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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).
Performance graph showing ampere output versus RPM for a Goshawk Dynamo E at various main-brush positions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 51\1\  Scan148
Date  26th October 1933
  
OPERATING VOLTAGES
Amps | Volts
0 | 13.5
1 | 13.6
2 | 13.75
3 | 13.9
4 | 14.05
5 | 14.15
6 | 14.25
7 | 14.35
8 | 14.45
9 | 14.55
10 | 14.65
11 | 14.75
12 | 14.85
13 | 14.95
14 | 15.05

MAIN-BRUSH POSITION TESTS
STANDARD R. {Sir Henry Royce} GOSHAWK DYNAMO E
Control brush adjusted on each curve to obtain a final temperature of from 78°C to 79°C at maximum load.
Final ambient temperature 20°C

CURVE & BRUSHES & retarded
4 | J | 78°C
3 | S | 78°C
2 | F | 78°C
1 | N | 78.5°C
N | in neutral position
1st | 'advanced' | 79°C
2nd | R | 79°C

Positions measured circumferentially
on rocker
from neutral position

AMPERE OUTPUT
DYNAMO R.P.M.

Handwritten:
X4362
I
A.E.C. 26.10.33
  
  


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