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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).
Log sheet detailing battery cell performance, charge data, and temperature readings.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 52\4\  Scan053
Date  3rd June 1929 guessed
  
-3- Contd.

Date.

(12)
Cell No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Density. 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100 1100
Voltage. 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.75
+ve to cadmium. 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95 1.95
-ve to cadmium. .2 .2 .2 .2 .2 .2

(13)
Third
[strikethrough]Second[/strikethrough] charge:-
Charge given:-
7 amperes for 20 hours = 140 ampere hours.

(14)
Cell No. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Density. 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280 1280
Voltage. 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7
+ve to cadmium. 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
-ve to cadmium. .3 .3 .3 .3 .3 .3

(15)
Battery temperature:- 72°F 22°C.
Initial amperes :- 107
Time to 104 amperes :- 7.1 mins.
" " 100 " :- 12.5 "
" " 90 " :- 16.9 "
" " 80 " :- 18.0 "

Cadmium readings:- [strikethrough]Contd.[/strikethrough]
+ve 2.0
-ve .5

Contd.

Handwritten dates on the right:
21-6-29
21-6-29
6
25-6-29
26-6-29
26-6-29
  
  


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