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Various vehicle and gauge faults, along with a log from the Gauge Repair Shop.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 61\3\  scan0222
Date  23th July 1931
  
Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd.
Date 23.7.31. Page 2.

and numbers hereunder:-

20 H.P. G.D.P.71
Liquid set low, pressure balance line wet.

G.N.S.22
Liquid completely missing, no trace in air lines. Gauge probably dismantled and spilt.

40/50 H.P. 87 G.N.
Liquid missing.

142 G.N.
Pressure balance line wet, Tetra-bromide.

155 G.Y.
Incorrect shimming

53 G.N.
Low reading. Liquid discolored.

57 X.J.
Reading one gallon high.

GAUGE REPAIR SHOP.

Order Number.
Part Number.
Fault.

R.9989 dated 6.1.31
4 - K.S.202 20HP
Returned for corroding dials.

R.32 " 3.2.31
1 - K.S.480 40/50 H.P.
Liquid turning black

T.8449 " 8.3.31
1 - K.S.480 40/50 H.P.
Liquid missing

N.41734 " 4.5.31
1 - K.S.480 40/50 H.P.
Liquid missing, front glass broken.

Hooper 11.5.31
1 - K.S.202,20HP
Neck of fuse too high

N.42040 " 22.5.31
1 - K.S.480 40/50 H.P.
Copper tube broken

N.42130 " 12.6.31
1 - K.S.202 20 H.P.
ditto.

R.473 " 13.6.31
1 - K.S.480 40/50 H.P.
ditto.
  
  
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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