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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).
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}
  
  


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