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 production readiness of sleeveless Watford Magnetos from North & Sons and internal concerns about ongoing testing failures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 48\2\ Scan359 | |
| Date | 12th November 1927 | |
| X8796 EX. from ROY. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. to EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} -------------- MAGNETOS ROY {Sir Henry Royce} 1/MG12.11.27 -------------- X7791 Messrs. North & Sons advise that the Tools, Jigs, Gauges etc for production of the sleeveless type Watford Magneto E.W.6 are sufficiently advanced to warrant their promising bulk deliveries early January. I do not know whether our tests are sufficiently advanced to warrant the release of bulk supplies; but if anything can be done to expedite same it would help us considerably, as, in continuing purchase of the H.O. Type not only are we faced with considerable loss on purchase, but also we are perpetuating the troubles which arise with this type of Magneto in the Road Test Department. We still reject about 25%. ROY. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||