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).
Battery failures due to over-tightening securing nuts, proposing a new design with a finger grip nut for immediate production.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\3\ img185 | |
| Date | 11th August 1938 | |
| BY {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /NS. {Norman Scott} c. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} CHILDS DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} 8/G.11.8.38. 6021. BATTERIES. D.CD.742. GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} reports battery failures due to over-tightening of the securing nuts, the attached scheme removes the nut underneath the box and also provides a finger grip nut on top of battery. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} intimated that he would like this putting on production at once. DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} | ||