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).
Failing K.L.G. sparking plugs for the 32-EX Phantom III vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 91\2\ scan0161 | |
| Date | 17th July 1937 | |
| CHATEAUROUX. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/6/JAB.17.7.37. 300a To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst. c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GWH.{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 32-EX. PHANTOM III. K.L.G. Sparking Plugs. FE.30.X. & FE.30.X.C. We are sending you ten more of these plugs which have failed with either burnt electrodes or cracked insulators. None of them have run more than 7,600 miles. We now have only two spare K.L.G. plugs left, but plenty of other plugs of various kinds that we can use to keep running. ------------ Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Ivan L. Waller. | ||