Comments on: Raising a Switchboard One Floor without Stopping the Telephone Service http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Urban http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1065049 Urban Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:13:12 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6842#comment-1065049 It's just a few seconds of work for two men to install a longer cable, one at a time, between the attachment box and the switchboard. Since you can talk to the operators while doing it, it's easy to wait if a line is in use. Trivia: I've actually been an operator at a similar, but much smaller, switch board. In the military. It’s just a few seconds of work for two men to install a longer cable, one at a time, between the attachment box and the switchboard. Since you can talk to the operators while doing it, it’s easy to wait if a line is in use.

Trivia: I’ve actually been an operator at a similar, but much smaller, switch board. In the military.

]]> By: slim http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1065035 slim Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:27:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6842#comment-1065035 In 1917 they had a vacuum cleaner with a disposable dust bag. Now, my wife has a new-fangled bagless cleaner and when you empty it dirt goes all over the place. What progress. In 1917 they had a vacuum cleaner with a disposable dust bag. Now, my wife has a new-fangled bagless cleaner and when you empty it dirt goes all over the place. What progress.

]]> By: Toronto http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1065027 Toronto Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:56:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6842#comment-1065027 How did they install the extra long cables without causing a disruption? How did they install the extra long cables without causing a disruption?

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1065017 Charlie Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:57:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6842#comment-1065017 Their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_level_agreement" rel="nofollow">SLA</a> promised <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_nines" rel="nofollow">five-nines</a> and damn it they delivered! Their SLA promised five-nines and damn it they delivered!

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1065013 Rick Auricchio Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:55:52 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6842#comment-1065013 Yeah, but that was 1917, way before OSHA... And it was Florida. Yeah, but that was 1917, way before OSHA…

And it was Florida.

]]> By: Al http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1065004 Al Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:38:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6842#comment-1065004 Not sure I would have wanted to trust my well-being to three chain falls with no support or backup. Were it me I'd have done this with timber piles and jacks - slower but much less chance of mishap - if a jack failed it would fall the distance of one timber block. Slinging it with chains...{shudder}. ALan Not sure I would have wanted to trust my well-being to three chain falls with no support or backup.

Were it me I’d have done this with timber piles and jacks – slower but much less chance of mishap – if a jack failed it would fall the distance of one timber block. Slinging it with chains…{shudder}.

ALan

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/22/raising-a-switchboard-one-floor-without-stopping-the-telephone-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1064994 Rick Auricchio Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:15:58 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=6842#comment-1064994 Definitely cool. Definitely cool.

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