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).
Letter from The L.P.S. Electrical Co. regarding misfiring Tungsten Contacts on an Aero Engine and Sparking Plug Insulators.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\5\ scan 009 | |
| Date | 2nd May 1917 | |
| X. 2894. TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 7346. CODE: A.B.C. 5TH EDITION. WORKS: 1a, FOREST LANE, STRATFORD, LONDON, E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} TELEGRAMS: 'ENGINEYOR, SOWEST, LONDON.' THE L.P.S. ELECTRICAL CO. (J.{Mr Johnson W.M.} LERMAN. BRITISH OF RUSSIAN ORIGIN.) L.P.S. Insulating Sleeving. A MOST CONVENIENT AND EFFICIENT INSULATION FOR ALL INTERNAL CONNECTIONS IN ELECTRICAL APPARATUS. No. 12. (Insulated) Universal Test Clip. TIME SAVERS IN ANY ELECTRICAL WORK REQUIRING QUICK TEMPORARY CONNECTIONS. HOWICK PLACE, WESTMINSTER, S.W. TO. ADAM STREET, STRAND. LONDON, 2nd May, 1917 Messrs. Rolls, Royce Limited, Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Sirs, TUNGSTEN CONTACTS RECEIVED X.2894 We are much obliged by the favour of your letter of the 1st instant, and note with interest your report on the misfiring of the Tungsten Contacts and two Watford Magneto Contact Breakers, which you have run on magnetos of one of your Aero Engines. We are communicating your remarks to the Works, and will write you further immediately we receive their observations. X.2617C We further note that you hope to have the Sparking Plug Insulators tested shortly. Thanking you, We remain, Yours faithfully, THE L.P.S. ELECTRICAL CO. [STAMP TEXT] [Circular Stamp]: RECEIVED MAY 3 1917 EFCO/R/T/M/517 Our Ref. L. [Rectangular Stamp]: P 14 | ||