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).
Dynamo issues on Bentley chassis, including oil on commutators and sticky brushes.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168a\3\ img360 | |
| Date | 18th March 1937 | |
| -2- BY.4/B.18.3.37. [Handwritten in margin:] we never approved This matter is being attended to with a Depot Sheet, and the necessary action taken with the coachbuilders. Prior to this recent epidemic, there has not been any trouble with oil on the dynamo commutators. We are aware that all dynamos fitted to Bentley chassis prior to the 4 1/4 Litre, may suffer slightly from sticky brushes, but it was not considered serious enough for us to take retrospective action. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||