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 to Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd. regarding a faulty steering roller and requesting a replacement with future specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\7\ 07-page142 | |
| Date | 3rd February 1938 | |
| c. RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer}/EG. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer}9/MH.{M. Huckerby} [handwritten] 650 a 130 3rd. February 1938. Messrs. The Hoffmann Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Chelmsford, ESSEX. For the attention of C.H.Smith, Esq. Dear Sirs, We are sending to you under separate cover one of the steering rollers to your N.2790 which you recently supplied to our Production Dept. According to our measurements this roller has a hardness of C.54 to C.59 on the external U track. Will you please send us a replacement roller as soon as possible. Will you please give future supplies of this type of roller a preload of 4 to 8 ozs. at 3" radius. Yours faithfully, for ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. | ||