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).
Failed K.L.G. sparking plug on a Phantom III vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\5\ img028 | |
| Date | 10th July 1937 | |
| WST .6001B. CHATEAUROUX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/5/JAB. 10.7.37. What is this plug intended for Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst. c.c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 32-EX. PHANTOM III. K.L.G. Sparking Plugs FE.30.X. Another of the FE.30.X.C. plugs fitted in place of the FE.30.X. plugs returned to you yesterday, has failed with a cracked insulator. This has been despatched to you for examination. We are now running with FE.30.X. in the Vee, and FE.30.X.C. on the exhaust sides. ------------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} | ||