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).
Request from Dubilier Condenser Co. for details on the Phantom Model distributor to fit radio interference suppressors.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61b\2\ scan0349 | |
| Date | 13th July 1936 | |
| DUBILIER CONDENSER CO (1925) LTD DUCON WORKS, VICTORIA ROAD, NORTH ACTON, LONDON, W.3. TELEPHONES: ACORN 2241 (5 LINES) TELEGRAMS: HIVOLTCON, PHONE, LONDON. CABLES: HIVOLTCON, LONDON. MARCONI INTERNATIONAL CODE. DIRECTORS: G.F. MANSBRIDGE, O.B.E., M.I.E.E. (CHAIRMAN) W.H. GOODMAN, (MANAGING DIRECTOR) F.{Mr Friese} H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} McCREA, (DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR) P.R. COURSEY, B.Sc., M.I.E.E. (TECHNICAL DIRECTOR) NEAREST STATIONS:- North Acton (Central London Tube) 1 minute. Willesden Junction (L.M.S.) 5 minutes. CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD NOT BE ADDRESSED TO INDIVIDUALS. MAKERS OF CONDENSERS FOR:- POWER FACTOR CORRECTION. HIGH TENSION LINE PROTECTION. RADIO TRANSMITTERS. BROADCAST RECEIVERS. HIGH-FREQUENCY APPARATUS ETC., ETC., CONTRACTORS TO THE ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE, AIR MINISTRY, G.P.O. MANY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS AND THE LEADING RADIO COMPANIES AT HOME AND ABROAD. Our Ref. KH/EML. Your Ref. 13th July 1936. Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. WST For the attention of Mr. Hives. Dear Sirs, Would you please be good enough to furnish us with particulars of the type of Distributor fitted to your latest Phantom Model? We require this information to enable the fitting of radio interference suppressors and would like to know the type of connection, screw or otherwise, of the leads to and from the distributor and if the distributor is in an accessible position. We should be extremely grateful to you for this information by return of post. Yours faithfully, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF DUBILIER CONDENSER COMPANY (1925) Limited. K.{Mr Kilner} Higginson CHIEF DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER. Handwritten notes: Top: 86119 Bottom left: D75167 Distributor E86637 Terminal E86638 - screw | ||