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).
Letter from accumulator manufacturers Peto & Radford regarding batteries for the Phantom III and Bentley.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\4\ Scan243 | |
| Date | 29th January 1936 | |
| TELEPHONE: RAINHAM 34. TELEGRAMS: (ESSEX) LONDON OFFICE: 50, GROSVENOR GARDENS. S.W.1 Manufacturers of Accumulators for over 50 years. PETO & RADFORD Proprietors - Pritchett & Gold and E.P.S. Company Ltd. WORKS DAGENHAM DOCK, ESSEX. YOUR REF Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.8/MA. OUR REF CGFP/MH.{M. Huckerby} 29th January 1936. Rolls Royce Limited, DERBY. Dear Sirs, Replying to your letter of the 24th instant, the question of the battery for the "Phantom III" chassis with lower internal resistance is a rather different problem to that which we were tackling for the Bentley car, and as it involves a large number of points we were wondering whether it would be possible for Mr. West to come down here some day in the near future to discuss the whole matter. It would be better for him to come down here than for some representative to see him in Derby, because we can produce samples of all the parts being discussed on the spot. With regard to the performance of the new light battery for the Bentley, we are investigating the whole matter now, and will write you further in a few days. We think that probably the reason why you are not getting a satisfactory performance from it is that it has not had any developing charges and discharges as compared with the standard battery, which possibly you may have had in your testing room for some time. However, we can let you know more when our tests are complete. Yours faithfully, PETO & RADFORD. C. Pritchett Handwritten notes: Top right: 6021. Center: WST Left margin: drgs & specif. required | ||