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High and low-speed sparking characteristics and contact breaker performance.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 49\5\  Scan222
Date  10th December 1920
  
R.R. 235A (100 T). S.H. 798. 10-12-20. G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2947
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(15) High speed sparking characteristics :-

Max gap for (a) 7.2 m m. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore}
all high (b) 7.4 m m. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} } Missing occurs on longer gaps.
speeds. (c) 7.4 m m. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore}

Shorting each (a) Spark following shorted gap extinguished.
gap in turn (b) Alternate sparks extinguished, but others not
while varying (c) Sparks only slightly so decidedly affected.
the speed.

(a) } Sparks appear equal, but a little irregular
(b) } at high speeds, due to flashing at the breaker
(c) } as though lever was flinging.

(16) Low speed sparking characteristics :-
Speeds :- (a) 102. r.p.m.
(b) 124. r.p.m.
(c) 180. r.p.m.

(17) Flinging of contact breaker at high speed :-

Contd.
  
  
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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