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Graph showing the static deflection of 'C' Series brake drums, comparing performance with and without a hub plate.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 84\2\  scan0298
Date  5th February 1935 guessed
  
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STATIC DEFLECTION OF BRAKE DRUMS
C SERIES DRUM WITH AND WITHOUT HUB PLATE
DEFLECTION OF DRUM = (8.125 / 16.625) X CLOCK READINGS BELOW
LENGTH OF LEVER = 19.25"
WITHOUT PLATE
BRAKE SHOES 8 3/4" CHORD
BOTH SETS OF READINGS
IN POSITION "C"
DEFLECTION OUTWARDS.
MAX. NORMAL LOAD
WITH PLATE
STANDARD SHOES
MICROMETER CLOCK READINGS - THOUSANDTHS
LOAD - LBS.
  
  
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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