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 testing of 20-HP axles to investigate potential failures of the bevel pinion after dynamometer and road testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 49\2\ Scan187 | |
| Date | 20th March 1924 | |
| BY c. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} for SFT.{Mr Swift} X4256 EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}5/H20.3.24. re. Failures of 20-HP. Axles. With a view to ascertaining whether the coarse pitch axle is likely to suffer from failure of the bevel pinion, we arranged some time ago to run two dummy axles more or less continuously on the dynamometer. We have kept records of the mileage done. This now totals 2,500 miles in each instance. 500 miles of this total has been run on the road. We have today dismantled these axles and carefully examined the bevel pinions and they are in very good condition. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} | ||