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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).
Gap tables for a main and auxiliary switch unit, version 2.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 64\4\  scan0147
Date  19th December 1928
  
19.12.28.

MAIN AND AUXILIARY SWITCH UNIT

GAP TABLES.

VERSION 2.

MAIN SWITCH:-

Position of switch. Air gap at core centre. Core to armature stop. Copper gap. Carbon gap.
Off. .066 .075 .065 .055
Auxiliary switch .046 .050 .032 .015
carbons just in
contact.
Carbons just in .038 .040 .020 0
contact.
Coppers just in .025 0 0 0
contact.
Full on. .005 0 0 0


AUXILIARY SWITCH:-

Position. Air gap at core centre. Gap between pole core & arm. stop. Gap at upper contact. Gap at lower contact. Gap at carbon contacts.
Off. .066 .073 0 .053 0
Carbons just .056 .060 .015 .035 0
breaking.
Just making on .035 0 .045 0 .041
lower contact.
Full on. .005 0 .086 0 .098


EFC.
  
  


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