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).
New and replacement parts for the ignition distributor on Phantom and EAC.VII models.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 32\5\ Scan055 | |
Date | 8th March 1927 | |
X6096 To RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} c. EFC. BY/RD/ML8.3.27. IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR - SEC.8120. Y4041 PHANTOM AND EAC.VII. Please receive herewith blueprints of the new parts to LeCs. 2380 and 2388, make and break rocker and rotor - D.71333 - Rotor. D.71334 - Ventilator. D.71335. - Contact finger. D.71336 - Rocker block. D Taking a standard distributor D.71793 these parts replace - D.50075 - Contact finger. D.50080 - Rocker block. D.50711 - Ventilator. D.50751 - Rotor. and we do not think it is necessary to make up the whole distributor as these new parts are so easily put on to any chassis. It will be necessary to produce a mould for D.71333 as ebonite would not be suitable. Will you please put 4 sets in hand - two levers to have iridio-platinum points D.50467 and two with tungsten points D.51408. BY/RD. 2 completed - one in lab. & one on 10.9.3 (plat pt) ↓ (Tungsten) | ||