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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).
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Requesting the return of a damaged voltmeter and ammeter for repair.6th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img021
Request to order spare test tackle and equipment for 500-watt generators from various suppliers.6th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img022
Internal order for non-corrodible steel balls for an altitude test rig's spark gaps.8th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img023
Letter to Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd. requesting particulars for a Cathode Ray Oscillograph.11th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img024
Request for the overhaul and recalibration of two Weston ammeters.11th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img025
Request to despatch a voltmeter and an ammeter, part of the test bed tackle for 500-watt generators, for overhaul and repair.12th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img026
Overheating Phantom III dynamo on a Reservoir Battery Boost Rig, requesting instructions to design a new coupling for a replacement.12th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img027
Letter from Standard Telephones and Cables regarding a Transient Recorder, its capabilities, and price.19th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img028
Referencing a previous instruction for a cable to be ordered.23th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img029
Modifications required for the Self-Starter Motor Test Rig in the Electrical Experimental Department.3rd Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img030
Ordering a Battery Ignition Synchronizer from the Air Ministry for testing Merlin and new secret engines.31th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img031
Request to replace an overheating Phantom III Dynamo with a standard Phantom III Dynamometer on a Reservoir Battery Boost Rig.1st Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img032
Controversy and requesting clarification on electrical test boards for generators on test.9th Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img033
Request to replace overheating and sagging open type resistances on a battery charging rig with new slider pattern types.13th Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img034
Requesting the assembly of electrical test boards for generators to be fitted to engines on test.13th Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img035
Request to manufacture parts for a magnetizing rig, referencing attached documents.15th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img036
Request to order one carboy of distilled water for the laboratory.2nd Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img037
Request to fabricate adaptor pieces for testing a Delco Liberty engine ignition generator.13th Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img038
Internal order for Zenith Single Tube Type B Resistances for a battery charging rig.1st Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img039
Request to the Millwrights Department for a coupling piece to test a Delco Liberty Engine Ignition Generator.1st Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img040
Letter from Siemens-Schuckert suggesting a high-speed portable oscillograph to measure the wave form of coils.20th Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img041
Letter to Siemens-Schuckert regarding the measurement of ignition impulse periodicity and transient frequencies.22th Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img042
Letter from Siemens-Schuckert (Great Britain) Ltd. regarding an oscillograph.23th Apr 1937Box 167 \ 2  img043
Requesting arrangements for a Hasler rev-counter belonging to the electrical laboratory to be returned for repair.5th May 1931Box 167 \ 2  img044
Order to dispatch a Hasler Rev. Counter, No. 13748, to The Hasler Telegraph Co. for overhaul and repair.1st May 1937Box 167 \ 2  img045
Request to order a double-handled hexagon sparking plug spanner for use in the Laboratory.5th May 1937Box 167 \ 2  img046
Requesting the repair of a Benson stop-watch from the Electrical Laboratory.7th May 1931Box 167 \ 2  img047
Mounting a small Aero Ignition Dynamo onto an existing rig in the electrical laboratory.19th Mar 1937Box 167 \ 2  img048
Arranging for the repair of a faulty Benson stop watch.1st May 1937Box 167 \ 2  img049
Requesting an order for one carboy of distilled water.1st Jun 1937Box 167 \ 2  img050
Request to obtain a Zenith screw tube resistance to increase the speed of a vibration test rig.2nd Jun 1937Box 167 \ 2  img051
Internal order request for a Zenith Tube Resistance part for a Vibration Test Rig.4th Jun 1937Box 167 \ 2  img052
Test results for the modified Enamelling Oven No.3, detailing temperature variations.9th Jun 1937Box 167 \ 2  img053
Inefficiencies with the starter motor test rig and proposed alterations to improve it.11th Jun 1937Box 167 \ 2  img054
Chasing the delivery of parts required for standardised test equipment.23th Jun 1937Box 167 \ 2  img055
Request to order one carboy of distilled water for use in the electrical laboratory.12th Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img056
Request for a gear ring for a starter motor test rig in the electrical laboratory.13th Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img057
Order of one carboy of distilled water for the laboratory.15th Jul 1937Box 167 \ 2  img058
Millwright's requisition for a gear ring for a laboratory starter motor test rig.17th Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img059
Request for temporary wiring and equipment for a starter motor rig during the re-arrangement of the electrical laboratory.18th Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img060
Request to the Millwrights Department for a Gear Ring for the Wraith starter motor test rig.1st Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img061
Electrical components for a laboratory re-organisation.27th Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img062
Request to procure two Schrader valves from the Champion Sparking Plug Co. for a plug cleaning rig.3rd Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img063
Millwright's requisition to make an adaptor for a 25/30 Ignition rig to test distributions.3rd Sep 1937Box 167 \ 2  img064
Millwright's requisition for an adaptor for a 25/30 ignition rig to test distributors.3rd Sep 1937Box 167 \ 2  img065
Millwright's requisition for a manilla rope to be used for a starter motor rig.6th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img066
Internal request to order one carboy of 1350 S.G. sulfuric acid for use in the Laboratory.30th Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img067
Requesting an urgent repair for a broken Dipper Switch endurance test rig in the Electrical Laboratory.31th Aug 1937Box 167 \ 2  img068
Millwright's requisition for a solenoid cap for a Dipper switch test rig.3rd Sep 1937Box 167 \ 2  img069
Requesting a stores cupboard for the Chassis Electrical Laboratory.17th Sep 1937Box 167 \ 2  img070
To Mr. Child detailing the labour cost for completed jobs on millwrights requisitions.20th Sep 1937Box 167 \ 2  img071
Requesting an order for three K.D. Air Desiccators for a high tension voltage testing rig.5th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img072
To order three air desiccators with sighting glass for a high tension voltage testing rig.1st Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img073
Order for glass beakers and a spring balance for use in the electrical laboratory.6th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img074
Letter to the National Physical Laboratory requesting information on measuring high voltages for ignition coil work.8th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img075
Urgent order for a Zenith resistance unit for the ignition rig.8th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img076
Order for a Zenith wire wound non-inductive resistance unit for an ignition rig.11th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img077
Millwright's requisition for a wooden platform for a H.T. Voltmeter and to modify an instrument case.19th Nov 1937Box 167 \ 2  img078
Millwright's requisition for a modification to a motor housing.27th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img079
Millwright's requisition for urgent work to drill holes in a resistance panel.15th Nov 1937Box 167 \ 2  img080
Internal order request for a carbon plate rheostat from Cambridge Instrument Co. Ltd.30th Oct 1937Box 167 \ 2  img081
Order for a Carbon Plate Rheostat for modifications to a self-starter motor test rig.1st Nov 1937Box 167 \ 2  img082
Order of Eureka wire for use in the laboratory battery charging rig.16th Nov 1937Box 167 \ 2  img083
Request to the Pattern Shop for a wood platform for the Electrical Experimental Department.23th Nov 1937Box 167 \ 2  img084
Translated Bosch instruction manual on the use, setting, and maintenance of spark gaps.23th Nov 1937Box 167 \ 2  img085
Diagram illustrating the correct settings and dimensions for a spark gap.4th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img086
Request to obtain electrical components for an ignition rig.4th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img087
Internal request to order electrical components for an ignition test rig from Messrs Batterby & Hefford Ltd.7th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img088
Urgent requisition to make an adaptor for an ignition rig to test Delco-Remy distributors to DW 291.9th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img089
Request for one carboy of distilled water for the Electrical Laboratory.22th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img090
Urgent internal memo requesting a switch for a battery test rig.22th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img091
Request to order one carboy of distilled water for experimental car batteries.22th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img092
The purchase of a switch for a battery test rig from Messrs. Edison Swan Elec. Co. Ltd.30th Dec 1937Box 167 \ 2  img093
Millwright's requisition for a duplex coupling to be made for a speedometer and test rig.6th Jan 1938Box 167 \ 2  img094
The arrangement and delivery of parts for a Speedometer Test Rig for the Electrical Experimental Department.1st Jan 1938Box 167 \ 2  img095
Request to repair a broken Weston Voltmeter and convert it from a speed indicator back to a voltmeter with a 25-volt range.6th Jan 1937Box 167 \ 2  img096
Requesting the dispatch of a Weston Voltmeter for overhaul, repair and modification.1st Jan 1938Box 167 \ 2  img097
Requesting a change of switch for a battery test rig, as the one supplied was unsuitable.19th Jan 1938Box 167 \ 2  img098
Millwright's requisition for a clock case to be made from an attached sketch.20th Jan 1938Box 167 \ 2  img099
Millwright's requisition for a base board for a dynamo test table wiring mock-up.3rd Feb 1938Box 167 \ 2  img100
Millwright's requisition to modify a distributor rig due to recent design changes.9th Feb 1938Box 167 \ 2  img101
Request for a small, regulated oven to test ignition coils under running conditions.28th Feb 1938Box 167 \ 2  img102
Order for experimental electrical laboratory test rig equipment.2nd Jul 1937Box 167 \ 2  img103
Continuation sheet (Sheet 2) referencing a quotation from June 1937.2nd Jul 1937Box 167 \ 2  img104
Order for equipment to build standard test rigs for electrical accessories.6th Jul 1937Box 167 \ 2  img105
The apparatus required to create standard test rigs for bought-out electrical accessories.15th May 1937Box 167 \ 2  img106
Millwright's Requisition for wiring up a 3-phase AC mains supply to an ignition testing bench.11th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img107
Millwright's requisition for 12 terminals for use in the electrical laboratory.11th Feb 1938Box 167 \ 2  img108
Order to the Millwrights Department to make and erect driving pieces for the Wraith Distributor Rig.1st Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img109
Confirming an order for a gas-heated drying oven for the Experimental Electrical Laboratory's ignition test rig.22th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img110
Millwright's requisition form for the creation of one starter cradle as per an attached sketch.29th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img111
Request to order one carboy of distilled water for the laboratory.29th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img112
Request for a carboy of distilled water for the Electrical Laboratory.30th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img113
Promotional flyer for a low price offer on high-class 1/50th HP motors and accessories.30th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img114
List of standard products, including vacuum, industrial, and laboratory equipment.30th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img115
Catalog page for various models of Edwards vacuum taps with illustrations and pricing.30th Mar 1938Box 167 \ 2  img116
Product index of standard vacuum, industrial, and laboratory apparatus.6th Apr 1938Box 167 \ 2  img117
Millwright's requisition for connecting a gas supply to an oven in the electrical laboratory.6th Apr 1938Box 167 \ 2  img118
Millwright's requisition for a new gear ring and modifications to a cradle for testing starter motors.5th Apr 1938Box 167 \ 2  img119
Millwright's requisition to repair a non-working buzzer in the Experimental Test office.26th Apr 1938Box 167 \ 2  img120


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