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).
Promotional brochure for the Synchro-Start automatic starter control system, detailing its features, benefits, and installation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 62\1\ scan0368 | |
| Date | 4th March 1936 guessed | |
| SYNCHRO-START Dependable Automatic Starting PLUS SPEED POWER SAFETY ECONOMY [Text on the product image] SYNCHRO-START AND BOOSTER U 179 6 V SERIAL NO. [illegible] MODEL [illegible] SYNCHRO-START CORPORATION TOLEDO, OHIO. U.S.A. MADE IN U.S.A. PAT. PENDING [Main Body Text] SYNCHRO-START* is what a starting system should be. It "synchronizes, co-ordinates and boosts the efficiency" of all the FUNCTIONS that have anything to do with the starting of a gas engine. BESIDES the comfort you will get out of the fact that Synchro-Start will quickly start your engine and "keep it going,"—is the pleasure you will experience from BETTER PERFORMANCE, more ECONOMICAL OPERATION and ASSURED SAFETY. THEN—there is the pleasure of having a thoroughly tested and dependable unit that is entirely free from service requirements. Synchro-Start should not be compared with any similar device now on the market. It is an entirely different system and does not depend upon the generator or vacuum for its control. The speed at which the ignition points open and close—affords the control feature of Synchro-Start. NOW—the motoring public can enjoy all these benefits by simply having Synchro-Start installed. [Wiring Diagram Labels] BREAKER POINTS IGNITION COIL IGNITION SWITCH CLUTCH OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL SWITCH D-SW BKR. SYNCHRO-START BAT. GRD. INTERCHANGABLE STARTING MOTOR BATTERY FRAME NOT TO SCALE [Text within wiring diagram] IF SEMI-AUTOMATIC CONTROL IS DESIRED CONNECT TERMINAL MARKED GRD. TO GROUND THROUGH PEDAL SWITCH (SEE BROKEN LINE) IF FULL AUTOMATIC CONTROL IS DESIRED CONNECT TERMINAL MARKED GRD. DIRECT TO GROUND (SEE SOLID LINE). INSTALLATION SYNCHRO-START—automatic starter control, can be installed on any standard make of car using a Bendix type of drive. The wiring diagram, shown above, indicates how Synchro-Start is connected to various electrical units of the car. By simply changing a few wires, removing or adjusting the present starter switch and attaching Synchro-Start to the engine side of the dash, the transformation is complete. Improved starting and better engine performance is at your service! Starting or cranking can be accomplished by the manual button which is provided on the unit. List Price of Unit $10.00 Installation Extra | ||