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).
Technical note from Mr. Royce regarding the starting shaft spring and engagement mechanism.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 80\1\ scan0006 | |
| Date | 1st November 1920 | |
| Contd. -2- E1/G5.11.20. sleeve. When the starting shaft is moved for- ward to engage with the engine it is released from its own taper seat, and should then come into engagement with a taper peg formed on or carried by the starting jaw of the engine itself. In addition to the above points! Mr. Royce thought that the spring provided on the starting shaft was rather too strong. A sketch is attached illustrating the foregoing. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||