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).
Specification change for the Phantom III carburettor throttle spring links following a failure.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 93\2\ scan0210 | |
| Date | 17th September 1937 | |
| To BY/CS. 308 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GR.{George Ratcliffe}18/JH.17.9.37. re Phantom III Carburettor Section 5080. Will you please make sure that the throttle spring links E.87856 is made with 16 S.W.G. .064" dia. instead of 18 S.W.G. .048" dia as detailed. This matter was taken up with you recently after the link had failed on 32-EX in France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GR.{George Ratcliffe} | ||