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).
Standardization of battery ignition components and a remaining issue with the distributor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\6\ scan 354 | |
| Date | 8th November 1927 | |
| HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ) FROM R.{Sir Henry Royce} EFC. ) C to RL. RY. X8892 RR. BATTERY IGNITION. At the first possible moment we want you to standardise the scrubbing tungsten points, and the new system of spring to the contact maker. We understand that this will now bring our battery ignition to a state of complete satisfaction, but I am not sure whether we have solved the difficulty of tracking in the distributor. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||