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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).
Instructions and results for a utility test on Magneto X.3199.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 4\5\  05-page117
Date  10th December 1920
  
RB.{R. Bowen}1600 (C259) (SP{Mr Spinney} 349 24-5-19) M/P 200/12
88255
ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED.
INSTRUCTIONS.

To E.F.C.
Order No. 28
Customer's No. 1
Re X.T.T. 430

10-XII-1920

Utility Test of Magneto X.3199

A Watford E6 magneto was used running at 1500 rpm for the "Utility Test" as applied to the ignition coil and reported 25-XI-20. Remy coil secondaries, being connected across one of the six gaps working.

In taking the test almost perfectly steady sparking was obtained on the gap under test.
Below are the figures, which show the characteristics for the machine as it stands, but it would

(contd)

Signed
This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work.
  
  


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