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Standardisation of Morganite EG2 Brade brushes for 40/50 & 'SS' Dynamos as an alternative to Le Carbone brushes.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\T\March1929-December1929\  Scan031
Date  14th March 1929
  
RR 755 REVISED (10H) (D.C.777-29-2-28) M {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /C C.LTD
COMPLETED 9.7.29.
STANDARDISATION of CHASSIS PARTS.
Date 14.3.29
No. 7670
Drawing No. 8673
Part List

Description of Parts. MORGANITE EG2 BRADE BRUSHES FOR 40/50 & 'SS {S. Smith} ' DYNAMOS (as an alternative to present standard Grade Le Carbone brushes).
Origin. Desirability of second source of supply - particularly a British source.

Experimental Test Report.
Morganite EG2 material is the nearest equivalent of Le Carbone grade Z., being hard graphitic and having a specific resistance of .0012 ohm. per inch cube.
It has been carefully proved on the new 28 slot armatures that these brushes are equally good with standard.
See report EFCl/T7.2.29

Road Test Report.

Weight of Old Part.
Weight of New Part.
Difference per Car.

Cost of Old Part. £ 0. 4. 5.
Cost of New Part. £ 0. 4. 5½
Difference per Car. £ Negligible.

Signature from Cost Dept. that above is correct. G {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} /Rb. {R. Bowen} 6.7.29. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}

A Scrap and replace at all costs, including Chassis already delivered to Customers.
B Scrap and replace on Chassis in Works.
C Scrap present stock and replace on all Chassis not yet handed to test.
D Use existing stock Alteration effective on future Chassis. [X marked]

Cost of Parts in Works which will be scrapped if commenced on :-
Series.........£.........
Series.........£.........
Series.........£.........

INITIAL | DATE | REMARKS
EXX SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | 9.7.29 | Agreed. SG. {Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}
R. {Sir Henry Royce} | 18/3/29 | Agreed FHP but I should be very certain before changing if what we have is good enough. R
WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} | 15.3.29 | Agreed. Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Complete satisfaction. R
RG. {Mr Rowledge} | 18.3.29 | Agreed. RG. {Mr Rowledge}
DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | 22.3.29 | Agreed. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design}
BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | 14.3.29 | Agreed. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | 14.3.29 | What road tests taken re. 10,000 miles. EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}
E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | 16.3.29 | Agreed. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer}
PN. {Mr Northey} | 27.5.29 | Agreed. PN. {Mr Northey}
CWB. | |
Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | 14.3.29 | Agreed. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  
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).


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