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Table of distributor dimensions, relative pitches, and actual measurements for a Lucas ER6 Magneto No. 54b.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 40\2\  Scan154
Date  28th October 1926
  
X8793

28.10.26.

LUCAS ER6 MAGNETO No.54b.

Distributor dimension. Relative to pitch. Actual measurement.

Pitch (P) 1.00 1.318 inches
Make ratio (M) .58 .769"
Range. (R) .33 .437"
Forward overlap
at full advance (Fa) .13 .165"
Average backward
overlap at full
retard. (b) .04 .050"
Forward overlap at
full retard. (Fr) .41 .547"
Backward overlap
at full advance (Ba) .20 .269"
Backward overlap
at full retard. (Br) -.13 -.168"
Insulation
distance. (I) .38 .500"
Brush. (B) .15 ..195"
Segment. (S) .60 .80"

EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer}
  
  
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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