Breakdown call-out for a 25/30 car, identifying the fault as a broken low tension lead to the coil.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\1\ img296 | |
| Date | 14th June 1937 | |
| Wst? What about this? Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} from Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} c. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst. 6117 Kingsbury June 14th.1937 25/30. The Kingsbury Depot was called out today on a breakdown which turned out to be a 25/30. The owner was blaming the Petrol Pump, but investigation found the fault to be due to a faulty low tension lead to the coil. The wire had broken inside the insulation at approximately the position where the terminal finishes its support. I am enclosing the broken piece of wire which came out. Chassis GWN.30 mileage 2274. For GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} | ||
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).