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).
Extract discussing a faulty condenser connection in the Goshawk electrical system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\3\ Scan111 | |
| Date | 19th July 1923 | |
| X4430 Extract from EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 7/H19.7.23. Re X.4338 - GOSHAWK ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. X.4054. X.4430. FAULTY CONDENSER CONNECTION. The faulty earth connection has now been improved upon by making sure that the condensers are a tight fit in the case. Are we satisfied that this is a permanent cure ? Steps have been taken for this fault to be corrected retrospectively in a similar way as above mentioned. We are also doubtful as to whether the earthing connection of the condenser case of the aluminium body of the make and break is also satisfactory. We demonstrated a sample of this weakness this morning to Mr. Clough, in which the rivet attaching the spring to the case was loose and the spring itself did not appear really to grip the case in position. We have also had faulty contact and 'earthing' of the bar connections passing through the lid {A. J. Lidsey} of the condenser. | ||