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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 results of main-brush position tests on a Goshawk Dynamo, plotting ampere output against dynamo RPM.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 50\5\  Scan176
Date  7th February 1934
  
MAIN-BRUSH POSITION TESTS
OF
R.R. GOSHAWK DYNAMO WITH 140-TURN 20 S.W.G. FIELD-COILS
Shunted in each case to give a final temp. rise of from 21°C to 70°C. at maximum load.
Final ambient temperature 20°C.
CURVE S Brushes - 5° retarded 73.5°C
CURVE A " - 4° " 72°C
CURVE B " - 3° " 72°C
CURVE I " - 1° " 73.5°C
CURVE N "in neutral position 73.5°C"
Positions measured circumferentially on carcase from neutral position.
AMPERE OUTPUT
DYNAMO R.P.M.
III
J.M.
7-2-34
  
  


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