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Worcester: Payne Hydraulic Lobby Elevator (3rd-Party Otis Mods) @ U-Mass Memorial (Belmont)

1,271 views · Published 20 July 2014 · 3:19 · Indexed 6 November 2026

Channel: georgef551 · 2014 · Science & Technology

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This is the Payne (Thyssen-Era) Hydraulic Elevator, serving the lobby and the parking garage, at U-Mass Memorial Hospital Belmont Campus, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Until putting this video together, I did not notice the Dover door track that Payne used since the mid 70s, so I wasn't 100% who installed the lift at the time.
Otis has the contract for the elevator maintenance (as their tags are seen on a few elevators, including one of their own), and they took the unusual route of using 3rd-party hardware. The buttons are original, but the directional lanterns, and CEElectronics floor counters are not. This was definitely a stranger mod.
One thing I have noticed, here as well, is when Otis maintains a Payne, they run a LOT better than other companies who do the same, including ThyssenKrupp (which Dover bought Payne, before that). This will be evident throughout the hospital.
The ride is fairly decent, but the odd modding just seems off. Perhaps the floor counter that originally was there wasn't working well, or at all. than than that, it's not bad.

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