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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 showing main-brush position tests for a Goshawk dynamo, plotting ampere output against RPM under various conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 50\5\  Scan177
Date  27th November 1933
  
AMPERE OUTPUT
DYNAMO R.P.M.
IV
MAIN-BRUSH POSITION TESTS
OF
R GOSHAWK DYNAMO WITH THICK CARCASE
AND
SMALL AIR-GAP
Control brush adjusted in each case to give a final temperature of from 77° to 80°C at maximum load.
Final ambient temperature 21°C.
CURVE A Brushes 4° retarded 78°C
" B " 3° " 78°C
" C " 2° " 78°C
" D " 1° " 79.5°C
" N " in neutral position 77°C
" E " 1° advanced 77°C
" F " 2° " 79°C
Positions measured circumferentially
on carcase
from neutral position.
Graph Labels: 4x3, 2, 1, N, 1st, 2nd, A, B, C, D, E, F
  
  


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