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).
Minutes from a Testers' Conference discussing various vehicle components and issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 159\5\ scan0178 | |
| Date | 2nd April 1941 | |
| File Instructions to Shop 1373 Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}1/ML.3.4.41. MINUTES OF TESTERS' CONFERENCE. HELD ON WEDNESDAY 2.4.41. Present : Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/TAS.{T. Allan Swinden} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Col. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH. EV{Ivan Evernden - coachwork}/JD.{J. Draper - Frames} Absent : Fred Hallam. (ill) Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. (Leyland's) 1. BRAKES. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} will try and produce a reason as to why 12.B.V. brakes have never juddered and have always given satisfaction. We should also like charts of the rate of brake wear of all Experimental cars. 2. SPRING GAITERS. Spring gaiters will be fitted to 12.B.V. 3. STEERING PIVOTS. These are now completely instructed to HPS.{Horace Percy Smith - Experimental Factory Mgr} Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} will get a promise for completion. 4. SUNSHINE ROOF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} reported that 9.B.V. was now very good. 5. DOOR SEALS. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. reported that the rubber for this job was being made. 6. BODY MOUNTING. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} pointed out that we could not keep our production B.V's indefinitely and therefore we should try and get these experiments carried out before the next Conference. 7. MODIFICATIONS TO B.V's RUN BY CUSTOMERS. A Memo. has been prepared by Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham} and has been circulated tothe Depots. No solution has yet been found to the carburation problem. Experiments, however, are proceeding. - Continued - | ||