Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

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).
Travel table for a starter duplex automatic switch, detailing lever gap measurements at various positions.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 64\4\  scan0146
Date  29th December 1928
  
29.12.28.

STARTER DUPLEX AUTOMATIC SWITCH

TRAVEL TABLES

As arranged by E.F.C. with carbon interval gap.

Position. Main lever gap. Relay lever gap.

Rest. .066 .066

Picking up relay lever and
breaking top contact. .056 .066

Breaking relay carbon contact. .046 .056

Making main carbon contact. .038 .048

} Making main copper contact
} Making lower relay contact .025 .035

Main lever right down .005 .015

Relay lever right down .005 .005


EFC.
  
  


Copyright Sustain 2025, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙