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).
Letter from The Hoyt Metal Company regarding the lining of Connecting Rod and Main bearings with 'Satco' and discussing 'Z3' white metal bench test results.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 115\1\ scan0303 | |
| Date | 10th March 1937 | |
| Perles 1020 The Hoyt Metal Company of Great Britain, Limited MAIN DISTRIBUTING CENTRES: AMSTERDAM BANGKOK BOMBAY BULAWAYO BUDAPEST CALCUTTA CAPE TOWN COPENHAGEN HOYNG KONG JOHANNESBURG MELBOURNE MILAN PARIS PORT SAID PRAGUE RANGOON SHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA (JAVA) STOCKHOLM VIENNA HOYT STANDARD ANTI-FRICTION (BABBITT) METALS BRONZE, SOLDER AND METALLIC PISTON ROD PACKING. HOYT LONDON TELEGRAMS: PROFANITY, PHONE, LONDON. CODES: A.B.C. 5TH AND 6TH BENTLEY'S, PRIVATE. PUTNEY, LONDON, S.W.15. TELEPHONE: PUTNEY 1323 PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE MAIN DISTRIBUTING CENTRES: ADELAIDE AUCKLAND BARCELONA BRISBANE BRUSSELS CHRISTCHURCH N.Z. COLOMBO DUNEDIN DURBAN HOBART KARACHI KHARTOUM LAUNCESTON LAUSANNE OSLO PERTH W.A. ROYAPURAM (MADRAS) SYDNEY TIENTSIN WELLINGTON CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, INDIA OFFICE, COLONIAL AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, ETC. EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE ON, AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE WITH, THE BEARINGS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, AND HEAVY-DUTY MACHINERY GENERALLY, ETC Swdl{Len H. Swindell} AJM/RD. Your Ref:Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Swdl.{Len H. Swindell}1/R 10th March, 1937 Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., (Experimental Dept.), DERBY. Dear Sirs, We have to acknowledge your letter of the 8th inst. and also confirm our telephone conversation of to-day concerning the lining with "Satco" of the bearings we hold for you. Acting upon your special instructions, we are holding the lining of the Connecting Rod bearings and will proceed with the lining of the Main bearings as soon as we have your drawings showing us where we have to carry metal over the flanges. We note your remarks in the third paragraph in which you advise us that the bench test shows very little improvement with "Z3" as compared with your normal White Metal. Of course, unless failure of some sort has actually occurred on the bench there would be very little to indicate preference for one or the other. We should expect to find that over a period mileage test the advantage of No. "Z3" will make itself apparent, and we await your further news in due course in this connection. Remaining at your service, We are, dear Sirs, Yours faithfully, THE HOYT METAL OF GREAT BRITAIN, LIMITED A.J. Moore. TECHNICAL DEPT. PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. TIME OF DELIVERY SUBJECT TO STRIKES, LOCKOUTS, ACCIDENTS, AND OTHER UNFORESEEN CONTINGENCIES. | ||