Telegram discussing a coupling failure, accepting fault and proposing design modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\4\ scan0042 | |
| Date | 7th April 1925 | |
| Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. also sent to AJS. X 8005 Copy of Telegram received from R. {Sir Henry Royce} 7.4.25. ------------------------------------- JUST RECEIVED STENT'S MEMO CONCLUDE COUPLING FAILURE OUR FAULT BELIEVE SATISFACTORY IF THICKNESS NEARLY DOUBLED BECAUSE TORQUE FAIRLY STEADY AND ANGLE SMALL STOP . DESIGN SENT SHOULD BE STILL THICKER COST UNIMPORTANT SPIDER FOGES ? LARGER CONICAL BOLT MIGHT BE REMOVABLE STUD SEE LETTER STOP DEFINITE ALTERATIONS NEEDED TO INDIA(Production 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes) PIVOT PROBABLY LEVER BOLTS SHOULD BE STUDS STOP HORIZONTAL BOLTS AND BOSSES SHOULD JOIN RECTANGUL SECTION TO BODY ROYCE ? Probably "Forgings". BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).