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Comparison table of present and proposed ignition timing settings for a Phantom engine.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 65\1\  scan0217
Date  27th September 1928
  
27.9.28.

PHANTOM IGNITION TIMING.

Present. RL/M19.9.28.

Battery hand range. 30° 30°
Magneto hand range. 8° 15°
Auto range. 28° to 30° 25°
Full battery retard. 10° A.T.C. 10°
Full magneto retard. 12° B.T.C. 5°
Full battery advance. } 48° to 50° B.T.C. 45°
Full magneto advance. } Timing angles reckoned on engine.

Battery hand advanced, auto retarded. 20° B.T.C. 20°
Magneto hand advanced, auto retarded. 20° B.T.C. 20°
Battery auto advanced, hand retarded. 18° to 20° B.T.C. 15°
Magneto auto advanced, hand retarded. 40° to 42° B.T.C. 30°



EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer}
  
  
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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