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**c1apton** · 01-20-2006, 12:02 AM

correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they use magnetics as emergency brakes on elevators? I know movies blow it out of proportion " the falling elevator" but I thought I read somewhere that elevators had magnetic brakes for emergencies.

01-20-2006, 12:02 AM	#10
c1apton Name: c1apton Title: Upgraded Member Status: Offline Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Pompano Beach,Fl /Edina,Mn Rate My Car: 134 / 340 Your Ride: 93 E34	correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they use magnetics as emergency brakes on elevators? I know movies blow it out of proportion " the falling elevator" but I thought I read somewhere that elevators had magnetic brakes for emergencies.