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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 automatic advance of the cam with speed for Sointilla magnetos, types AG8-A and AN8-A.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 48\2\  Scan039
Date  30th January 1924 guessed
  
AUTOMATIC ADVANCE OF
CAM WITH SPEED
ON SOINTILLA MAGNETOS
TYPES AG8-A and AN8-A

X.4187

AG8-A {
AUTOMATIC RANGE = 22°±½, 24° ON CRANK
HAND RANGE = 17.5°, 35°
E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /O = 5°, 10°
}

AN8-A TC-75 {
AUTOMATIC RANGE = 30°, 24 ON CRANK
HAND RANGE = 20°, 10-14°
TOTAL = 50.5°, 70°±4°
}

Y-AXIS LABELS:
CAM ADVANCE DEGREES
MAGNETO DEGS

X-AXIS LABELS:
MAGNETO SPEED (R.P.M.)
1/2 ENGINE SPEED (R.P.M.)
  
  


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