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Modifications for a 4-coil loading switch for use on Exe, Vulture, and Merlin engines.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 163\7\  img304
Date  1st December 1936 guessed
  
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4 coil loading :-

The above figures are altered only in respect to the voltage lag which was 3.3 volts with the switch at 20°C. and 4.2 volts with the switch at 40°C.

It will be seen from the above figures that to use this switch in conjunction with four coils on the ExeAero Engine and VultureExperimental 6 CYL OHV LONG STROKE / Aero Engine it will be necessary to reduce the series winding turns by a half as these are now directly responsible for the increased voltage lag.

For use on the MerlinAero Engine the switch is now about right and should require no further electrical modification.

The testing circuit used for the above tests is given below :-
  
  
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).


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