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).
The allocation of experimental thin plate batteries from various suppliers for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 58\4\ Scan252 | |
| Date | 17th April 1936 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} γ 6021. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.2/JH.17.4.36. Experimental Thin Plate Batteries. The following batteries have been obtained from Messrs. Exide, and Messrs. Peto Radford, for tests. Exide. Two, 6.XCMR.13/1ML. One fitted to Ph.III chassis, 36-EX, one in Lab. for bench tests. Two, 6.XCMR.11/1ML. One fitted to 25/30 chassis 22-G-Y, and one in Lab. for bench tests. Dagenite 2, 6.HZD.13/S. One fitted to Ph.III chassis, 32-EX, and one in Lab. for bench tests. One, 6.HZD.11/S. One in Lab. for bench tests. Two, 6.HZD.9/S. One fitted to Ph.III chassis 6-B-IV and one in Lab. for bench tests. We are taking steps to obtain one further Dagenite battery 6.HZD11/S for fitting to chassis 21-G-IV. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||