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).
Responding to a query about battery ignition system failures, specifically seizing levers and broken springs.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 70\3\ scan0090 | |
| Date | 18th May 1927 | |
| EFC. C. to Test Dept. C. to BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} X.87834 Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/NRC{N. R. Chandler}1/EW18.5.27. Re Battery Ignition. In reply to your EFC1/T16.5.27 - (a). We cannot recall a single instance of the lever which carries the platinum point seizing on its pivot. (b). There were a fair number of broken springs in the early days of this type of make and break, but for some considerable time past now they have not been a source of trouble to us, and we feel safe in saying that the occurrence is comparatively rare - perhaps only a few in a year. Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/NRC.{N. R. Chandler} wrep | ||