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 The Autovac Manufacturing Co. Ltd. regarding a faulty Autovac apparatus sent for investigation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\4\ Scan358 | |
| Date | 11th January 1931 | |
| 83579. Expl. Dept. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}7/MJ. January 11th.1931. The Autovac Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Heaton Norris, Stockport. Dear Sirs, Thank you for your letter ref:437.R. of the 8th.inst. We note that you have reproduced the imperfect operation in the Autovac apparatus we sent to you. We do not wish you to recondition the instrument; it was sent to you as a matter of interest and subject for investigation. As you are aware, we occasionally come across reported autovac failures, which are not readily reproduced, this particular one being a persistent defaulter was thought worthy of investigation. Your report that the valves were slightly out of gauge does not convey very much to us and we should welcome a more detailed explanation of the cause of its faulty operation. Yours faithfully, For Rolls-Royce Ltd. | ||