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Table of current measurements and calculations for a Lucas E.575 Dynamo.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\D\February1920\  Scan11
Date  7th February 1920 guessed
  
X. 294 - LUCAS E.575 DYNAMO X. 3034.

Table of currents
(Handwritten note for the last three columns: brush currents)

Speed. | Main current (M) | Field current (F) | Control current (C) | Main + ve brush current (M + F) | Main - ve brush current (M + F - C)
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
725 | 0 | 1.9 | -7.1 | 1.9 | 9.0
1000 | 5.85 | 2.1 | -1.25 | 7.95 | 9.2
1250 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 4.25 | 11.6 | 7.35
1500 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 13.6 | 4.9
1750 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 11.8 | 14.4 | 2.6
2000 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 1.1
2200 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 14.7 | .1
2250 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 15.0 | 14.7 | -.3
2500 | 12.5 | 2.15 | 15.7 | 14.65 | -1.05
2750 | 12.4 | 2.15 | 16.3 | 14.55 | -1.75
3000 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 16.7 | 14.4 | -2.3
3250 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 17.0 | 14.2 | -2.8
3500 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 17.3 | 14.1 | -3.2

[Handwritten Diagram and Formulas]
Around a diagram of a dynamo armature and brushes:
A + 2/9C
C
M+F
M+F+C
A - 7/9C
A - 2/9C
1/2(M + F) = A

Maximum current 17.3 amperes.
Brush area 2 x .625 x .300 = .375 sq."
Amperes per square inch (max) 46.1
  
  
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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