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).
Camshaft drive endurance tests with an aluminium pin and frictional damper.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 43\3\ Scan147 | |
| Date | 22th March 1927 | |
| To H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} from Hc/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} C.c. to BJ. G.WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [crossed out] C.c. to RG.{Mr Rowledge} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [crossed out] C.c. to BY?. [crossed out] X4003 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}3/LG22.3.27. F.10. CAMSHAFT. With reference to your wire which we received on the 22nd. inst. We have carried out tests with the .187 aluminium pin in the camshaft drive, running first with the frictional damper locked up solid, and then entirely free. In each case we carried out a 28 hrs. endurance test, on the hangar and experienced no failure. We are repeating these tests with slack splines and slacked off nut to see what the effect is. DESCRIPTION Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} (Mirrored Text) REQUISITION ON PURCHASING DEPT. NO T405 RR 2216A RR 220 2M-11-25 WRIGHT: (70 2-26) LOWE LTD | ||