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).
Electrical experimental record sheet for the Goshawk Paper Condenser No 494, detailing tests and mileage.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\3\ Scan165 | |
Date | 16th January 1924 | |
ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTAL RECORD SHEET Goshawk Paper Condenser No 494 X. No. 4430 | Date on. | Location. | Date Off. | Remarks. | Miles reading start. | Miles reading finish. | Miles covered. | Total miles. | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 31-5-23 | In lab. | 23-6-23 | Rec'd from Prodn. Condenser with improved connections by means of prespahn packing over strip connections. K checked = .30 mfd, & connections tested. See report PB 96. | - | - | - | - | | 23-6-23 | " | 6-7-23 | Heat tested. see report PB 104, and curves. K before test .282 mfd at 18°C. K after test .318 mfd at 18°C. Taken off for test as it had completed over 10,000 miles running. | | | | | | 6-7-23 | 7 G II | 11-1-24 | | 5,211 | 5,505 | 10,294 | 10,294 | | 11-1-24 | Lab. | 14-1-24 | Capacity test. K= .234 mfd at 15.5°C. Practically returned to its pre-heat test value of .282 mfd at 18°C. To be returned to 7GII. | - | - | - | - | | 16.1.24 | 7 G II | --- | To remain on now indefinitely. | 5,701 | - | - | - | | | lab | | | | | | | 26.10.23. [Vertically on right margin]: X 4430 | ||