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Table of magneto distributor dimensions, make ratios, and ranges expressed in practical values.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 4\5\  05-page221
Date  24th June 1921
  
X.430. TABLE OF MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR DIMENSIONS, MAKE RATIOS, AND RANGES EXPRESSED IN PRACTICAL VALUES OF THE DISTRIBUTOR PITCH IN EACH CASE. X.800.

| Magneto. | Type. | Width of carbon brush. | Width of seg: | Sum of brush & seg. | Make ratio. | Sum of make ratio Brush & Segment. | Range. | Forward overlap at advance. | Forward overlap at retard. | Backward overlap at advance. | Backward overlap at retard. | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.A. Bosch | ZR.6 Ed {J. L. Edwards} 19 | .22 | .61 | .83 | .85 / 1.68 | 1.68 | .21 | .13 | .34 | .55 | .34 | Same as Ed {J. L. Edwards} 18 but differently wound armature |
| Watford | ED {J. L. Edwards} 6c | .15 | .64 | .79 | .88 | 1.67 | .18 | .19 | .40 | .48 | .30 | |
| Watford | ELO.6 | .14 | .68 | .82 | .98 | 1.70 | .34 | .125 | .46 | .575 | .235 | |
  
  
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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