Had the worst week of my career last month in a 40-year-old Miconic 10

I was stuck troubleshooting a Miconic 10 system in a downtown Chicago office building for five straight days. The thing kept throwing random door zone faults and stopping between floors. Finally on Thursday I realized the serial data cable had a tiny nick in it from where a rodent chewed through the insulation. Replaced that 15 foot section with a shielded Cat5 and it ran perfect for the rest of the week. Has anyone else dealt with weird intermittent faults from chewed wiring in older elevator controls?

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logan_wood15d ago

15 feet of rodent damage in a 40-year-old system, and you're blaming the cable? The real problem is you didn't check the wiring first, not that a mouse chewed through it. @gavin_kim is right to call it a hiding spot, but your luck is still better than his hairline.

gavin_kim15d ago

Took me longer to find that nick than it did to admit my own hairline is thinning.

mark_chen6215d ago

Oh man, now I'm wondering if that nick was actually a bald spot in disguise!