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).
New asbestos and graphite packing material for shock dampers, which proved superior to felt under testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 55\3\ Scan097 | |
| Date | 8th March 1926 | |
| To R. {Sir Henry Royce} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. to CJ. BJ. c. to RG. {Mr Rowledge} E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} XE35 Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 2/LG8.3.26. SHOCK DAMPERS. X8520 We have found a packing composed of asbestos and graphite which is very much better than felt. We subjected this packing under the spring loaded gland to a test of double the severity of that mentioned in our report i.e. 20 minutes at 40 lbs/sq.in. pressure without obtaining any leak. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /W.A.Robotham. | ||