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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).
Comparison table of Watford EO6 magneto distributor dimensions against suggested dimensions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 48\2\  Scan420
Date  31th March 1926
  
X8796
31.3.26

COMPARISON BETWEEN WATFORD EO6 MAGNETO DISTRIBUTOR DIMENSIONS AND SUGGESTED DIMENSIONS.

| Unit. | Watford dimensions. | Suggested dimensions. |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
| Pitch. | 1.25" | 1.25" |
| Make ratio. | 1.07" | .70" |
| Range. | .434" | .425" |
| Forward overlap at full advance | .064" | .125" |
| Forward overlap at full retard. | .413" | .55" |
| Backward overlap at full advance. | .500" | .25" |
| Backward overlap at full retard. | .135" | -.175" |
| Absolute insulation distance. | .44" | .45" |
| Distributor dia. | 2.400" | 2.400" |

EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} /HEW.
  
  


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