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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).
Test report on ignition coil secondary voltages under different temperature and battery conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 165\5\  img108
Date  11th July 1933
  
IGNITION COIL SECONDARY VOLTAGES.

Coil under test :- RR coil with brown wax & plain paper
Date :- 11/7/33

(1) Normal temperature maximum open-circuit voltage.

DAMPING FACTOR | Primary Volts. | Battery Normal. | Battery Reversed.
.798 | 10 | 14900 | 17900
.793 | 8 | 12600 | 14000

(2) Maximum temperature open-circuit voltage.

DAMPING FACTOR | Primary volts | Battery normal. | Battery Reversed.
.28 | 10 | 10000 | 2800
.284 | 8 | 9500 | 2700

(3) Maximum temperature working voltage.

DAMPING FACTOR | Primary volts. | Battery, normal. (1 meg. | & 1/2 meg.) | Battery Reversed. (1 meg. | & 1/2 meg.)
— | 10 | 6500 | 4000 | — | —
— | 8 | 5200 | 3200 | — | —

Signed :-
  
  


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