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).
Running instructions for the electrical system, dynamo bearings, and belt.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\2\ Scan122 | |
| Date | 19th July 1917 | |
| -8- INSTRUCTION BOOK. B. RUNNING INSTRUCTIONS. Before disconnecting any part of the electrical system, it is very advisable, unless the battery itself be previously removed, to take out the two fuses from the Lucas junction box. Never disconnect the battery whilst any charge or discharge current is passing. DYNAMO. Bearings. These should require little attention. When the chassis is overhauled, however, or the dynamo removed, these should be cleaned out and regreased with sufficient grease only to occupy the interstices between balls and cage. Any excess is only melted out by heat. On some dynamos there is provision for additional lubrication at the driving end, in the form of a small oil cup. Oil occasionally. Belt. The belt should be kept adjusted gently tight. A reduction below 12 amperes in the charging current indicated by the ammeter when no lights or other apparatus are in use may mean that such adjustment is necessary. On the other hand, a noisy belt drive or dynamo may mean that the belt is too tight. | ||