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).
Inspection report on the condition of battery cells, detailing sediment build-up and plate degradation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 54\2\ Scan170 | |
| Date | 1st December 1924 | |
| RR 236 (150 BKS.) (DB {Donald Bastow - Suspensions} 431-B 12 24) MP JC6973 ROLLS-ROYCE LTD. INSTRUCTIONS. II To Order No. J.C.14. Customer's No. free to vibrations. Condition of cells Both of the cells were in much the same condition. A large amount of sediment was found in the bottom this reaching up to the plates & causing a short. The negative plates had lost very little or no paste this having swelled to a considerable extent & was quite soft & spongy. The positive plates had lost a very large amount of paste in some cases leaving a bare grid, but the grids were quite strong. The wood & ebonite separators Signed (cont'd) This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work. | ||