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Performance and testing of KE-965 and silichrome valves.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 101\4\  scan0092
Date  6th September 1935
  
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Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 9/KW.6.9.35.

(3) Are the KE-965 valves with stellited seats showing up well in bores 2 & 5 ?

We see from the specification that the stellited valves are KE-965 and not silichrome. We will send out to you two stellited silichrome valves for bores 1 & 4, as these are the ones we really ought to try.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  
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