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 seizure of the battery ignition contact breaker lever on its pivot due to lack of lubrication.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\1\ scan0240 | |
| Date | 19th September 1930 | |
| X7680 EFC. C. to N. Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/WW6/KW19.9.30. X.5680. Seizure of Battery Ignition Contact X.7680. Breaker Lever on its Pivot. With reference to your EFC1/AD18.9.30, we have had several cases of seizure of this part which were apparently due to lack of lubrication. In each case the pivot pin has shown a certain amount of rust, but when cleaned and oiled the freedom has been quite standard and no other action has been necessary. Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/WW. | ||