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).
Departmental memo discussing excessive slack and rattles in the keywayed telescopic joint of a new magneto drive.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\5\ 05-page022 | |
| Date | 16th July 1912 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, NIGHTINGALE ROAD, DERBY. TELEGRAMS: "ROYCAR," DERBY. TELEPHONES: 813 (Two Lines). DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. Mr Barrington. Date. 16.7.12 RP30/T16712. X 430 RB{R. Bowen} NEW TYPE MAGNETO DRIVE. The above has been running about on a car for some time and the universal jointshave been very satisfactory and in one or two cases, on dismantling, have shown themselves to be in very good condition as regards lubrication and absence of wear, the chief is that there is too much slack in the keywayed telescopic joint which accentuates the magneto drive rattles. Hives does not think that the slack in this joint has got worse when running as same was not very good when first made, and I shall be glad if you will take up this matter with a view to obtaining some improved form of joint so as to avoid this trouble. When setting this job out Contd. [Handwritten notes in left margin]: File Magneto MR nut in favour of Cardan shaft RB{R. Bowen} [Handwritten word inserted in text]: with [Stamp]: [Circular purple stamp with a clock face and text reading '18 JUL 1912'] [Footer]: This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||