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).
Process and urgency for adopting standardised parts, with examples of the Watford Magneto and Enots Lubricators.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 51\3\ Scan057 | |
| Date | 17th November 1921 | |
| X4400 CJ. from Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 6/LG17.11.21. X.4400 X4181C Referring to the attached correspondence. We think it would cause unnecessary delay and expense to state on every standardisation sheet the cost of the amount of scrap. The fact of a standardisation sheet being signed for a certain part does not necessarily mean that the part is adopted immediately, in fact, the only parts which are adopted at once are parts which are considered a danger to life. EY. is the official who instructs the works at what point the alteration should come in. He decides this after consultation with other officials concerned. When a standardisation sheet is sent round, we are not certain that the alteration is going to be agreed to. In the case of the Watford Magneto, there was no intention of adopting this Magneto until we had used up our present stock. On the other hand, in the case of the Enots Lubricators, we consider that this should be adopted as soon as possible even though we have to scrap some lubricators. Unless we agree to scrap some of our present stock of lubricators, we shall never hope to get the Enots Lubricators on the present 40/50 H.P. chassis because the present standard lubricators are all machined up to practically the end of "R" series. Fitting Enots Lubricators to one of our 40/50 chassis will enable the lubrication of our chassis to be carried out very much more efficiently and in less than one-third the time. Mr. Royce made the following remark on the standardisation sheet he signed- "Agreed - most urgent modification, should lead to greater satisfaction in lubrication of such troublesome parts as spring pins." Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||