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).
Extract detailing a battery ignition failure due to a poor condenser connection during a 10,000-mile test.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 45\3\ Scan008 | |
| Date | 21th April 1920 | |
| X.4054. Extract from EFC1/T21.4.20. X.3647. 10,000 MILE TEST OF ELECTRICAL PARTS ON 2 EX. X.3743. X.3129. X.2894. (3) Battery Ignition. The Tungsten or Platinum would X.186 X.2512. burn away to the imperfect condenser connection X.4054. and the consequent misfiring might not have been noticed owing to the magneto being in use at the same time. See our report EFC1/T16.4.20 recommending positive connection between condenser housing and chassis frame. | ||