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Vintage Lift Mechanics and Terminology
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 1. Rotating element providing frictional resistance to stop the elevator car
  • 2. Collective term for wheels and rollers guiding the elevator's movement
  • 3. Intermediate shaft transmitting motion between motor and main elevator pulley
  • 4. Electrical fault condition historically safeguarded by retrofit elevator controls
  • 5. Small freight lift, historically used in Victorian kitchens
  • 9. Metal rail ensuring lateral car alignment inside shaftways
  • 13. Safety device that arrests a falling elevator via centrifugal action
  • 16. Curve assumed by a suspended cable, critical for early counterweight design
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  • 6. Grooved wheel that guides hoist ropes over pulleys in traditional elevators
  • 7. Balancing element that dramatically reduces hoisting energy in classic lifts
  • 8. Pioneering European elevator manufacturer known for early traction systems
  • 10. Component that guides and supports the hoist cables in vintage lifts
  • 11. Link-driven mechanism historically employed in elevator counterweight hoists
  • 12. Mechanical interface enabling control of power transmission in manual elevators
  • 14. Material preventing electrical conduction in early elevator wiring assemblies
  • 15. Legacy feedback mechanism on motors indicating position by mechanical contacts
  • 17. Hydraulic piston type used in early elevator lift systems

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