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).
Endurance and performance test report on the latest Lucas Windscreen wipers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\5\ img230 | |
| Date | 17th September 1938 | |
| 6115. W/S - Hn.{F. C. Honeyman - Retail orders} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}6/JH.17.9.38. We have now completed an endurance test, on the bench on one of the latest Lucas Windscreen wipers. This gives a good performance both electrically and with respect to durability. The only drawback is in the angle of wipe, which when compared with that obtained on the klaxton, is not too good. Our testers, however consider it just enough. With regard to silent operation a definite improvement has been attained. We have now fitted one of these wipers to our latest car andthe performance obtained up-to-date, with the exception of the angle of wipe, is satisfactory. The latest wiper supplied to us has black control knobs, we notice that these corresponded better with the rest of the instrument panel, and give a more pleasing appearance than the brown type Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} | ||