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).
Recurring failure in distributor rotors made of bakerlite, suggesting a design modification.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61b\2\ scan0345 | |
| Date | 2nd July 1936 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} & Dy.{F R Danby} c. to Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. 86119 Cricklewood, July 2nd, 1936. We are sending you four distributor rotors which have failed due to the pin holes in the bakerlite at the top of the spindle. This trouble has suddenly cropped up again, after a lengthy time of trouble free. We would suggest making the section thicker at this point. One of the heads failed after just over 1,000 miles. It will be noted that all the cracks on the inside are one way, which may have something to do with the withdrawal of the mould. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} W. Hancock. | ||