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).
Unsatisfactory quality and failure of new hard rubber samples for dashboard isolation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 53\4\ Scan225 | |
| Date | 30th June 1930 | |
| HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} A.J.L D4613. Mxl1/T30.6.30. re Dashboard Isolation We are now commencing to fit the new hard rubbers for the above. They do not appear to us to be satisfactory, and we are sending By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} samples of rubbers herewith. The samples are of the smaller rubber on the front of the dash - A in sketch. The rubbers appear to be vulcanised in layers, in one case the centre is breaking away due to pushing the bolt through, and the other two, the outer part of the rubber is breaking away, the very small bearing area may have an effect on this. We are afraid these will not be satisfactory in service. Small bearing area here A Mx{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} [Stamp] RECEIVED JUN 30 1930 H.J [Handwritten] Have you fitted those I gave you yet? Rmi | ||