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).
Page 2 of a letter to Mr. Claude Johnson arguing for the use of the Bijur starting motor and urging an order be placed by August 5th.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 50\2\ Scan127 | |
| Date | 14th July 1920 guessed | |
| To Mr. Claude Johnson - 2 - ------------------------- the extra horsepower is an additional assurance against starting trouble in winter time in this country where winter starting conditions are usually reproduced by tests at 10° Fahrenheit, temperatures scarcely ever met with in Western Europe. (4) The extensive use of the Bijur starting motor by the U.S. Government on aeroplanes, and marine engines, etc. (5) The general reputation of the firm and of its products in this country. The firm is actually the General Electric Co., which is the largest manufacturer of electrical apparatus in the world. This fact, coupled with their desire to serve us, should make for the easy solution of any difficulties which arise. (6) With reference to the starting motor, it should be noted that on car 4-JX we have had to send a man to Chicago three times (a thousand miles each way) to deal with troubles which have arisen on this car, principally in the magneto and starting motor, whereas if electrical equipment had been standard American equipment, service could have been obtained locally without delay. In the case of 4-JX, we finally had to take the car back because the owner was so dissatisfied with delays caused by trivial defects. (7) IN ORDER TO AVOID DELAY IN OUR PRODUCTION PROGRAMME IT IS NECESSary THAT WE SHOULD PLACE ORDERS FOR THESE STARTING MOTORS NOT LATER THAN THE 5TH OF AUGUST. WE SHALL THEREFORE PLACE ORDERS FOR THESE ON THAT DATE UNLESS WE HEAR FROM YOU TO THE CONTRARY. As an additional argument for using the Bijur motor and generator I wish to add that in the past eight years these and all [Handwritten in left margin]: Damned Bad work | ||