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).
Battery ignition trouble on a 2.EX car after a 10,000-mile run, caused by a faulty condenser connection.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 34\1\ Scan191 | |
| Date | 20th April 1920 | |
| R.R. 25b 20(T) (S.F. 674. 25-5-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2876. X.2572 Extract from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG20.4.20. X.3647a. ELECTRICAL PARTS RUN 10,000 MILES. X.3743. ON 2.EX CAR. X.3129.3. X.2512. X.2894. X.136. Battery Ignition. Trouble was experienced on the battery ignition due to a faulty connection on the earthed side of the condenser. It was sometime before the fault was found. At first the car was running on tungsten contacts and Maddocks thought that most probably they were the cause of the trouble. After the platinum contacts had been fitted, they still gave trouble owing to the points bruning away after a very short run. When the connection for the condenser had been made satisfactory the car gave no further trouble. We recommend that some improvement should be made for a permanent connection on the condenser. | ||