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).
Standardisation sheet discussing an alteration from rubber to flat steel springs to improve flexibility in the servo shaft.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 16\3\ Scan009 | |
Date | 18th January 1927 | |
To B.J. from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X7370 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}6/LG18.1.27. STANDARDISATION SHEET. FLEXIBILITY IN THE SERVO SHAFT. X8370 The alteration from rubber to flat steel springs as a means of introducing flexibility in the XXXX servo mechanism has run 3000 miles on 7-EX car, 4500 miles on 12-EX car and 2000 miles on 8-EX car. At the present time Depots are supplied with the present standard scheme by means of which flexibility is introduced by means of a rubber ring. This is being applied to customers cars which are complained of. The question of applying this retrospectively on all cars is being considered and BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} will be writing to you on this matter in a few days. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||