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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).
To G.W. Hancock requesting confirmation on the location of an oil temperature reading.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 11\4\  04-page098
Date  12th July 1932
  
G.W.Hancock,
Hotel de France,
Chateauroux,
Indre,
France.

87941.

From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}6/MJ.12.7.32.

Thank you for your reports.

We note that your oil temperatures exceed 100°C, and we understand that the temperature is recorded on the oil outlet side of the pump before the oil goes to the bearings. We should be glad if you would confirm this.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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