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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).
Specifications for the automatic advance of a Scintilla AM6-A Magneto with negative or anti-clockwise rotation.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 48\2\  Scan059
Date  31th March 1924
  
X 4187

31.3.24.

X.4187 - SCINTILLA AM6-A MAGNETO (NEGATIVE OR ANTI-CLOCKWISE ROTATION) AUTOMATIC ADVANCE. 34937

We find this magneto to

Commence its automatic advance at 420 r.p.m.
(magneto speeds and advances throughout)

Attain an advance of 5° at 850 r.p.m.
10° at 1160 "
15° at 1600 "
20° at 1850 "
25° at 2180 "
30 at 2570 "

and the maximum amount of:-
32½° at 2750 "

Hand advance 20½°
Automatic adv. 32½°
Total advance 53°

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EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer}
  
  


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