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).
Description of the ignition switch and 'Magnetobloc' component of a magneto.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\5\ 05-page220 | |
| Date | 24th June 1921 guessed | |
| -3- Contd. electrodes, bad connections etc. The parts of the distribution are very accessible and are placed in the upper part of the back plate. The distribution brush of which the contact is eccentric secures a perfect connection with the secondary circuit. Ignition Switch. The primary winding is put to earth by an insulated wire connecting the terminal on the front of the case to a switch of which the other terminal is earthed. All the parts are of great strength and extreme simplicity and exactly suited to the role they have to fill. A "Magnetobloc" forms a neat and compact block which can be entirely taken apart very quickly. The number of pieces composing it is scarcely half of that of the best magnetos. (Translation). | ||