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).
Agenda proposal for a chassis conference regarding Wraith wheel movement and ammeter failures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 161a\2\ scan0139 | |
| Date | 19th February 1938 | |
| Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Ws. Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} KHO. Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} LA.{L. A. Archer} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/LS. 1381 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}1/AP.19.2.38 RE CHASSIS CONFERENCE, MONDAY, 21.2.38 will you please add to the Agenda for this Conference- WRAITH WHEEL MOVEMENT - P.J. Remarks. It was decided in November that the question should be raised again in February of whether Wraith wheel movement should be brought on at 101 in D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary}, at a scrap of £1100, or at the first in E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} series. AMMETER FAILURE - DEPOT COMPLAINT W.127 If in addition to the Depot Sheet for changing all ammeters from the beginning of 1937, including all BT.{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer} series, we were to change ammeters of all Ph.III cars, it would mean changing another 300 instruments costing 15/- each, with the addition of a labour charge of 2/-. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||