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).
Settings chart for Excelsior shock absorbers showing notch count to weight in lbs.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 28\1\ Scan154 | |
Date | 22th May 1930 guessed | |
For Files. K.{Mr Kilner} 832. EXCELSIOR SHOCK ABSORBERS. 30 Notches = One Complete Turn. Finger Tight = 5 1/2 lbs. 5 Notches = 8 1/2 lbs. 10 " = 11 1/2 lbs. 15 " = 17 lbs. 20 " = 30 lbs. 25 " = 45 - 50 lbs. 26 " = 55 - 60 lbs. 27 " = 65 lbs. 28 " = 75 lbs. 29 " = 80 - 85 lbs. 30 " = 90 - 95 lbs. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson} | ||