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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).
Graph showing the necessary ignition advance for a 20 HP engine.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\S\March1928-May1928\  Scan019
Date  7th March 1928
  
NECESSARY IGNITION ADVANCE FOR 20 H.P.
(CURVE SHEWS MINIMUM ADVANCE FOR FULL POWER)
ENGINE No II-GII
COMPRESSION RATIO = 5.45
LONG DURATION CAMSHAFT
ANGULAR DEGREES ADVANCE BEFORE T.D.C.
50°
40°
30°
20°
10°
R.P.M. OF ENGINE.
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
LORRAINE-DIETRICH ENGINE
SINGLE IGNITION
DUAL IGNITION
V265.
  
  


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