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Inspection report detailing the condition of a 9-leaf spring after a test run, including specifications and test results.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 80\2\  scan0192
Date  18th August 1920
  
X2628
SPRING F.391 - 2324 lbs. - parallel leaves without tie clips, no nibs or slots - ground all over, consisting of nine leaves.
Fitted to Bump Chassis 10.8.20. (O.S.)

Table:
No. of leaves 9. | Brinell. | Remarks. | Time run.
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1 | 444 | Small crack under rear clip. | 39 hrs. 50 mins.
2 | 461 | cracked front of front clip. |
3 | 444 | O.K. |
4 | 461 | cracked under rear clip. |
5 | 461 | cracked front of front clip. |
6 | 420 | " " " " " Broken 8" from rear end of leaf |
7 | 444 | " " " " " |
8 | 444 | cracked under rear clip. |
9 | 444 | O.K. |

Taken off 18.8.20.

[Watermark: ROLLS-ROYCE MADE AT DERBY]
[Footer text: R.R. 235A. (100 T) S.G. 443. 19-2-20 G 267/28]
  
  
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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