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).
Failures of Smith Electric Clocks, specifically concerning the blowing of fuses.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\1\ img139 | |
| Date | 8th December 1936 | |
| 6026. S/W. Wst. c. to Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} c. " Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. " Mx.{John H Maddocks - Chief Proving Officer} c. " BP. c. " ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} C. " Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} Cx{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager}5/KW8.12.36. Failures of Smith Electric Clocks. I have read your Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst.18/AP4.12.36 with interest. I understood that one of the failures of electric clocks was the blowing of the fuses, and Mr.Nichols of Smiths told me that the fuse was inclined to blow if the voltage dropped below 8. This of course seems quite contrary to paragraph 3 of your memo, which in the circumstances is interesting Perhaps you could let us have your views on this when writing again on this subject generally. Cx.{Major Len W. Cox - Advertising Manager} | ||