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Material Lift Specifications

General
1/ Temporary power supply.

2/ Electrical Service - Division 16.

Reference
Standards
1/ Manufacture material lifts to ASME A17.1/CSA-B44,
CSA/C22.1, CSA W47.1 and W59, local codes and regulations
except where specified otherwise.

Description of
System
1/ Provide Type "B" Hydraulic Material Lifts
Model ______________ by Atlantic Lifts Ltd.
(Contact: 905-623-0002 John VanZelm.)

2/ Material Lift Car: clear width ______ x clear length

______x clear height ______
(hoistway size: width ______ x length______)

3/ Rated load: _______ uniformly distributed on car.

4/ Travel: _______ as indicated on drawings.

5/ Speed: 0.15 ms / 30 FPM "UP, DOWN"

6/ Pit depth: ______

7/ No. of Landings: ______

8/ No. of Entrances _____ Inline__ Through__ 90 __

9/ Machine space: _______ width x _______ length

Welding
CSA/W47 1/ To conform to the CSA/W47.1 and W59 welding code.

Shop Drawings
1/ Submit complete shop drawings For all equipment,
hoistway and pit construction.

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2/ Location and size of the required fused disconnect.

Maintenance Data
1/ Provide maintenance manuals c/w separate breakdown
of the hydraulic cylinder, hydraulic power pack,
hydraulic and electrical schematics.

Power Supply
Required

1/ Primary Power supply ___________ Volts. Fused

disconnect in machine space.

2/ Separate Lighting supply 120/1/60. GFCI receptacle for

Machine Space.

3/ Separate Lighting supply 120/1/60. GFCI receptacle for

Pit area.

Warranty
1/ Provide two year written parts and labour guarantee.

Cylinder and
plunger 1/ Construct plunger of select chromed shafting,
machined true to surface finish of
0.0008 mm roughness rating or better.

2/ At top of cylinder provide stuffing box and seal.

3/ Provide safety bulkhead on cylinder to

ASME A17.1/CSA-B44.

4/ Install cylinder and plunger plumb.

Operate with minimum friction.

Electro-Hydraulic
System
1/ Provide hydraulic system consisting essentially of
hydraulic pump, holeless side mounted synchronized
hydraulic cylinder(s), and piston, pressure relief valve,
fluid reservoir, valves, and connections.

2/ Operate pump continuously in "up" direction,

"down" travel shall be by gravity.

3/ Include:

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1. Internal Stop Ring to prevent piston from leaving

cylinder in case of limit switch failure.
2. Oil seals, wipers, guide bearings, gaskets,
oil connections, and air elimination means.
3. Pump suction-line strainer.
4. Fluid-level gauge with minimum fluid level
clearly indicated.
5. Reservoir with filling opening filter and cover,
also with reservoir vent that will not allow entrance
of dust.
6. Safety orifice at cylinder(s) to control oil flow in
case of pipe breakage.

Control System
1/ Control material lift by heavy duty, constant pressure
push-button stations. (CPPB)

2/ Push-buttons to be clearly and permanently identified

"UP", "DOWN" and "STOP".

3/ Provide accurately controlled stopping in both up and

down directions and maintain car in any position
at which it is stopped until direction button is pressed.

4/ Provide approved limit switch to limit up travel of car.

Material Lift Car

1/ Construct car of 1/4 Steel Checker Plate.

2/ Provide 12GA steel panel sides (to match door height.)

Hoistway 1/ As per building code requirements

Finish
1/ Ferrous metal:

1. Clean metal surfaces, treat with phosphate.

2. Apply one coat of primer in accordance with
CGSB 1-GP-40M.
3. Apply one coat of alkyd type machine enamel
manufacturers standard colour.

2/ Fasteners:

1. Zinc or cadmium finish.

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Doors And Frame 1/ Double swing clear opening: ________ width x

_________ clear opening height x 1-1/2hr fire rated, or
wire mesh as per building code

Custom doors: _______________________________

Field Quality
Control
1/ Perform and meet tests required by authorities having
jurisdiction.

2/ Supply instruments and carry out additional specified

tests to approval of Engineer.

3/ Submit to Engineer test and approval certificates issued

by jurisdictional authorities.

4/ Test stop ring and hydraulic system by operating car

with rated load in up direction against stop ring at rated
speed.

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