Secret memo regarding the decision to continue using Lucas dynamos and a suggestion to re-wind armatures in-house.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\4\ scan 259 | |
| Date | 4th March 1924 | |
| X30146 To EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} " HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. CJ. c. WCR. c. RG. {Mr Rowledge} c. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} S E C R E T. R3/M4.3.24. X30146 Re LUCAS AND R-R DYNAMOS FOR EAC.3. I am pleased to hear there are definite output reasons for not changing the dynamo from Lucas. I had lately thought that there would be changes in the wiring and switch which would make such a change undesirable. Also it seems like throwing away too much. I think Lucas' are too expensive for their replace armature. We could re-wind them ourselves, using some of the old parts - i.e. armature plates & commutators; this is only a suggestion. 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).