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).
Standardisation and modifications for a battery ignition distributor head and base.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\October1925-December1925\ Scan157 | |
| Date | 23th December 1925 | |
| R.R. 235A (100 T) (S.H. 159 11-8-20) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2800 TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL E1/M23.12.25. Copy to R.{Sir Henry Royce} BATTERY IGNITION. X8691 Re. standardisation sheet X.No.8691. for modified distributor head and base to LeC. 2121. and D.71005/6., the LeC. drawing shews the following mod-ifications:- (1) 2 gauze covered windows in moulding. (2) A ventilation hole in floor of distributor opposite contact points. (3) A sliding sleeve on the drive shaft running in an oil well. (4) An oil trap in the governor casing and running plain fit where shaft passes out at bottom. Items (3) and (4) are alternative to each other; both are not wanted. We should be interested to know which of the latter is being adopted, and what modifications are included in the other drawings quoted - e.g. D.71005/6. The sheet has been signed and sent on to R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Handwritten notes on left:] 10,000 miles { (pointing to items 1 & 2) * S-EX (pointing to item 3) Y-EX (pointing to item 4) [Handwritten notes at bottom:] E A C One for Cab. (1) (2) One contains (1) (2) (3) } for 20 H.P. Other (1) (2) (4) E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} CE [initials in circle] | ||