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).
Design and placement of the starter push button and main switch for the 'After-the-War' chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 181\M11\ img072 | |
| Date | 13th September 1917 | |
| To E.H. from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to BJ. ORIGINAL. St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} Margaret's Bay. 5 Sept. 13th. 1917. [STAMP: RECEIVED] Re - After-the-War Chassis. R3/W12917. X.682. X.2641 It was intended that the Push Button for the starter switch should go on the instrument board in a convenient place for the driver. We do not wish this to be actuated with the foot, or it will soon be thought on a par with 'jamming your foot down on the Packard'. If it is on the instrument board such as is used on 49-GB or other modern cars, there should be no temptation to jam your foot on it. X.3082 Regarding the main switch this should be placed in the circuit between the starter battery and the starter motor so as to keep the length of the conductors as short as possible. It might be very inconvenient to locate this switch and [handwritten: be forced to] bring the cables to it where the driver [handwritten: can] reach out. We think, therefore, it is quite undesirable to combine it with a Push Button Switch, in fact, it would be losing the beauty of the scheme as it was intended should be worked out. [Handwritten Signature] R.{Sir Henry Royce} [Handwritten notes:] [Above 'conductors']: the push button switch [Footer text]: R.R. AERO ENG. DEPT. 1290 (1000) 24.1.17. | ||