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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).
The failure of 20/25 HP Tank Engine Dynamos due to electrical overheating during manoeuvres.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 168a\3\  img172
Date  22th March 1935
  
WST L6037

To WST from E/Ltd.
E/Ltd.1/HP.22.3.35.

c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. By/HDT

20/25 HP. Tank Engine Dynamos.
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Major Howard of the Armaments Inspection Department, Woolwich Arsenal, paid a visit to the works yesterday, and during the course of conversation he mentioned to us that during last year's manoeuvres, eight dynamos failed in the course of one night's operations.

The failure was apparently due to electrical overheating.

We have not previously heard of failures of this sort on the Tank engines and we should be glad if you could let us have any information that is available.

We cannot trace any dynamos having been returned to the works with burnt out armatures.

E/Ltd.
  
  


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