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).
Summary of complaints and statistics regarding dynamo and S.U. petrol pump faults.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0272 | |
Date | 30th June 1937 guessed | |
( 13 ) 26. Dynamo Insufficient charge or irregular or noisy. (continued) 3.1/2 Litre 4.1/4 Litre Total. B-244-GA. 22.000 Kms. Noisy. Fitted a new D.51269 ball bearing. B-54-EF. 35.300 Kms. Noisy. Re-conditioned dynamo and fitted a new D.70450 ball bearing. Original seized. B-34-JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Complaint:- No charge to battery. Instructed by London to send electrician to Yougoslavia to attend to car. Cause of trouble faulty fuse. Sent full report to "C" with defective fuse. Dynamo. June Quarter C.C. 1 1 2 Previous Quarter C.P. C.C. C.P. Six Months 1 1 2 B-154-GR.{George Ratcliffe} 12.903 Kms. Dynamo noisy. Fitted 2 new ball bearings. B-130-EF. 39.314 Kms. Dynamo noisy. Fitted a new D.70450 ball bearing. B-192-GA. 16.184 Kms. Dynamo does not charge, defective fuse. Fitted 2 new fuses D.74816 & D.74814. 27. S.U. PETROL PUMPS. Total Complaints. June Quarter C.C. 23 16 39 C.P. 2 2 Previous Quarter C.C. 9 3 12 C.P. 1 14 15 Six Months 35 33 68 Resumé ( 3 Months ) Modified G.5 Pumps. Complaints. 1) G.5. Pumps. Leaking............ 12 2) " " Noisy.............. 5 3) " " Irregular in operation. 3 Total 20 Non-Modified Pumps. 1) Leaking 8 2) Noisy 3 3) Irregular in operation 1 4) Failed 4 5) Standard Modification job as per Depot sheet N° Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}316 5 Total 21 | ||