Specification table for Spectre Double Taper Valve Springs, part numbers Hs.1827 and Hs.1828.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 96\2\ scan0034 | |
| Date | 8th March 1935 | |
| Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Smth. 6/KW. 8.3.35. Spectre(Codename for Phantom III) Double Taper Valve Springs - Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1827/S. | | Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1827 Outer Spring | Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1828 Inner Spring | |---|---|---| | Wire dia. | .192 | .116 | | Mean Coil dia. Top | 1.108 | .722 | | " " " Bottom | 1.508 | 1.032 | | No. of effective coils | 4½ | 5¼ | | Total No. of coils | 6 | 7 | | Rate | 174 | 64 | | Load - Valve closed | 43.8 | 21.2 | | Free length | 1.852 | 1.631 | | Max. stress - corrected | 70,000 | 79,000 | Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Smth. | ||
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