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).
Modifications to rear springs, proposing a second clip and a return to tapered ends.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\D\April1920\ Scan31 | |
| Date | 1st April 1920 | |
| To WOR.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} -2- R12/G16/4/20 Contd. at present adopted, we think it would be better to use a second clip to prevent all the plates from turning but the very short ones. This would make it easy to grind the plates on each side. We think also a better job could be made of the clips. X.3981 I hope we are endeavouring at the earliest possible minute to return to rear springs with tapered ends, instead of the sheared ends which were recently adopted to avoid the practice of giving extra curvature to the ends of the plates. Mr. Day is getting out instructions for the modified springs. R.{Sir Henry Royce} Present springs are not defective if properly made. | ||