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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).
Faulty K.L.G. sparking plugs on a 32-EX Phantom III.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 91\2\  scan0144
Date  15th July 1937
  
CHATEAUROUX.
Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}/3/JAB.15.7.37.

300a

To. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wab.
c. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GEH.

32-EX. PHANTOM III.

K.L.G. Sparking Plugs.
Type FE.80. X.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

We have had to renew two of these plugs as the central electrodes were burnt right away.

We are sending these to you for examination.
They have run altogether in England & France, 6.265 miles and were re-set at .020" after 3.000 miles running.

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Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/IMW.{Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux}
  
  


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