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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).
With two graphs showing carburettor mixture control adjustments under different conditions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 178\1\  img066
Date  26th November 1925
  
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EXPERIMENTAL REPORT.
EXPL. No.
REF. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/ACL/LG261125.

First Graph:
POSITION OF CONTROL REQUIRED TO GIVE CORRECT MIXTURE WHEN JET SET TOO EARLY.
Y-Axis: POSITION OF MIXTURE CONTROL, NOTCHES WEAK, NOTCHES RICH
X-Axis: R.P.M.
Annotations: AIR VALVE STARTS TO LIFT, AIR PORTS OPEN, RANGE OF MIX. CONTROL.

The following diagram shows what results should be obtained if the carburetter is made and adjusted correctly:-

Second Graph:
CURVE SHOWING POSITION OF MIXTURE CONTROL TO GIVE CORRECT MIXTURE
Y-Axis: POSN. OF MIX. CONTROL, NOTCHES WEAK, NOTCHES RICH
X-Axis: R.P.M.
Annotations: LIGHT LOADS, FULL LOAD.
  
  


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