Secret memo discussing reasons for not changing from Lucas dynamos and suggesting re-winding armatures in-house due to cost.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\Jan1924-March1924\ Scan175 | |
| Date | 1st March 1924 | |
| R.R. 238A (100 T) (S.H. 159 11-8-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 2 ORIGINAL SECRET TO EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} } FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} R3/M4. 3. 24. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} } Copy to C.J. " WCR. " RG. {Mr Rowledge} " L. " DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} " BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} re. LUCAS AND R-R. {Sir Henry Royce} X.30146 dynamos for EAC.3. I am pleased to hear there are definite output reasons for not changing the dynamo from Lucas. I had lately thought that there would be changes in the wiring and switch which would make such a change undesirable. Also it seems like throwing away too much. I think Lucas' are too expensive for their replace armature. We could re-wind them ourselves, using some of the old parts - i.e. arma- ture plates & commutators; this is only a suggestion. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).