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 Joseph Lucas Ltd. discussing component testing and development related to spring strength and flutter.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\1\ img161 | |
Date | 14th July 1937 | |
CONTINUATION JOSEPH LUCAS LIMITED PAGE DATE 2. 14.7.37. sufficiently strong spring and it is now necessary for us to see whether we can increase still further the power of the unit to cope with still stronger springs. You may rest assured that no time will be lost in overcoming this difficulty as we fully appreciate that such flutter as your testers report is quite unacceptable. You will understand of course that this question of spring strength is purely a matter of compromise and that no fundamental problem is involved. It will probably be necessary for us to increase slightly the ampere turns on the operating winding of the Dipper unit and we are having some experimental coils wound immediately. Yours faithfully, JOSEPH LUCAS LIMITED, K.{Mr Kilner} L. Heim | ||