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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).
The impracticality of battery-only ignition systems due to a lack of charging facilities in 'Native States'.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 180\M1\6\  img026
Date  15th September 1921
  
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8. In a great many Native States there are no facilities for charging batteries. *

9. The majority of Rolls-Royce Cars that I get in for repair often require new batteries and a great many cars come in without any batteries at all, starting and running being on the magneto ignition only. *

10. I personally am very much against a battery ignition car only, for this country, and I think the Company will be making a very great mistake if they design a car with this ignition only. *

L.K.
  
  


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