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).
Note regarding circuit cutout failure due to oxidised contacts and the preference for copper fuses.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\2\ scan0376 | |
| Date | 27th August 1920 | |
| Contd. -2- R8/G27.8.20. What happens supposing cutout does not make circuit through oxidised contacts ? I have preferred copper for fuses for many years, soft materials fail at the connections. R.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||