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).
Possibility of converting unused road springs to meet current specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\4\ Scan359 | |
| Date | 10th May 1933 | |
| X3035. HOY/MS. from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.6/KT.10.5.33. We have several pairs of unused road springs in our stores, which owing to change in design are no longer any use to us. Will you please find out from the respective makers, whether it is possible to convert these springs satisfactorily to the loads and cambers of our latest springs. In the case of conversion, we should like to know if the makers consider these as reliable as new springs. We give below a list giving the piece numbers and specification of the springs :- WOODHEADS. Present Spec: Required Spec: 1 Pair FB.24 650 lbs. not plated. FB.27 800 lbs. 1 Pair F.100097 600 lbs. Latest F.100778. 600 lbs. Curled tips not plated. 1 Pair F.100101 800 lbs. Latest F.100101 800 lbs. Curled tips not plated. FIRTHS. 2 Pairs F.100496. 600 lbs. F.100873. 600 lbs. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} | ||