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).
Requirement for automatic advance control on a Delco-Remy battery ignition distributor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 163\7\ img051 | |
| Date | 7th September 1925 | |
| EFC.from Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} X4284 b Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}8/K7.9.25. X.4284 DELCO-REMY BATTERY IGNITION. I received yours EFC3/T3.9.25,but before I had time to give consideration to the point raised by you, we received the attached letter from Delco-Remy & Hyatt Ltd.,dated the 4th inst. together with quotation and blue prints Nos.005249 and 002178, therein referred to. You will note these people have offered a sem-automatic distributor i.e. a distributor having automatic control of the advance and retard in addition to the usual manual control. I note from yours EFC3/T3.9.25 that you do not actually need automatic control in addition to the usual manual control, unless there may be reasons of a non technical nature for asking for one with automatic control specially. I know of no reasons of a non technical nature for asking for automatic control,therefore, if you still prefer that we apply to Delco-Remy for a revised quotation for distributor without automatic advance, I will ask them to furnish us with that quotation for form of apparatus. Please return all the attached papers with your reply. Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} ENCLOSURE No 9 "JUSTSO" | ||