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).
Proposal for a battery ignition unit for the 'Goshawk II' engine, seeking feedback on distributor designs.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\F\February1921\ Scan60 | |
| Date | 23th February 1921 | |
| To HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Copy to CL. GDR. EFC. ORIGINAL E1/G22/2/21.D 23 FEB 1921 (4) X.3485 RE "GOSHAWK II" BATTERY IGNITION. X. RECEIVED A simple battery ignition unit has been sketched for "Goshawk II". Mr. Royce proposes to use a carbon brush distributor of either cylindrical pattern as used on Bosch magnetos, or face pattern as used on the Packard Delco ignition. Mr. Royce would like you to say what you think are the defects of the latter type. If the flat face carbon distributor were used, it would of course be carried out in a better manner than the Packard Delco. The same variety of cable connections would probably be used, but the rotor would be provided with a longer mounting on the spindle. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||