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).
Faults found in the electrical equipment and bodywork of a vehicle.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 109\4\ scan0204 | |
| Date | 10th August 1939 guessed | |
| ( 6 ) ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. Dynamo charge became erratic due to burning of commutator. Gummy deposit was found in mica slots and on brushes. Wind tone horns failed and required adjustment, also I.B.A. bolts broke holding horn to bracket. Wireless aerial connections knocked off. Petrol gauge has been reading short when tank is full, this is getting worse. No fault can be found with tank unit. The trouble appears to be in the gauge itself. Windscreen wipers are blown about by wind due to backlash and do not have sufficient pressure on windscreen. The arcs are inadequate for such a large screen. Rear stop lights cannot be easily seen in daylight accomodation for larger bulbs is required. Speedo trip has become erratic in action. Petrol pumps gave no trouble. BODYWORK. Front door locks very poor, keep coming loose. Windscreen leaks water at each corner. Lack of adequate ventilation in front seats. Spinney ventilator not sufficiently effective. Rubber strips on running boards continually coming loose. Central windscreen operating mechanism has too much backlash and rattles. Partition bracket broken off winding mechanism. Support of rear seat sagged and caught fire. Position of wireless control in front of steering wheel very inaccessible. ----------- Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMNV. | ||