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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 record for an A.T. speedometer, showing readings at various temperatures.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 59\2\  Scan033
Date  27th May 1930
  
X4308

X.4308. A.T. SPEEDOMETER TEST.

27-5-30

Speedometer No. E.187.785 1/41
Speedometer type 40/50 H.P
Other particulars Taken from stock 45.8

Temperature (°C) | Miles per hour indicated at 600 R.P.M. exactly. | Revs. per mile of drive for correct speed reading.
--- | --- | ---
20.0 | 45.9 | 784
22.0 | 45.8 | 786
24.0 | 45.7 | 787
26.0 | 45.5 | 791
28.0 | 45.5 | 791
30.0 | 45.4 | 793
32.0 | 45.4 | 793
35.0 | 45.4 | 793

Miles per hour at 1200 R.P.M.

3.6.29.

EFC.
  
  


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