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List of blueprints and existing parts required for a Bentley 50 battery box modification.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 164\3\  img241
Date  14th October 1938
  
HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr}
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC {R. Childs}
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BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} 3/G.14.10.38.

6021.

BENTLEY 50.

BATTERY BOX. SECTION 7290.

Please receive herewith two blueprints of each of the following :-

S.CD.869 Modified Battery Mounting.
Ex.S.1119 Packing Strip 4 off.
Ex.S.1120 Top Strap (Offside) 1 off.
Ex.S.1121 Pad for Top Straps. 4 off.
Ex.S.1122 Stiffening Plate - Rear. 1 off.
Ex.S.1123 Distance Piece - Wing Nut. 2 off.
Ex.S.1124 Top Strap (Near Side) 1 off.
Ex.S.1125 Cross Strap. 2 off.
Ex.S.1126 Support Bracket End. 1 off.
Ex.S.1127 Main Support Strap. 2 off.
Ex.S.1128 Support Bracket Front. 1 off.
Ex.S.1129 Welding Assembly. 1 off.

The following existing parts will also be required :-

E.39893 Wing Nut. 2 off.
K.211 Bolt - Wing Nut. 2 off.
KB.2455 Rivet for Ferodo Strip. 8 off.
KB.4402 Washer for Rivet. 8 off.

The above has been detailed in accordance with memo Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 4/MH. {M. Huckerby} 23.9.38.

The Frame drilling will require modifying to suit new position of bracket as shewn on S.CD.869.

Ald {F. Allwood - Experimental Design}
BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design}
  
  
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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