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).
Request to obtain an Exide universal type battery for examination and testing on the 20/25 and Japan 3 chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\4\ Scan028 | |
| Date | 29th January 1932 | |
| X6137 Roy{Sir Henry Royce}: From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. C. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} C. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.5/MA.29. 1. 32. 20/25 AND JAPAN 3. UNIVERSAL TYPE BATTERY. With reference to the above, E has now requested us to obtain one of these batteries, which comprise two 6 volt units, like the 40/50, for examination and test. Will you therefore obtain from the Chloride Electrical Storage Co the Exide battery type 2/3-XR7-1M (Alternative (b) on their sheets ref JAH/SA 20.1.32) which we arranged with them would be the most suitable type for the above chassis. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||