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).
Reliability of Delco Remy ignition coils based on failure rates in Dodge vans.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\7\ img140 | |
| Date | 29th December 1930 | |
| Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. R.{Sir Henry Royce} [REDACTED] c. Eg [REDACTED] c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} [REDACTED] c. F [REDACTED] X. 6036 BY5/G.29.12.30. X. 6036 IGNITION COILS. Referring to my verbal conversation with Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} on the subject of coils when I pointed out that we were not in agreement with your note of Dec. 6th. that Delco Remy coils are 100% reliable, I have obtained the information which I promised HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} I would get viz. that Mr. Davis of 'D' Dept. has an uncle who was running up to a year ago Dodge vans fitted with Remy coils, and the official figure of failures was 75%. A year ago he turned down the Dodge vans and adopted an English make, so that Mr. Davis has no information more recent than a year ago, but the present coil appears to be exactly similar to a number which he obtained for me at the time we were comparing our own make with other types of coils, and which had failed on the cars in question. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||