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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).
Graph showing the automatic advance of cam with speed for Scintilla Magnetos, types AG6A and AM6A.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 48\2\  Scan097
Date  18th June 1935
  
AUTOMATIC ADVANCE OF
CAM WITH SPEED
ON SCINTILLA MAGNETOS
TYPE'S AG6A AND AM6A.

Left Axis:
CAM ADVANCE (DEGREES)
Columns: Distributor, Engine, Magneto Armature
Values:
14, 28, 42
12, 24, 36
10, 20, 30
8, 16, 24
6, 12, 18
4, 8, 12
2, 4, 6

Bottom Axis:
DISTRIBUTOR SPEED (RPM)
Scale Rows:
MAGNETO ARMATURE SPEED: 300, 600, 900, 1200, 1500, 1800, 2100, 2400, 2700, 3000, 3300, 3600, 3900, 4200, 4500
ENGINE SPEED: 200, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2800, 3000
DISTRIBUTOR SPEED: 0, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500

Data Tables:
AG6A No 21525
AUTOMATIC RANGE = 32.5°, 22° ON ENGINE
HAND RANGE = 17.5°, 11.5° " "
TOTAL = 50°, 33.5° " "

AM6-A No 26495
AUTOMATIC RANGE = 33°, 22° ON ENGINE
HAND RANGE = 20°, 13.5° " "
TOTAL = 53°, 35.5° " "

AM6A No 34397
AUTOMATIC RANGE = 33.5°, 21.5° ON ENGINE
HAND RANGE = 20.5°, 14° " "
TOTAL = 53°, 38.5° " "

Graph Curves:
R.R. GOSHAWK DISTRIBUTOR
CURVE REQUIRED BY ENGINE. (FIGURES SUPPLIED BY E.P.)
AM6A NO 26485
AM.6A No 34397
AG6A No 21525

Bottom Right Corner:
E.P. 18.6.35
  
  


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