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dyslexda t1_jdo1dz1 wrote

Reply to comment by papalemingway in New Mars globe at the MOS. by jugglefire

What I was told was that the existing elevator didn't use a standard counterweight system like every other elevator you know of. Instead, it used a hydraulic piston system that was fundamentally unreliable. They can't reasonably repair the hydraulic system anymore and need to gut the thing.

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bostonvikinguc t1_jdo2nrm wrote

Been close to a year o think. That excuse isn’t acceptable anymore

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dyslexda t1_jdo3hz1 wrote

It hasn't been anywhere near a year, no. Less than half a year since it was permanently closed, rather than just under constant repairs.

That said, I'd be really curious to know your estimates for how long it should take to rebuild an entire elevator shaft in a space constrained area.

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