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).
Flywheel, magneto, and engine coupling rattles on an engine test plate.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 25\3\ Scan035 | |
Date | 15th July 1912 | |
X634 Section 4100 Description: Large flywheel + magneto + engine coupling rattles. on engine test plate. Left Column: Date: 30/12/11, Report: H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} undi. to note of above any improvement as compared with light flywheel. Date: 11/1/12, Report: Waiting to prove if a large flywheel improvement. Date: 25/1/12, Report: Coupling rattles still on bench test. Right Column: Report: bad magneto noise improved slightly. Cured by friction damped spring drive. file, EH 15/7/12 | ||