Northern & Western New Jersey Lift Filming Journal

APPEARANCE This lift has basic standard 90s EPCO CircleLine fixtures (⅗), a ⅖ okay cab & a basic standard configuration with a standard sized cab & the basic standard center opening single speed doors. It has a very nice EPCO indicator instead of the traditional ACME indicator. It looks okay (2.50 stars) overall. RUN CHARACTER This lift has basic standard run features, an okay motor & okay controller (MCE). It runs okay in general (2.11 stars). FINAL REPORT This is an okay lift overall. It’s not necessarily the most boring lift but it’s by no means interested. It’s a standard generic that you’d find in any NJ building that decided to go with EPCO instead of GAL. 2.1 stars total for this lift. The 6-point report was used to critique this lift. PHOTO

What is General Chicago’s 6-point lift character report? The General Chicago’s 6-point lift character report is a comprehensive 6-point report which measures the character of the lift from 6 different areas. The report is broken down into 2 categories with 3 subcategories each: appearance, and run character.  The report assigns a score of 5 stars from data input to each of the questions and then weighs the different categories automatically based on how much each subcategory contributes to the total score. This tool is easy to deploy and requires simple mathematical calculations which are easily doable by mental math, which prove good for YouTube comments that need to be delivered on rapid fire. How is it designed? It is designed using five-point scales for each question, with the option of writing descriptions under each category for how the lift appears and runs. Each question has a 6-point scale, but each weighs differently towards the total score. There is also an option to sav...