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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).
Choice of magneto ignition for the 20 HP car, comparing the E.O.6 magneto with a new automatic advance version.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\J\February1923\  Scan61
Date  12th February 1923 guessed
  
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ignition with such obvious limitations. The first customer who used the magneto would complain.
Our own point of view is that instead of thinking of fixing a magneto ignition which is going to give a less good performance than the E.O.6. on the 20 HP., we should try and obtain an ignition which is better than the E.O.6. It is for that reason we have endeavoured to obtain a magneto with an automatic advance.
Our past experience proves absolutely that we shall never satisfy our class of customer if we are going to supply them with any thing which has obvious limitations.
At the present moment the E.O.6. magneto is the only magneto we have proved suitable for the 20 HP. cars.
I believe R.{Sir Henry Royce} would be in agreement to using this magneto.
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}
  
  


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