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 test results for a new light float versus a standard float in a carburetter on Shardlow Road.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 13\4\ 04-page166 | |
| Date | 30th June 1933 | |
| -3- Ha/Wynn.2/KT.30.6.33. COMPARATIVE TESTS WITH NEW LIGHT FLOAT IN CARBURETTER. SHARDLOW ROAD. STANDARD FLOAT 1.050" LEVEL. LIGHT FLOAT 1.375" LEVEL. 10-30 MPH. IN. OUT. 3.0 secs 3.5 secs 3.0 3.6 3.0 3.6 Average 3.8 secs. 10-30 MPH. IN. OUT. 3.8 secs 3.5 secs 3.8 3.6 3.8 3.6 Average 3.7 secs. 30-50 MPH. IN. OUT. 11.2 secs 10.4 secs 11.2 10.4 11.2 10.4 Average 10.6 secs. 30-50 MPH. IN. OUT. 11.0 secs 10.4 secs 11.0 10.4 11.0 10.4 Average 10.7 secs. 50-70 MPH. IN. OUT. 18.0 secs 16.4 secs 17.5 16.6 17.8 16.4 Average 17.15 secs. 50-70 MPH. IN. OUT. 18.0 secs 16.6 secs 18.0 16.4 18.0 16.3 Average 17.3 secs. | ||