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).
Copy of a letter from Alklum Storage Batteries Ltd. regarding battery specifications, pricing, and guarantee.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\4\ img128 | |
| Date | 30th October 1933 guessed | |
| Continued. Copy of Letter from ALKLUM STORAGE BATTERIES LIMITED. PRICE. £10.2.6. Nett. (Ten pounds two shillings & sixpence) DELIVERY. 10 days from receipt of order. GUARANTEE. The battery will be guaranteed for 12 months, and if at any time the same should develop any trouble it would be replaced or replated or put in perfect condition free of charge. We have pleasure in enclosing our Publication No.1 which deals fully with the technical features of our product. We would like to mention with regard to price we have put this forward simply to give you an idea as to the cost of the battery, and we should be delighted to put up a test battery for your purpose. With regard to the size of the battery, it can be had 7.7/16" wide x 20" long x 10" high, or alternatively 13.3/4" long x 13.9/16" wide x 10" high. If the height can be increased the length can be considerably reduced. You have therefore two optional sizes to choose from and it is immaterial to us whichever is selected as the same performance will be given by either type. There should be no difficulty in accommodating this particular size on your vehicles, although the dimensions are slightly larger. Should you decide to have a test battery made to satisfy yourselves as to the performance of our batteries, perhaps you could furnish us with the H.P. rating of your engines as that would be a guide to the starting torque required from the battery, together with the type of dynamo and motor used. Yours faithfully, | ||