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).
Requesting the repair and strengthening of a faulty de-misting device due to a cracked rotor blade.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\1\ scan0256 | |
Date | 13th January 1938 | |
To HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} 8600a. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.4/WH.13.1.38. 26.G.VI DE-MISTING DEVICE. The de-mister or de-froster fitted to this car has given trouble owing to one of the rotor blades cracking at the base and fouling the casing. We have dismantled this and will hand same to you. Will you please repair and strengthen the rotor to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std's verbal instructions so that we can get the de-froster running again. Will you also sweat the volute cover to the volute casing in place of the previous spot welding. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std. | ||