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Table comparing starter motor power and efficiency data for various motor types.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\T\2July1929-December1929\  Scan028
Date  1st July 1929 guessed
  
STARTER MOTOR POWER AND EFFICIENCY DATA.

COLUMN HEADERS:
- Curve Ref. No.
- Motor
- Carcase dia(")
- Armature Dia(")
- Armature Length(")
- No. of conduc Lore.
- No. of field turns per pole.
- Amperes for 90 lb-inches conductor torque.
- Super-header: Brake test quantities at 90 lb-inches conductor Torque.
- Elect.¹ H.P.
- Speed R.P.M
- Brake Torque
- Brake H.P.
- Super-header: Efficiency
- Elect.
- Mech.
- Overall

DATA:

Row 1:
- Curve Ref. No.: 1
- Motor: R.R. Std.
- Carcase dia("): 6.000
- Armature Dia("): 3.600
- Armature Length("): 2.250
- No. of conduc Lore.: 90
- No. of field turns per pole.: 8 1/2
- Amperes...: 144
- Elect.¹ H.P.: 1.76
- Speed R.P.M: 745
- Brake Torque: 80.5
- Brake H.P.: .952
- Efficiency Elect.: .603
- Efficiency Mech.: .895
- Efficiency Overall: .540

Row 2:
- Curve Ref. No.: 2
- Motor: Sequence G.2
- Carcase dia("): 5.000
- Armature Dia("): 3.100
- Armature Length("): 2.750
- No. of conduc Lore.: 82
- No. of field turns per pole.: 6 1/2
- Amperes...: 169.5
- Elect.¹ H.P.: 1.96
- Speed R.P.M: 610
- Brake Torque: 76
- Brake H.P.: .736
- Efficiency Elect.: .445
- Efficiency Mech.: .845
- Efficiency Overall: .376

Row 3:
- Curve Ref. No.: 3
- Motor: Sequence K. {Mr Kilner}
- Carcase dia("): 5.000
- Armature Dia("): 3.100/2.900
- Armature Length("): 2.750
- No. of conduc Lore.: 90
- No. of field turns per pole.: 6 1/2
- Amperes...: 188
- Elect.¹ H.P.: 2.08
- Speed R.P.M: 450
- Brake Torque: 78.5
- Brake H.P.: .560
- Efficiency Elect.: .308
- Efficiency Mech.: .872
- Efficiency Overall: .269

Row 4:
- Curve Ref. No.: 4
- Motor: R.Bosch S.45
- Carcase dia("): 5.900
- Armature Dia("): 3.700
- Armature Length("): 2.870
- No. of conduc Lore.: 82
- No. of field turns per pole.: -
- Amperes...: 169
- Elect.¹ H.P.: 1.95
- Speed R.P.M: 960
- Brake Torque: 84
- Brake H.P.: 1.278
- Efficiency Elect.: .703
- Efficiency Mech.: .933
- Efficiency Overall: .656

Row 5:
- Curve Ref. No.: 5
- Motor: R.Bosch Post-War.
- Carcase dia("): 4.928
- Armature Dia("): 2.750
- Armature Length("): 2.800
- No. of conduc Lore.: 62
- No. of field turns per pole.: -
- Amperes...: 279
- Elect.¹ H.P.: 2.40
- Speed R.P.M: 445
- Brake Torque: 82
- Brake H.P.: .579
- Efficiency Elect.: .265
- Efficiency Mech.: .911
- Efficiency Overall: .241

Row 6 (un-numbered):
- Curve Ref. No.: [blank]
- Motor: R.R. Sequence Design
- Carcase dia("): 5.000
- Armature Dia("): 3.100/3.000
- Armature Length("): 3.500
- No. of conduc Lore.: 74
- No. of field turns per pole.: 4 1/2
- Amperes...: 180
- Elect.¹ H.P.: 2.02
- Speed R.P.M: 640
- Brake Torque: 81
- Brake H.P.: .823
- Efficiency Elect.: .452
- Efficiency Mech.: .900
- Efficiency Overall: .407

Row 7 (numbered 6):
- Curve Ref. No.: 6
- Motor: R.R. Sequence
- Carcase dia("): 5.000
- Armature Dia("): 3.100/3.000
- Armature Length("): 3.500
- No. of conduc Lore.: 74
- No. of field turns per pole.: 4 1/2
- Amperes...: 165
- Elect.¹ H.P.: 1.92
- Speed R.P.M: 770
- Brake Torque: 70
- Brake H.P.: .855
- Efficiency Elect.: .571
- Efficiency Mech.: .778
- Efficiency Overall: .445
  
  
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