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 Zenith Carburetter Co. Ltd regarding the strangler portion of a 30 HP DC-42 carburetter.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 122\2\ scan0340 | |
| Date | 7th April 1938 | |
| The G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} RADCLIFFE ZENITH CARBURETTER CO. LTD CARS DRIVEN BY OUR STAFF ARE AT CUSTOMERS OWN RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY TELEGRAMS: ZENICARBUR, PHONE, LONDON. CODE: A.{Mr Adams} B. C. 5TH EDITION. HONEYPOT LANE STANMORE MIDDLESEX ADJOINING QUEENSBURY UNDERGROUND STATION ALSO AT LYONS, PARIS, DETROIT, TURIN, BERLIN. TELEPHONE WORDSWORTH 2213 See Mr Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 7th April 1938 Your ref: Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GR.{George Ratcliffe}14/JH Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd., DERBY. Attention: Mr. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Ratcliffe Dear Sirs, 30 h.p. DC-42 CARBURETTER We have given very careful consideration to your letter of the 1st inst., and we are sorry to learn that the strangler portion of the carburetter is giving you so much trouble. As regards the investigations which you are carrying out, in general we have no objection to the proposals which you have put forward, except that if you decide it is absolutely necessary that the length of the bearings must be reduced by the amounts which you have indicated, then we would draw your attention to the fact that there is one other question which should be considered, namely, that of the wear on the part of the strangler spindle and its bearings. It might be that if the bearing area is reduced too much, then undue wear might take place; and we trust, therefore, if you decide that the suggestion 1. | ||