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Table of dimensions for a jump spark distributor.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 43\4\  Scan244
Date  18th February 1930 guessed
  
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Distributor dimensions.

| | Relative. | Absolute | |
|---|---|---|---|
| | | INCHES | DEGREES |
| Pitch (P) = | 1.000 | .754 | 30 |
| Make ratio (M) = | .462 | .348 | 13.9 |
| Range (R) = | .338 | .255 | 10.2 |
| Forward overlap at full advance (Fa) = | .111 | .084 | 3.3 |
| Forward overlap at full retard (Fr) = | .450 | .339 | 13.5 |
| Backward overlap at full advance (Ba) = | -.103 | -.078 | -3.0 |
| Backward overlap at full retard (Br) = | -.442 | -.333 | -13.2 |
| Width of brush (B) = | .298 | .225 | 8.9 |
| Length of segment (S) = | .248 | .187 | 7.4 |
| Distributor dia. (D) = | | 2.880 | |

Jump spark distributor,

contd.
  
  
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).


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