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).
The treatment procedure for fabrics used in Bentley crankshaft dampers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 114\3\ scan0120 | |
| Date | 1st February 1938 | |
| W/K (Mr Clarke) Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux}7/N.1.2.38. ----------------- ------------------ Re: Bentley - Crankshaft Dampers. --------------------------------- With regard to the treatment of the fabrics, the Works are drying the fabrics out in a warm oven, and immediately placing them in mineral oil. This is to get rid of any water that the fabrics may have soaked up in the humid atmosphere. You can treat your fabrics in stock, and this should overcome the troubles that Lappin is experiencing with his dampers. It is advisable to iron out the fabric before fitting. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||