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).
Batteries dealt with by the Repair Department during June, July and August.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 70\3\ scan0074 | |
| Date | 5th September 1927 | |
| X87831 By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to Mr. Strong. Hm{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs}/FHA1/KW5.9.27. In reply to your memo. Ey15/H2.6.27, we append hereto a report of the batteries dealt with by the Repair Dept. during June, July and August:- Exide - 47. Peto & Radford - 21. Foreign - 1. C.A.V. - 4. Slem. - 1. Lucas. - 1. ____________ TOTAL - 75. Out of the 47 Exide, 17, (36%) were found to be defective. Out of these, 6 were repaired at an average cost of £2. 1s. 6d., 2 were scrapped by the makers, and we are awaiting reports for the remaining 9. Out of the 21 Peto & Radford batteries, 15, (71½%) were defective. 2 were repaired at an average cost of £3. 10. 0d., 5 were scrapped by the makers, 2 were repaired free of charge by the makers, and we are awaiting reports for the remaining 6. The remaining batteries were found to be O.K. Hm.{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} | ||