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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).
Two graphs showing the position of mixture control versus RPM for carburettor adjustments.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\N\2October1925-December1925\  Scan190
Date  10th October 1925 guessed
  
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Top Graph:
TITLE: POSITION OF CONTROL REQUIRED TO GIVE CORRECT MIXTURE WHEN JET SET TOO EARLY.
Y-AXIS: POSITION OF MIXTURE CONTROL
NOTCHES WEAK 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
NOTCHES RICH 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
X-AXIS: R.P.M.
0 200 400 600 800 1000
ANNOTATIONS: AIR VALVE STARTS TO LIFT
AIR PORTS OPEN
RANGE OF MIX. CONTROL.


The following diagram shows what results should be obtained if the carburetter is made and adjusted correctly :-

Bottom Graph:
TITLE: CURVE SHOWING POSITION OF MIXTURE CONTROL TO GIVE CORRECT MIXTURE.
Y-AXIS: POSN OF MIX. CONTROL
NOTCHES WEAK 10 8 6 4 2 0
NOTCHES RICH 2 4 6 8 10
X-AXIS: R.P.M.
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
ANNOTATIONS: LIGHT LOADS
FULL LOAD
  
  


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