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).
Description of the operation of a pump's contact breaker, rods, and rocker gear, noting its durability.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\1\ img008 | |
Date | 12th September 1933 guessed | |
2 of the stroke by means of a contact breaker situated at the end of the pump remote from the casing and actuated through the rod "V", connected at one end to the armature "D" and at the other end to the rocker "W", which in turn operates the contact carrying rocker "F" through the medium of a simple and robust form of quick throw over gear. The durability of the complete pump is such that it is capable of delivering well over 10,000 gallons of fuel without appreciable wear. | ||