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 general specification of a servo to be tested on a Bentley Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\5\ scan0047 | |
| Date | 1st January 1935 | |
| To Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} X241 [handwritten] Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}12/KW.1.1.35. Bentley Chassis. min L5534(s) [handwritten] Replying to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}6/R.1.1.35. We give below a list of the items which will be tested on the servo of 5-B-IV :- General Specification of Servo. (1) Ball Bearing Servo Bridge to N.Sch.3927. (2) Spring Ring Torsional Connection to GL.{G. Linnett}713. (3) Fixing of linings to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1589 modified so that the linings have female splines instead of male splines. (4) Linings in VM.30 material. (5) Floating operating cams to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}1631. Choice of 35o or 45o cam angle. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/F.J.Hardy. | ||