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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).
Data sheet detailing the adjustment settings for Excelsior shock absorbers, correlating the number of notches to pounds of force.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 28\1\  Scan153
Date  25th April 1930 guessed
  
For Files.
X832.

X.832.

EXCELSIOR SHOCK ABSORBERS.

30 Notches = One Complete Turn.
Finger Tight = 7 1/2 lbs.
5 Notches = 9 1/2 lbs.
10 " = 13 lbs.
15 " = 19 lbs.
20 " = 32 lbs.
25 " = 48 lbs.
26 " = 58 - 62 lbs.
27 " = 74 lbs.
28 " = 82 - 86 lbs.
29 " = 94 - 96 lbs.
30 " = Choc-a-Block.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rn.{Mr Robinson}
  
  


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