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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).
Table showing the results of comparative heating tests on armature reaction controlled dynamos at constant output.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\F\January1921\  Scan14
Date  30th December 1920
  
R.R. 235A (100 T) (S.H. 159, 11-8-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800

X. 294.

COMPARATIVE HEATING TESTS OF ARMATURE REACTION CONTROLLED DYNAMOS AT CONSTANT OUTPUT.

Table of final conditions :-
(after about 5 hours).

| Dynamo. | Temperature of carcase (°C). | Temperature by field winding resistance. (°C). | Speed (R.P.M.) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| Lucas E.575 R.{Sir Henry Royce} 2159. | 68 | 117 | 1370 |
| Smith 2D (4) | 68 | 94 | 1030 |
| Smith 2D (4) (brushes retarded to neutral position as for plain shunt). | 90 | 134 | 875 |

EFC.
  
  


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