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).
Suggesting a solution for loose cut-out contact points by soldering them after riveting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 50\1\ Scan115 | |
| Date | 15th March 1926 | |
| X4105 To EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD3/ML15.3.26. CUT-OUT CONTACT POINTS. We have had several cases of trouble of loose contact points on the cut-out, due to poor riveting and as there appears to be some difficulty in obtaining two perfectly flat surfaces to rivet together, I suggest that after riveting, the rivet head, washer and spring end are just blobbed with solder, similar to our condenser connections. I have had one done in this manner and would like you to give same a test, at the moment Mr Brock is running it on his rig but has agreed to hand it over if you will send for it, we could then consider making this a standard method of fastening these points. BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /RD. | ||