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).
Recommendation to standardise the Exide Battery BXE.5 after successful testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\5\ Scan289 | |
| Date | 27th April 1921 | |
| R.R. 335a (100 T) (S.H. 798, 10-12-20) G. {Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2948 EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 1/LG27.4.21. X.4208. EXIDE BATTERY BXE.5 We have been running one of these batteries on 1 EX car - it has given no trouble. We consider that the improvements warrant that this battery should be standardised immediately. Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||