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).
Letter from Exide Batteries regarding the cost difference between screwed terminals and taper pillars, and discussing battery container dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\4\ Scan023 | |
| Date | 25th January 1932 | |
| X6136 ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY DEPOTS LONDON SHAFTESBURY AVE BIRMINGHAM DALE END MANCHESTER BRIDGE STREET BRISTOL BROADMEAD GLASGOW TUREEN STREET DUBLIN PEARSE STREET BELFAST CASTLE STREET Exide BATTERIES (PROPRIETORS: THE CHLORIDE ELECTRICAL STORAGE COMPANY, LIMITED). CLIFTON JUNCTION, NR. MANCHESTER. TELEGRAMS: CHLORIDIC, PENDLEBURY TELEPHONES: PENDLETON 481 (10 LINES) SWINTON 2011 (7 LINES). CODES: BENTLEYS, LIEBERS, A.1. AND A.B.C. (4TH & 5TH EDITIONS) DEPOTS BOMBAY CALCUTTA CAPETOWN JOHANNESBERG SYDNEY CHRISTCHURCH N.Z COPENHAGEN PARIS BERLIN *** SERVICE STATIONS 600 IN THE U.K. 13,000 IN THE WORLD X6136 X6137 JBH/EK: SLI. 25th January 1932. Messrs. Rolls Royce Ltd., DERBY. Dear Sirs, Your ref: HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/WST/2.AD. Replying to your letter of the 22nd instant, the cost of providing screwed terminals would be more than the difference in price per pair of connectors, in fact, there would be an extra of 1/5d. over and above the saving effected by the cheaper connectors. It would, of course, facilitate standardization and interchangeability if you used taper pillars and S.M.M.T. terminal connectors. Regarding dimensions, we use different makes of containers for the type of battery (3.XC15/1H) the largest having a width of 6.7/8" which we show in our catalogue. The one we should supply to you would measure 6.11/16" wide, but we would suggest you make provision for the larger dimensions in case any of your users are obliged to fit a standard Exide battery at any time, and which may be of this larger width. The height dimension given is absolutely overall. Yours faithfully, For THE CHLORIDE ELECTRICAL STORAGE CO.LD. [Signature] WST See me HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||