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 a speedometer supplier regarding noisy cables and suggestions to modify the drive to eliminate bends.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\2\ img071 | |
| Date | 19th April 1937 | |
| The A.T. SPEEDOMETER CO. Ltd. MAGNETIC SPEEDOMETERS & MOTOR CLOCKS. REVOLUTION INDICATORS FOR MOTOR CARS, MOTOR BOATS AND ENGINES, MILEAGE RECORDERS, ETC. DIRECTORS. W. Henderson-Cleland. A.{Mr Adams} Gordon Smith. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Buckland. YOUR REF. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. AFA/LAH CHRONOS WORKS, NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LONDON. N.W.2. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. Telephone: GLADSTONE 1136 (4 Lines). Telegrams: Aytespeedo, Crickle London. 6051 Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. 19th. April 1937 For the attention of Mr. West. Dear Sirs; The writer confirms his visit to Derby on Thursday last and the question arose regarding cables being noisy. Mr. Arrowsmith took this matter up further with Bentley Service and although he stated we have not had any number of cables returned to us with this complaint it appears they are getting a number on cars. It was found, as we have already pointed out, that the bends are very bad and very numerous, and we are wondering, if you are considering modifying this drive whether it would be possible not only to do away with the bends, but at the same time keep the cables as much as possible away from the engine as there is a possibility for the heat to penetrate via the cable to the instrument, therefore drying the oil on the rev-clocks. We shall be glad if you will kindly give this your consideration. Yours faithfully, pp. A.T. Speedometer Co.Ltd., A.G. Arrowsmith [Handwritten note in bottom left corner] CAP. Will you please examine our cars and make suggestions re elimination of bends. WH. | ||