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).
Incorrectly marked magneto rotor that nearly caused a serious accident during testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\3\ scan0147 | |
| Date | 21th December 1927 | |
| X7791 To Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from EFC. EFC12/T21.12.27. EW6 WATFORD MAGNETO ROTOR. Herewith we hand you the high tension rotor taken from EW6 magneto No.100081. It transpires that the white timing marking of this rotor is for the other handed machine, i.e. that an incorrectly marked rotor has been sent with the machine. This was discovered by the Test Dept. to whom we loaned the magneto for test and nearly resulted in a rather serious accident. Would you please have this returned to Messrs. Norths and ask them for a rotor with correctly timed marking at the earliest possible moment. EFC. | ||