Correction to a report on the performance of a Watford magneto fitted to a 40/50 HP car, model 14-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\3\ scan0295 | |
| Date | 18th June 1928 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} From Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /AJL. c. to BJ. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /AJLL/LG18.6.28. MAGNETOS ON 40/50 HP. CARS. Correction : In Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /AJLL/LG18.6.28: the report of the magneto on 14-EX should read as follows :- 14-EX. Fitted with Watford E.W.6. magneto No.100080. Rather noisy magneto - early E.W.6. type (not continuous cam ring). Starts from cold. N.B. Starter on 14-EX turns the engine over faster than standard. Performance otherwise O.K. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /A.J.Lidsey. | ||
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).