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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).
Comparative analysis of specifications for Remy and Delco 6 volt ignition coils.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 52\3\  Scan268
Date  26th April 1917
  
COMPARISON OF REMY 12 CYLINDER REMY 6 CYLINDER AND DELCO 6 CYLINDER 6 VOLT COILS.

CORE.
REMY 12. REMY 6. DELCO
Length (inches) 5.500 3.500 2.650
Diameter of wire (inches) .036 .036 .050
No. of wires. 235 173
(Rewound coil 162 110
Total cross section of iron (inch²) .237 .176 .216
Saturation pole strength 2560 1910 2330
Saturation core flux 32200 23,900 29,300

PRIMARY
Number of turns 180 252 252
No. of layers 2 4 4
Dia. of wire (inches) .040 .024 .032
Approx. resistance (ohms) .235 .71 .53
" measured inductance
(sechoms) (Henries) .0030 .0075 .0047
(Rewound coil .0068)

PRIMARY & CORE.
Interlinkages per ampere 300,000 750,000 470,000
Flux per ampere 1667 2980 1860
Fraction of saturation per ampere .052 .125 .064
No. of turns x C.S. area 42.7 44.3 54.4
  
  


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