Questioning the use of aluminum for a starter motor brush holder and suggesting an alternative design.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\C\June1919\ Scan25 | |
| Date | 10th June 1919 | |
| To EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} Copy to GJ. ORIGINAL D R11/G10/6/19. RECEIVED 10 JUN 1919 X.3348 - ALUMINIUM BRUSH HOLDER FOR STARTER MOTOR. With reference to the attached, I do not remember ever suggesting or agreeing to aluminium for a carbon brush to slide through. Do other makers use this ? If not, an extended trial would be needed. There is a very easily manufactured and better brush holder designed by us for 20 H.P. I suggest if any alteration possible, we adopt this. 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).