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).
The urgent need to modify the die for the Bentley & 25/30 high tension ignition rotor due to on-road failures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 82\4\ scan0343 | |
| Date | 6th July 1936 | |
| S/o/Mr. Brock. (crossed out) c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} (crossed out) c. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/St.{Capt. P. R. Strong} (crossed out) X 200 BY.3/G.6.7.36. BENTLEY & 25/30 HIGH TENSION IGNITION ROTOR. ------------------------------------------ It is most important that we should have the die for the modification to the above to RR.Sch.922 completed at the earliest possible moment, as we are having failures on the road, and last week we had Flight Lieut. Staniland stranded owing to a breakdown through the top of the rotor. There is one little modification to the die which we shall ask for, which will demand an insert, and has the purpose of balancing the rotor to ensure that this will not work loose on the taper. Mr. Davis will let you have this tomorrow. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} BM | ||