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 Lake & Elliot Ltd. regarding an investigation into a badly scored Millenite brake liner.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 85\1\ scan0244 | |
| Date | 11th November 1936 | |
| 8206 TELEGRAMS "LAKE, BRAINTREE" REGISTERED TRADE MARKS "MILLENNIUM" "MIDAS" TELEPHONE N. 81 BRAINTREE LAKE & ELLIOT LIMITED ENGINEERS AND FOUNDERS ON ADMIRALTY, WAR OFFICE & LLOYDS LIST. CASTINGS STEEL MADE FROM ELECTRIC FURNACE. GREY IRON. "MILLENITE" FOR BRAKE DRUMS, ETC. MOTOR JACKS AND ACCESSORIES. LIGHT REPETITION WORK. BRAINTREE, Essex 11th November 1936. YOUR REFERENCE Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale}17/JH. OUR REFERENCE 1/T3. Messrs. Rolls Royce, Ltd., Derby. Gentlemen, H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} F.{Mr Friese} Millenite. We are in receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., enclosing a sample of a Millenite liner which was very badly scored. From its appearance one would think that grit had got into the brake drum, but as you protect this part so carefully we are afraid that this explanation must be ruled out. We are therefore quite at a loss to account for the drums wearing in this abnormal way. The only information we have which bears at all on the subject is that when we were carrying out lengthy experiments with brake drums we never could get a drum fitted with a liner to wear nearly as well as a solid brake drum made from exactly the same material. Yours faithfully, FOR LAKE & ELLIOT, LIMITED. W. S. Lake Governing Director. | ||