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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).
Suggested modifications to engine controls, including the relay lever and governor spring.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 65\1\  scan0062
Date  26th January 1925 guessed
  
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on the crankshaft. We suggest increasing the length of the external lever on the relay slightly to ensure the full range, and allow for subsequent wear in the controls.

(4) We have not yet got a suitable governor spring. Those we are at present using are somewhat too strong.

(5) We find that we can get slightly more than the required range for flick start etc. on the hand control.

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