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).
On testing an H.T. wire, concluding the issue was moisture at the magneto end.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168\1\ img111 | |
| Date | 21th January 1932 | |
| X6117 EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}/Thn. From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.4/MA.21.1.32. Re the attached, we have tested the H.T. wire in question and find it to be quite O.K. We can only conclude that moisture was present at the magneto end when on the engine this moisture having since evaporated. We are returning the cable herewith. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||