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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).
Graph comparing the performance of various chassis ignition coils, plotting secondary kilo volts against sparks per second.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 164\5\  img324
Date  1st June 1937
  
COMPARISON OF CHASSIS IGNITION COILS
L6 - LUCAS COIL IN RR TYPE CASE
LTB12 - LUCAS COIL IN METAL CASE
N1 - RR. COIL TO D.75573 UNFILLED
N3 - SAME AS N1 BUT IMPREGNATED & FILLED WITH BITUMEN COMPOUND
FAULTY COIL - FAILURE DUE TO FRICTION BETWEEN PRIMARY & SECY. CONNECTION & INSULATING TUBE CAUSING SECY. WIRE TO FRACTURE.
Y-AXIS: SECONDARY KILO VOLTS
X-AXIS: SPARKS/SEC
CURVE LABELS: N1, L6, N3, LTB12, FAULTY COIL
  
  


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