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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).
Requesting an alteration to the lower speed sparking figures for Watford EW6 magnetos.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 65\3\  scan0369
Date  17th May 1929
  
X7791

To BY/CS. from EFC. EFC3/T17.5.29.

WATFORD EW6 MAGNETOS.

With reference to E.77481 of the standard EW6 magneto, would you please have the lower speed sparking figures altered to the following:-

Fully advanced....... 120 r.p.m.
Central ............ 160 r.p.m.
Fully retarded ...... 190 r.p.m.

in order to bring these into line with our revised specification of test for these machines.

EFC.
  
  


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