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 bearing loads for various crankshaft balancing schemes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 103\3\ scan0047 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1931 | |
| COMPARISON OF BRG. LOADS. TABLE HEADER: TOTAL WEIGHT OF BALANCE WEIGHTS, BEARING LOADS., 1 & 7, 2 & 6, 3 & 5, 4. ROW A: A.{Mr Adams} 4 WTS. BALANCING COUPLE ONLY, 3.48W, .500, .500, .500, 1.000. ROW B: B. 8 " " " ", 3.45W, .250, .250, .250, .500. ROW C: C. R'S LATEST SCHEME, 3W., 0, .433, .433, 0. ROW D: D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} CHRYSLER SCHEME, 4W, 0, 0, 0, 0. ROW E: E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL W.W. SCHEME, 6W, 0, 0, 0, 0. ROW F: BRG. LOADS UNBALANCED., —, .500, .500, .500, 1.000. BOTTOM TEXT: THIS TABLE SHOWS THE CENTRIFUGAL LOADS WHEN ROTATING A CRANKSHAFT & BIG ENDS ONLY. STAMP: ROLLS-ROYCE, LIMITED PRINT ROOM -2 APR 31 DERBY. LEFT SIDE NOTE: TSM. 2/4/31. | ||