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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).
Performance graph for a Phantom's eddy current speedometer, plotting instrument reading against temperature for various axle ratios.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 50\4\  Scan189
Date  24th May 1928
  
INSTRUMENT READING AT 600 RPM (MILES PER HOUR)
INSTRUMENT TEMPERATURE (DEGREES CENTIGRADE)
PERFORMANCE OF PHANTOM
AT EDDY CURRENT SPEEDOMETERS
INSTRUMENT B.138. N 730. 15/52
16/52 AXLE
Correct reading for 15/52 axle with special gear box drive as on 12 EX.
15/52 AXLE
48.9
Every observed point in contact with line.
14/52 AXLE
N.B. The heights of the three horizontal lines represent the correct reading for the three axle ratios specified thereon.
  
  


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