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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).
Note on adjusting pedal leverage to lighten pressure.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 85\1\  scan0381
Date  2nd February 1938
  
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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}12/JH.2.2.38.

We usually raise the pedal one notch on its
adjustable stem, to make up for the change of leverage, although
it is not absolutely necessary except for fast drivers.

We used this method on 6.B.IV to lighten the
pedal pressure.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}
  
  


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