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 failure of a Helsby H.T. coil feed wire from chassis 121-RY.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 167\3\ img016 | |
| Date | 10th March 1937 | |
| N/W. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wst. ------- 6110 Br/Bk{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager}4/W.10.3.37. ---------- re Failure of Helsby Cables. ------------------------- We are sending you herewith a further defective piece of Helsby H.T. wire. This was taken from chassis 121-RY, and had been in service for only 700 miles. It is actually the coil feed wire. Apart from the three samples we have sent to you, we have had several other failures, and shall be glad to know if anything is being done in the matter to prevent these failures occurring. Bk.{A. Birkett - Commercial Manager} | ||