[Noisebridge-discuss] Elevator Call Radios for Noisebridge

[walter park]

Wow. this is primitive!

I mean, the solution is creative, but the problem . . . is archaic.
Elevators are such an OLD, bare metal technology.

This is like fixing a steam locomotive with duct tape.

Walter




On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 23:58, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi Everyone,
>
> I bought and donated two walkie talkies for Noisebridge.
>
> There are two of these.  One lives inside Noisebridge on the third floor
> (currently on the shelf of one of the electronics benches), and is always
> on, with the volume all the way up, and is sitting in its battery charger.
> The other is hanging next to the elevator on the first floor (always off, to
> conserve batteries).
>
> Our elevator actually works well, but it requires that all of the doors be
> manually closed on all floors.  The doors are not always all the way closed.
>
> So, if someone needs or wants to use the elevator, but it doesn't come when
> they press the elevator call button, they can now radio up for help.
>
> If you want to call up for help, here's what to do:
>
>
>    - 1) Turn up the volume control knob all the way to turn on the walkie
>    talkie.
>    - 2) Press the little Ring button with the musical note (which makes a
>    ring noise).
>    - 3) Press the black Talk button on the left side and talk.
>    - 4) Someone should answer, and after you nicely ask them to please
>    make the elevator work, turn down the volume control knob till it clicks
>    off.
>
>
>
> Every once in awhile, since the battery will run out on the walkie talkie
> on the first floor, someone will need to trade walkie talkies:
>
>
>    - Bring up the walkie talkie from the first floor up to Noisebridge and
>    place it in the charger -- make sure the volume control is turned up all of
>    the way.
>    - Bring the (fully charged) walkie talkie from Noisebridge down to the
>    first floor, and hang it in front of the elevator -- make sure the volume
>    control is turned off (to conserve batteries).
>
>
> I created a page on our website for the walkie talkies:
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Elevator_Radio
>
>
> Mitch.
>
>
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