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Production inspection and test log for a Watford Type SW6A Magneto.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 65\3\  scan0423
Date  3rd February 1928
  
X.8781m. WATFORD TYPE SW6A MAGNETO. X.7791
PRODUCTION INSPECTION AND TEST

TABLE HEADERS:
Date, Magneto No., (1) Remarks., (2) Range (degrees) >=64°, (3) Remarks., (4) Tangl. Force 1 to 2 lbs., (5) Remarks., (6) Remarks., (7) Min. sparking speeds (a) <=20 (b) <=60 (c) <=90

TABLE DATA:
4-6-29, 118713, OK, 66°, OK, 1/2 lb., OK, OK, 25, 70, 125
4-6-29, 118715, OK, 67°, OK, —, OK, OK, 30, 70, 120
6-6-29, 118714, OK, 66°, OK, 1 1/2, OK, OK, 26, 60, 116
6-6-29, 118716, OK., 66°, OK, —, OK, OK, 30, 65, 120
(Note: Fitted with Tungsten points)
8-1-30, 118717 TP, OK, 60°, OK, —, OK, OK, 100, 120, 150
13-1-30, 118716 TP, OK, 59°, OK, —, OK, OK, 95, 125, 210
7-2-30, 118714 TP, OK, 61°, OK, —, OK, OK, 90, 112, 170
8-2-30, 118716 TP, OK, 61°, OK, —, OK, OK, 105, 126, 205

BOTTOM LEFT:
3.2.28.
  
  
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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