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).
Summary report on faults and modifications concerning revolution counters, clocks, and bumpers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\2\ scan0165 | |
| Date | 24th February 1936 guessed | |
| -21- 74. (a) REVOLUTION COUNTER NOISY OR INEXACT (b) CLOCK DEFECTIVE March quarter C.C. 4 4 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 6 6 C.P. Six months 10 10 (b) B.244.GA - 16101 Kms.-- Had clock repaired. (b) B. 72.HK{Col. T. Harker - Sales} - 2955 Kms.-- Clock gains 5 mins. per day. (b) B. 61.GP - 4373 Kms.- Had clock repaired. (b) B.III.HM{Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} - 1996 Kms.- Had clock repaired. 75. CABLE OF REVOLUTION COUNTER NOISY March quarter C.C. C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 3 C.P. 1 4 Six months 4 4 ----- 76. RATTLES FROM W.B. BUMPERS March quarter C.C. 4 4 C.P. Previous quarter C.C. 5 C.P. 3 8 Six months 12 12 B.102.HK{Col. T. Harker - Sales} - 9380 Kms.- B.210.GA - 15500 Kms.- B.174.GA - 14026 Kms.- B.125.GP - 11661 Kms.- Rattle due to bob weights collapsing. Tightened up weights and ends of bumper as necessary. 77. FITTED SAFETY SLINGS TO FRONT W.B. BUMPERS March quarter C.C. C.P. 2 2 Previous quarter C.C. C.P. 4 4 Six months 6 6 Standard modification as per D.S. Hd.{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy} 300 B. 71.BL - 31170 Kms. B. 6.BM - 44750 Kms. | ||