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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The following people have generously provided information to me:
Stephen Showers
Corporate Archivist
Otis Elevator Company
Five Farm Springs Road
Farmington, CT 06032
860-676-5577
Mark Eyestone
Westcoaster Info Center
2306 Crystal Way
Crystal Lake, IL 60012-2221
815-455-2179
AUTHOR’S NOTE
This manual was written without the knowledge, consent, or participation of the Otis
Elevator Company, and it does NOT have their endorsement. This manual is my own
work on my own initiative and the responsibility for its content is mine alone.
No official Otis S-71 technical or maintenance manual has been located. Except for the
sales brochure excerpt on page 3, the text, drawings, and photographs in this document
are my own work from my own reverse engineering done on my own S-71, and
comparison with other S-71’s available for inspection. Despite 40-odd years of
electronics engineering, technician work, technical writing, and “jack of all trades” it is
still possible for me to err. I reserve the right to update and correct this document as new
information becomes available. Comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcomed.
© 2005 by Jim Kaness
Jim Kaness
4267 Varsity Street
Ventura, CA 93003-3803
805-644-3237
