Modifications to the Bensport ignition system's contact breaker cam and lever.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61b\2\ scan0202 | |
| Date | 19th May 1933 | |
| x6119. To BF. from E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} E./JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} 1/HP.19.5.33. c. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RHC. {R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst. By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NW. {N. Walker - Patents} re Bensport(Codename for 3 1/2-litre Bentley) Ignition. We send you herewith: LeC.3498 - showing a new shape of contact breaker cam. With the lightened contact lever DB. {Donald Bastow - Suspensions} 78 the lever should follow the cam up to 5,200 engine r.p.m. It will be noticed that the gap at the points has been reduced to .015". There is no alteration to the contact lever except for the rubbing pad, and this has been made with a .250" radius on its face. E {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} /JNR. {Charles L. Jenner} | ||
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).