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The parts list, alternatives, and production instructions for Section 5100.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 168a\3\  img124
Date  22th October 1938
  
- 2 - BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design} 10/S.22.10.38.

SECTION 5100.

EW.877 Connecting Shaft. 1 off.
KB.3579 Nut for Connecting Shaft. 3 off.
K.4602A Split Pin for Rear Coupling. 3 off.
EW.1927 Driving Block. 3 off.
E.88267 Driving Pin. 3 off.

The parts marked 'x' are alternative to that marked 'y'. Kindly produce 1 set (including both alternatives), and an extra set off Ex.1152 Connecting Shaft and KB.1858 Rivet.

The above scheme is as verbally instructed by BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} will determine the durometer hardness to be tried on the Coupling Block Ex.S.1145.

With reference to DW.819/820, and 821, these will be issued shortly by BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD.

Regarding Ex.S.1143/4/5, these parts are to be produced by Metalastik Limited, and since Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Swdl. {Len H. Swindell} is dealing with these, we attach one blueprint of each to his copy, together with one blue print of S.CD.940.


Ald {F. Allwood - Experimental Design}
BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /Ald. {F. Allwood - Experimental Design}
  
  
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).


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