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).
Letter from K.L.G Sparking Plugs discussing a proposal for an integral screen and a new Cadmium plating for the type 850 plug.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 162\4\ img128 | |
| Date | 8th January 1936 | |
| r6001a. K·L·G Sparking Plugs Limited CONTRACTORS TO THE AIR MINISTRY, ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. Sole Manufacturers of "KLG" Sparking Plugs, also Jigs and Precision Tools PUTNEY VALE, LONDON, S.W.15 Telephone Putney 2671 (Four Lines) Telegrams "Kaelgee, Phone, London." PLEASE REFER TO TECHNICAL DEPT. AND QUOTE REFERENCE CMC/MEN IN YOUR REPLY 8th January, 1936. H.E. West, Esq., c/o.{Mr Oldham} Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. Dear Mr. West, I am very sorry I was out this afternoon when you telephoned and I understand you were disappointed that you had not yet received our proposal for the integral screen. The job has taken rather more time than I anticipated and I have been handicapped by a Board Meeting which lasted all day on Monday. However, I think we have now got our ideas into shape and I am seeing Mr. Lodge to-morrow with a view to agreeing the dimensions which must be standardised between us. This is not delaying our making up sample screens and I confidently hope to let you have a drawing before the end of this week and to be able to show you the actual screen when we meet on Friday, the 17th. With regard to the type 850 plug, we are now taking steps to get this into proper production, but I do not think that the blued finish which you have had up to the present is really worthy of the Bentley car. This finish is very short lived and inevitably the bodies rust before they have been in use very long. I, therefore, propose Cadmium plating in future and I am sending you herewith one 850 which we have treated in this manner. Will you please examine it and let me have your opinion as soon as possible. When we met the other night you suggested that you might be going to use the type 850 in the new 25 h.p. Rolls engine. I am a little doubtful about the suitability of this plug for the [Logo: NSBM] [Logo: S.B.A.C.] | ||