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Comparative table of specifications for various starter motors for a small car.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 51\5\  Scan036
Date  23th May 1927
  
X.543. STARTER MOTOR TABLES.
(Additional sheet II - Motors for small car).

Handwritten top center: X4342
Handwritten top right: SHEUY

| STARTER MOTOR. | X.4342V. C.A.V. SC. | X.4342S. Smith SS {S. Smith} | X.4384. R.H. Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) | X.4342L. Lucas | X.4562. Robert Bosch. | X.8620. Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **CARCASE.** | | | | | | |
| Diameter. | 4.625 | 4.500 | 4.500 | 4.500 | | 4.920 | 5.000 |
| Length. | 4.725 | 4.10 | 4.5000 | 4.350 | | 5.100 | 5.250 |
| Thickness. | .312 | .375 | .250 | .325 | | .300 | .3125 |
| **ARMATURE.** | | | | | | |
| Diameter. | 2.746 | 2.500 | 2.850 | 3.003 | | 2.750 | 3.100 |
| Active length. | 2.900 | 1.650 | 2.500 | 2.600 | | 2.800 | 2.750 |
| **END CONNECTIONS** | | | | | | |
| Length of overhang at driving end. | .80 | 1.10 | .925 | .650 | | .850 | .975 |
| Length of commutator connections Excluding com. spokes. | 1.15 | 1.45 | 1.10 | .700 | | 2.05 Extra length to accommodate sliding arm. | .925* |
| ditto Including com. spokes. | 1.35 | 1.6 | 1.30 | .850 | | 2.25 | 1.225* |
| **RATIO:- ARM. DIA CARCASE DIA.** | .59 | .56 | .63 | .67 | | .56 | .62 |

23.5.27.
  
  
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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