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Troubleshooting guide for a shock damper system, outlining potential causes and inspection points.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 178\1\  img171
Date  22th June 1926
  
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Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rml/T22.6.26.

(i) Air has got into the system. In this case passage C should be inspected to see that this is not blocked up.

(ii) The supply valves L are not working correctly. These should be inspected to see that the balls have free movement.

In the event of the shock damper load changing appreciably, the valves L should again be inspected, and also filter O to see that this is not blocked up. Too low an oil level in the damper may also be responsible for these troubles.


Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /W.A. Robotham.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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