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).
Ignition coil misfiring issues experienced on Wraith vehicle 32-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 142\3\ scan0345 | |
| Date | 16th September 1937 | |
| 1204 300a BY/RW. c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Grys. c. Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} BY.8/G.16.9.37. WRAITH - IGNITION COILS. When Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} was trying 32-EX. in London under traffic conditions, he reports :- "pronounced misfiring occurred on both A.{Mr Adams} & B. ignition when accelerating from low speeds. This was overcome by temporarily replacing the Lucas coils by standard RR. taken from stock. " This does not necessarily mean the coils were faulty, it was no doubt induced sparking in the leads due to these being bunched together in the tube. By BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||