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Specification sheet for David Brown Radicon Worm Reducers, type 'RHU' (single reduction).
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\6\ scan0054 | |
| Date | 1st May 1938 guessed | |
| RADICON WORM REDUCERS SPECIFICATION No. E387.17 DIAGRAM LABELS: Top Left Diagram: F3, G, B, E, A CENTRES, C, X, S HOLES FOR T DIA BOLTS, N, M, P, V, U, L Top Right Diagram: H, F, W, D, D2, K2, H2, OIL LEVEL PIPE, OIL DRAIN, VIEW IN DIRECTION OF ARROW Right Side Text Box: DAVID BROWN RADICON WORM REDUCERS Type "RHU" (single reduction) PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS (inches) Size | A | B | C | D | D2 | E | F | F2 | F3 | G | H | H2 | K | K2 | L | M | N | P | R | S | T | U | V | W | X --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- 3 RHU | 3 | 8¼ | 3½ | 4¾ | † | 4¾ | 3⅝ | 4⅛ | † | 7⅛ | 6⅞ | 2¾ | ⅞ | 1⅞ | 9½ | 6½ | 5¾ | 7 | 4 | ⅝ | 2½ | - | - | 1 4 RHU | 4 | 12 | 4¼ | 6 | 7⅝ | 5½ | 4⅞ | 6 | 7¾ | 9 | 8⅜ | 3¼ | 1⅛ | 1¾ | 12½ | 9¾ | 8 | 9⅝ | 4 | ¾ | 3¼ | - | 7 | 1¼ 5 RHU | 5 | 13½ | 4½ | 6½ | 9 | 6½ | 5½ | 7 | 9¼ | 10¼ | 9⅜ | 3½ | 1⅜ | 2 | 13½ | 10½ | 9¼ | 11¼ | 4 | ¾ | 3½ | - | - | 1¼ 6 RHU | 6 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9½ | 7¼ | 5¾ | 7¾ | 9¾ | 11 | 10¼ | 3¾ | 1½ | 2¼ | 15½ | 11½ | 10½ | 13 | 4 | ⅞ | 3¾ | - | 8 | 1½ 7 RHU | 7 | 18 | 5¼ | 7½ | 10⅞ | 8¼ | 6⅜ | 8¾ | 11¼ | 12½ | 11⅜ | 4½ | 1¾ | 2½ | 17½ | 12½ | 12 | 10⅛ | 15 | 4 | ⅞ | 4 | - | - | 1¾ 8 RHU | 8 | 20¼ | 5¾ | 8 | 10⅞ | 9¼ | 6⅞ | 9¾ | 12¼ | 13½ | 12⅜ | 5¼ | 1¾ | 2¾ | 19½ | 13¾ | 13 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 8¾ | 1 10 RHU | 10 | 25 | 6¾ | 9¼ | 12⅝ | 11½ | 7⅞ | 12¼ | 14⅞ | 16⅜ | 14¾ | 6 | 2¼ | 3¼ | 23½ | 15¾ | 17 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1⅛ | 5 | 2½ | 10¾ | 2 12 RHU | 12 | 29 | 7½ | 10¼ | 14 | 13½ | 8½ | 14¼ | 17½ | 19¼ | 16½ | 6¾ | 2½ | 3¾ | 28 | 17½ | 20 | 14⅛ | 25½ | 4 | 1¼ | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 14 RHU | 14 | 34 | 8½ | 12¼ | 16 | 15½ | 10 | 16¾ | 20¼ | 22½ | 19 | 7½ | 3 | 4¼ | 32½ | 20¼ | 23 | 17 | 29½ | 4 | 1½ | 7 | 3½ | 14 | 2½ 17 RHU | 17 | 40 | 10 | 14¼ | 18¾ | 18¼ | 12 | 20 | 24¾ | 27½ | 21½ | 8 | 3½ | 5¼ | 39½ | 22½ | 30 | 19 | 35½ | 6 | 1½ | 7½ | 5 | 16½ | 3 20 RHU | 20 | 48 | 11½ | 16¼ | 21 | 21½ | 12¾ | 23½ | 29¼ | 32 | 24 | 9¼ | 4 | 6¼ | 46 | 25 | 35 | 21 | 41½ | 6 | 1¾ | 9 | 6 | 18½ | 3½ 24 RHU | 24 | 57 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 25½ | 13¾ | 28¾ | 34 | 37 | 26 | 10¼ | 4½ | 7 | 54 | 29 | 43 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 1¾ | 9 | 6 | 21½ | 4½ † No Fan fitted on smallest unit, size 3 RHU. Read dimension F3 as F2. APPROXIMATE SHIPPING SPECIFICATION AND OIL CAPACITY | 3 RHU | 4 RHU | 5 RHU | 6 RHU | 7 RHU | 8 RHU | 10 RHU | 12 RHU | 14 RHU | 17 RHU | 20 RHU | 24 RHU --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Net Weight (lb.) | 60 | 137 | 196 | 276 | 353 | 461 | 764 | 1175 | 1795 | 2940 | 4425 | 6216 Gross Weight (lb.) | 95 | 251 | 280 | 376 | 488 | 616 | 974 | 1455 | 2155 | 3440 | 5095 | 7336 Volume Packed (cu. ft.) | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10.5 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 54 | 82 | 116 | 158 †Oil required at 1st Filling (galls.) | .15 | .4 | .52 | .7 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 2.3 | 3 | 4.7 | 8.25 | 11 | 16 ‡ Unless specified, we do not include a supply of oil with any unit. As improvements in design are continually being made, this specification is not to be regarded as binding in detail, and dimensions are subject to alteration without notice. Logo: DBS, DAVID BROWN, HUDDERSFIELD | ||