Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

Pictorial and schematic diagrams for a Condor battery ignition system, illustrating an un-earthed low tension circuit.


Identifier  Morton\M2.1\  img005
Date  25th June 1918
  
TO BV DA {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} FROM E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
COPY TO EH EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer}

COIL
HT CONNECTION
CONDENSER
SWITCH
BATTERY
E

IF IT WERE DECIDED LATER TO USE A SIMPLE EARTHED SYSTEM THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY MAKING EARTH CONNECTIONS AT POINTS MARKED E

CONTACT BREAKER
CONDENSER
PICTORIAL & DIAGRAMMATIC SCHEMES OF LOW TENSION CIRCUIT
NOTE - LT CIRCUIT IS NOT EARTHED

COIL
SWITCH & BALANCE RESISTANCE
BATTERY
E

CONDOR(Aero Engine) BATTERY IGNITION

25.6.18
ACE
  
  
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).


Copyright Sustain 2026, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙