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General table and a table of suggested limits for main switch gaps.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 64\3\  scan0212
Date  9th March 1926
  
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9.3.26.

GENERAL TABLE FOR MAIN SWITCH GAPS.

(Main and relay switch unit).

Position. | Gap between pole core and armature stop. | Copper gap. | Carbon gap.
--- | --- | --- | ---
Off. | A + C/2 | C | 1/2(C-B)
Carbons just making. | A + B/2 | B | O
Coppers in contact. | A | O | O

TABLE OF SUGGESTED LIMITS ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE RELATIONS.

Position. | Gap between pole core and armature stop. | Copper gap. | Carbon gap.
--- | --- | --- | ---
Off. | .057"+-5 | .065+-5 | .062+-10
Carbons just making. | .032"+-5 | .020+10-5 | O
Coppers in contact. | .030" | O | O

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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