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 potential difference in mechanical stiffness of battery ignition contact points between the RR and Remy models.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\January1927-March1927\ 21 | |
| Date | 6th January 1927 | |
| TO EFC. FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to B.I. [Handwritten] ORIGINAL [Stamp] E4/M6.1.27. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X28d/c/4 7.XII.1927 [Handwritten and crossed out] A [Handwritten] X2652 [Handwritten] Filed in X4275 [Handwritten] BATTERY IGNITION CONTACT POINTS In reply to EFC4/T311226., we sho[RECEIVED]uld be interested to see the sample points. With regard to the mysterious differences in behaviour between the RR. contact breaker and the Remy it has occurred to us that there may be a difference in the mechanical stiffness of the mounting of the points, resulting in more movement at the moment of contact in the one case than in the other. We should be interested to know if the Remy is any stiffer than the RR. in this respect. 804 [Faint stamp] MADE AT CROXLEY [Faint stamp] E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} [Signature] | ||