Departmental memo about issues with suction chamber washers becoming tight on carburettors and proposed experiments.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 12\4\ 04-page09 | |
| Date | 23th February 1914 | |
| R.R. 635 (20 H) (PP 741. 17.3.13) E.P. 3745 ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 476 (FOUR LINES). E1/T. 23. 2. 14. DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. SUCTION CHAMBER WASHER. Names and Indicating letter. Initial of person addressed. DATE. A Mr. ADAMS "N" By Mr. BAILEY Bn {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Mr. BARRINGTON B Mr. BEREND C Mr. CHAMERLAIN Cn {Mr Chamberain} Ir. COWEN F Mr. COX Cx {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Mr. DeLOOZE D Mr. ELLIOTT E Mr. FRIESE F Mr. GNAPP G Mr. HALDENBY Hy {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Mr. HALLAM Hm {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Mr. HANBURY H Mr. JOHNSON J Mr. KILNER K Mr. NADIN N Mr. NORTHEY Ny Mr. PLATFORD P Mr. ROBINSON Rn {Mr Robinson} Mr. ROYCE S Mr. SANDERSON Sn {Mr Sanderson} Mr. SPINNEY Wr Mr. WHEELER Wd {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Mr. WHITEHEAD W Mr. WORMALD Handwritten Initials: Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Na. {Mr Nadin} PHD. W.E. Date: 23/2/14 Handwritten Date: 25-2-14 With reference to your note Wor {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 4/T16214 and Mr Ellis's note of 12.2.14 in which it is stated that the Drawing Office have done nothing with reference to the trouble in connection with the suction chambers of the air valves on our carburettors becoming tight, I would refer you to my note "To Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for TSM,E1/10913 re Experiment X705. Suction Chamber Washer" in which I state that some special washers have been ordered to my instruction 13131 and explain what experiments should be made. Please find attached copy of this note. I have also some months ago raised this matter with Mr Royce and Mr Royce remarked that this chamber was intended to be only hand tight and any means for applying a tool would be utilized for making it more tight than we desired in addition to being used for removing the suction chamber. It was decided at Derby to strike at the root of the trouble and make a few simple experiments with lead, copper, asbestos and special fibre washers and to [STAMPED] W.M. RECEIVED FEB 24 1914 This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||
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).