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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).
Test report on a spring, detailing its condition and Brinell hardness after a timed run.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 80\2\  scan0311
Date  2nd August 1920
  
R.P.C.
x 3981
SPRING F.363 - 2100 lbs. - parallel tapered ends -
no nibs and slots - ground all over - fitted
(Handwritten and crossed out: X.2981)
(Handwritten and crossed out: X.1331)
on bump chassis 28.7.20.

No. of leaves | Brinell | Remarks | Time run
--- | --- | --- | ---
6
1 | 415 | cracked 1 1/2" from centre rear of clip. | 13 hrs. 15 mins.
2 | 415 & 429 | broken in two places each side of clip.
3 | 444 | cracked under clip.
4 | 444 | O.K.
5 | 429 | O.K.
6 | 415 | O.K. | 14 hrs. 10 mins.

Spring taken off 30.7.20.

STAMP: RECEIVED E O AUG 2 1920
  
  


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