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).
Belt adjustment and the provision of an alternative adjuster.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\4\ scan0189 | |
| Date | 8th August 1939 | |
| 666a To Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} - Hotel de France, Chateauroux, Indre, FRANCE. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards}6/JH.8.8.39. 30.G.VII. - Belt Adjustment. In reply to your memo. of the 4/5 inst. we are unable to give a precise figure as to when the belt will fail, but we do know that at the limit of adjustment the belt is still in perfectly good condition. We are sending you an alternative adjuster to give another 1 1/2" movement and shall be very interested to hear how this goes on. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Ed.{J. L. Edwards} | ||