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).
Letter regarding potential magnetic interference between dashboard instruments and other vehicle design considerations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 89\1\ scan0108 | |
| Date | 2nd November 1934 | |
| TELEGRAMS: SUMMERS, CHESTER. 47961 TELEPHONE 200 CONNAH'S QUAY. (10 LINES) JOHN SUMMERS & SONS, LIMITED. MANUFACTURERS OF GALVANIZED, CORRUGATED AND PLAIN STEEL SHEETS, &C. LONDON OFFICE: 34, LIME STREET, E.C. GLOBE IRON WORKS, STALYBRIDGE. LIVERPOOL OFFICE: 14, CHAPEL STREET. MANCHESTER OFFICE: 33, BRAZENNOSE STREET. ALL QUOTATIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED ARE SUBJECT TO REPLY BY RETURN OF POST. REFERENCE RFS/P.1/1. Hawarden Bridge Steel Works, Shotton, Chester. 2nd. November, 1934. W. A.{Mr Adams} Robotham Esq., Park Leys, Duffield, Derby. Dear Bill, I called on Bleaney when I was in London, and he has some extraordinary story that if you separate the speedometer and revolution counter they do not register correctly, and they interfere magnetically with the petrol gauge. This sounds to me a rather far-fetched story, and I would like to know whether you can confirm it or not. If this were the case, I assume there would be no objection to putting them over on the other side, and putting the locker where the instruments are on the standard job? My argument being the driver has very seldom time to look at the instruments, whereas they are sometimes of interest to the passengers. I sincerely hope that you will be able to counteract the increased weight of the new body, and that you will live up to your statement about the freedom from front wing flap. I suppose it is too much to hope that we shall have controllable shock absorbers, but can we have a gear lever which does not dither? | ||