Agenda items for a Chassis Conference discussing Wraith wheel movement and ammeter failures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\2\ scan0130 | |
| Date | 19th February 1938 | |
| Sg. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} RRC. Dd. Mx. {John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} HPS. {Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Cx. {Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} Lr. {Mr Ellor} Ss {S. Smith} /LS. /381 Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} 1/AP.19.2.38 RE CHASSIS CONFERENCE, MONDAY, 21.2.38 Will you please add to the Agenda for this Conference- WRAITH WHEEL MOVEMENT - P.J. Remarks. It was decided in November that the question should be raised again in February of whether Wraith wheel movement should be brought on at 101 in B., at a scrap of £1100, or at the first in R. {Sir Henry Royce} series. AMMETER FAILURE - DEPOT COMPLAINT N.127 If in addition to the Depot Sheet for changing all ammeters from the beginning of 1937, including all BT. {Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} series, we were to change ammeters of all Ph.lll cars, it would mean changing another 300 instruments costing 15/- each, with the addition of a labour charge of 2/-. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Gry. {Shadwell Grylls} | ||
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).