
- Buttons (hall): Monitor TR 1000 (first three elevators), Monitor TR 1300 (fourth elevator), Monitor HPS 1300 (last elevator)
- Buttons (car): Monitor TR 1300 domed in various styles (all elevators excluding the last one), Monitor HPS 1300 (last elevator)
- Braille type/style: Flush square
- Fire key: ACE/FEO-K1
- Indicators: Monitor engraved analog (first three elevators), CE Electronics 16 segment (last two cars)
- Door type: Center opening (two speed side for first elevator)
- Door dimensions (width x height, in inches): 42" x 84"
- Door Equipment: GAL MOVFRW-II harmonic operators, multi beam sensors, first four elevators have arm closers and the final one has spirators
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