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).
Secret memo discussing proportionate braking, servo wear, and the design of the equaliser system.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 73\2\ scan0252 | |
Date | 15th February 1924 | |
x9940 To HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R.{Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. RG.{Mr Rowledge} PN.{Mr Northey} E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} DA.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} S E C R E T. R2/M15.2.24. X.9680 X.9946 X.9940 RE. PN{Mr Northey}'S CAR AND PROPORTIONATE BRAKING. My impression is that PN.{Mr Northey} was braking his car with his front wheel brakes and his servo, that the servo would naturally wear and be replaced by adjustment, whereas also it was necessary to adjust the rear brakes. As far as I can see this cannot take place with the arrangement we are putting into pro-duction. It is also for such a reason that I desire the floating lever instead of the shaft type of equaliser which can get its levers at the wrong angles and make a great difference & in the proportions. Half the trouble with heat and wear of this servo has been that it has done too much of the braking. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||