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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).
Graph showing the effect of brush position variation on the output of a Smith Type A Dynamo.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\D\May1920\  Scan70
Date  18th May 1921
  
OUTPUT (AMPERES)
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
580 R.P.M
13.6 VOLTS
DYNAMO SPEED (R.P.M.)
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
EFFECT OF VARIATION OF BRUSH POSITION ON OUTPUT OF SMITH TYPE A DYNAMO
BRUSHES FULLY FORWARD
BRUSHES NORMAL
BRUSHES FULLY BACK
14.0
14.5
15.0
15.40
15.40 VOLTS
E7C
18/5/21
  
  


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