Suggested modification for Goshawk 11 electrical system instructions regarding battery handling.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\K\July1923\ Scan26 | |
| Date | 19th July 1923 | |
| TO EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} ORIGINAL RE. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) 11. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. We suggest as a modification to the instructions for handling the Goshawk(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) when the battery is either out of order, or has been removed, the following:- WARNING. TO AVOID DAMAGE BY ACCIDENTAL USE OF CHARGING SWITCH WHEN THE BATTERY IS OUT OF ORDER OR DISCONNECTED, DETACH THE CENTRAL (EXCITING) WIRE FROM THE DYNAMO. Explain more fully, and why, in the instruction book. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).