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).
Provision for a magneto brake on new magneto drives for the 40/50 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\3\ scan0037 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1920 | |
| R R.{Sir Henry Royce} 235 A (100 T) (S.F 846 6-8-19) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2460 X.3530 To Da{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to RH.{R. Hollingworth} C.K. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG3.2.20. X.3530 RE NEW MAGNETO DRIVES FOR 40/50 CHASSIS. X.2762 We consider that the new magneto drives, both the fabric coupling and the serrated type should be made so that there is provision for the magneto brake. We find that, although it is possible on some cars to run without these, on others it is absolutely necessary. It is not only a question of slack in the magneto drive but in the pinion driving the magneto. Even if we found that we could run our sets without the magneto brake we should recommend that provision was made so that the brake could be fitted if afterwards found necessary. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}, | ||