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).
Proposal to improve the accessibility of the Phantom III condenser for easier replacement by slotting the contact strip hole.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\5\ img170 | |
| Date | 28th May 1937 | |
| E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c to RY. c to Pm. c to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} .6052 Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SBs/HR.28.5.37. Lost. What about this Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} re ACCESSIBILITY. Phantom III Condenser. ------------------- At present it takes over half an hour to change a Phantom III condenser because it is necessary to remove the rocker arm and the bolt which secures the low tension contact strip on the condenser to the L.T. contact pillar. It is extremely difficult to replace this bolt and the insulating washers after removing the condenser. If the hole on the contact strip on the condenser were slotted, the condenser could be changed in a few minutes. Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SBs/- (RV14/A) | ||