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).
The failure of a dynamo roller bearing due to a mockup scheme being fitted during a 10,000-mile test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 108\1\ scan0161 | |
| Date | 27th August 1937 | |
| To: Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 600a BY/RD.1/B.3.9.37. 26.G.VI. - 10,000 Miles Test Report. 27th. Aug. 1937. The failure of the roller bearing at the commutator end of the dynamo, and the complaint about same, in the above report, are due to a mockup scheme being fitted. The normal design retains lubrication and provides means of replenishment. BY/RD. | ||