Standardization of ignition distributor contact fingers across various engine models.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61b\2\ scan0205 | |
| Date | 4th July 1933 | |
| Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. WST *6119 BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD.11/W.4.7.33. Ignition Distributor Contact Fingers. Now that we have agreed to use the stirrup type spring on the ignition distributor contact finger on "Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley)", this finger becomes interchangeable on the distributors for 20/25, 40/50 and tank engines, with the exception that the "Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley)" finger has for its locating centre a bush of insulating material, whereas on the other chassis it is of phosphor bronze. We shall be pleased to know, therefore, if you would agree to using the "Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley)" finger on the other chassis to enable us to keep one piece common. We propose, of course, to go to the welded on point for 20/25 and 40/50 H.P., for greater reliability, and it would assist us if we could buy larger quantities from Watfords of one particular type. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD. | ||
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).