[Tigers] Lockheed Letter on Correct Servo

[Jay Laifman]

Very funny.  Very true!  I will say that when I got the letter, I was
surprised how official it seemed.

On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 10:54 AM, Tom Witt via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net
> wrote:

> Jay,
> I’m not using a servo so this does not directly apply to me. However, I
> did notice in the response that two individuals from the *engineering
> department* signed the letter.  I’m thinking that today it would have
> been routed through the sales department and they would have circularly
> directed you (back) to the established catalog – in essence not answering
> your question but thanking you fore interest in their product.  So, for
> those who do use a servo it seems a piece of valuable information you have
> provided.
> Tom
>
> *From:* Jay Laifman via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 28, 2017 2:08 PM
> *To:* Tiger's Den <tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* [Tigers] Lockheed Letter on Correct Servo
>
> Here are the installation instructions I got when I bought my servo from
> VB, and the letter Lockheed sent me telling me which one was correct for my
> 1967 SV Alpine.
>
> On the last page is a list of cars and the servos that are supposed to go
> with.
> On the second page of the instructions is a chart showing the boost ratio
> of each of the servos.
>
> The Lockheed letter says that LE10117 is correct.  The last page shows
> that one for Austin Healey 3000, Aston Martin, Jaguar XK120-150, Lagonda,
> MGC, and Alfa Romeo.
>
> According to the second page, that's a 3:1 servo.
>
> They list LE15741 for the Alpine Series 2.  That's a 2.3:1 servo.
>
> The Tiger is not listed.  But it sure seems like it would fit with the
> LE10117 cars more than the Series 2 - at least in size/weight, I don't know
> about brake system size.
>
> And, as I said in my first post on this, at that time VB sold the 1.9:1,
> SS sold the 2.3:1, and I could only find the 3:1 version at Jaguar vendors.
>
> Another thing to notice from the instructions are the specific angles they
> want it mounted at.  I don't know that I've seen Sunbeam ones mounted at
> that angle.
>
> Jay
>
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