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Instruction sheet comparing the properties of different grades of Morganite and Le-Carbone brushes.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 60\1\  Scan136
Date  17th December 1929
  
ROLLS-ROYCE LTD.
INSTRUCTIONS.

To: EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer}
Order No.: PD42
Customer's No.:

X8673. Special Grade of Morganite Brushes; EG6630.

As the result of enquiries concerning details of the above grade of brush, the following particulars were supplied by the representative of the Morganite Brush Co. who paid us a visit today.

These are tabulated, for purposes of comparison, with similar details of other grades of brush which are of interest.

TABLE:
| | Morganite | | Le-Carbone | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | EG2 | EG6630 | Z | EG3417 | LFC |
| Specific resistance (ohms per inch cube) | .0010 | .0013 | .0012 | .0006 | .0010 |
| Contact drop (Volts) at normal density. | .9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Coefficient of friction | .22 | .14 | .22 | .23 | .15 |
| Approx. maximum speed. (ft. per min.) | 4,000 | 6,000 | 4,000 | 5-6,000 | 10,000 |
| Normal current density. (Amps. per sq. inch) | 55 | 60 | 50 | 65 | 65 |

Signed: C.A.P.

This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work.

RR 236 (150 BKS.) (DB {Donald Bastow - Suspensions} 431-8 12 24) MP 306975
  
  
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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