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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).
Examination report for a Lucas ER6 magneto after 14,178 miles of running.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 40\2\  Scan276
Date  18th October 1928
  
ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. INSTRUCTIONS.
To E.T.C.
Order No. WD{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}16
Customer's No. X 8793
Lucas ER6 magneto NO 51.
This magneto has now been removed from expl chassis 8EX after completing 14,178 miles running. It is the last of our expl Lucas magnetos to be removed from chassis, (and all the five we have had for test are now in the lab.)
This magneto has been dismantled in the lab for examination, and was found to be in excellent condition, the tungsten contact breaker points especially shewing hardly any wear, the surface bedding being good with absence of oxidation.
The magneto was then reass-
Signed (cont'd)
This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work.
RR 238 (150 BKS.) (DD 451-8-12-24) MP 306975
  
  


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