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).
Technical summary of the Delage Car's engine and electrical equipment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61b\3\ scan0077 | |
| Date | 23th July 1920 | |
| x 873 sheet 1 Extract from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG23.7.20. X.3500. RE DELAGE CAR. X.3374. X.294. X.543. The dynamo is driven off thenfront engine gears. The starter operates on to the flywheel. The magneto is fitted in the front of the engine - the drive being at right angles to the crankshaft REVS. HP. 500 12.56. 750 14.47 1000 18.76 1250 22.07 1500 23.08. 1750 24.59 2000 23.44 2250 18.50 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. The whole of the electrical equipment on the car including Magneto, Dynamo, Starter Motor, Sraking Plugs, Battery, Lamps, and Switchboard are made by the S.E.V. Co. France. The Dynamo is driven through gearing off the engine. The Dynamo runs at 1.3 times the engine speed. The Dynamo commences to charge when the engine is turning 400 R.P.M. On the road it cuts in about 10 M.P.H. The dynamo is very good in silence. As the engine and gearbox are all in one unit, it is impossible for us to see the mechanism for operating the Starter but by how it worked one would say that a Bendix pinion was used. The Starter was operated and engaged by pressing a small button on the switchbox. The Contd. | ||