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 to Messrs. Newton & Bennett Ltd. regarding the testing and modification of a clutch plate.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 129\1\ scan0122 | |
| Date | 19th March 1937 | |
| 1110. Experimental Dept. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Smth.9/JH. 19th March. 1937. Messrs. Newton & Bennett Ltd., Valetta Road, Acton, LONDON.W.3. For the attention of Mr. N.B. Newton. Dear Sirs, We have now been able to test the clutch plate you made for us over a long period of Service, and whilst its performance has been promising, there has been a deterioration in the take up. We should now like to try a similar plate but with .060 cushioning. As regards the high moment of inertia, we are regarding this as a secondary problem and propose to retain the steel plates in this second disc. We are very anxious to have an early delivery of the disc, and trust you will urge it forward. We shall send you a hub and rivets in the course of a day or two. An official order follows. Yours faithfully, FOR ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||