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Graph showing the static deflection of standard C Series brake drums under various loads.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 84\2\  scan0296
Date  5th February 1935 guessed
  
STATIC DEFLECTION OF BRAKE DRUMS
STANDARD DRUM (C SERIES) STANDARD SHOES
DEFLECTION OF DRUM = 8 / (16 5/8) x CLOCK READINGS BELOW
LENGTH OF LEVER = 18 7/8"
MAX NORMAL LOAD = 56 LBS.
LAST EXTERNAL LEVER = 3.5"
OUTWARDS
INWARDS
MICROMETER CLOCK READINGS - THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH.
LOAD - LBS. WT.
A
B
C
D
D C B A
4 THOU' TOO MUCH
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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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