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).
Secret memo regarding a complaint about accelerator control wear and a proposed modification to increase clearance and effective stroke.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\4\ scan0089 | |
| Date | 4th March 1925 | |
| To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to CJ. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} S E C R E T. x8240 E5/M3.4.25. 'V' SERIES. X. 8140 ACCELERATOR CONTROL. X. 8470 X. 8240 With regard to the complaint that the accelerator control wears and prevents the throttle valve from completely closing, we think the control should be allowed more clearance with the throttle, and that one of the levers on the toggled portion of the accelerator control could be more favourably placed to increase the effective stroke. This latter would make up for the increased clearance aforementioned and enable the accelerator control to still open the throttle valve fully. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||