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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).
Trial of bifocal dimming bulbs for headlamps.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\T\2July1928-December1928\  Scan137
Date  10th October 1928
  
HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
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DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}3/M10.10.28.

BIFOCAL DIMMING. X.4477 / X1357

We are anxious to make a trial of this soon.

It occurs to us that if you could obtain some bifocal bulbs either American or English, we might try them in some Lucas P.100. lamps by obtaining the double pole variety of holder, using both poles as the high potential leads, one to the main filament and one to the dipped, and a common earth return.

We want if possible to avoid the mechanism involved by the mechanical dipping of reflectors or entire lamps.

DA{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}/EV.{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}
  
  


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