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).
Letter from Walter H. Johnson of the Remy Electric Company, describing the Model No.192 ignition switch.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 52\3\ Scan224 | |
| Date | 13th March 1917 | |
| WALTER H. {Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} JOHNSON. SOLE REPRESENTATIVE FOR EUROPE REMY ELECTRIC COMPANY. JONSOMOTE, LONDON. 3644 & 3645 REGENT. A.B.C. CODE 5TH EDITION. S.D RECEIVED 14 MAR 1917 YOUR REF. EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} 4/T12317. OUR REF. WGK/EAB. X. 2814 14, PANTON STREET, LONDON, S.W. 1 Tuesday March 13th. 1917 Messrs Rolls-Royce, Ltd, Nightingale Road, D E R B Y. Subject:- REMY Coil Ignition. Dear Sirs, We are in receipt of your letter of 12th inst., relative to the above subject. We are enclosing herewith a Booklet of the 12-cylinder Ignition System, but since this Booklet does not describe this particular Switch in detail, we beg to do so as follows,- This Switch which is known as our Model No.192 is provided with four terminals so that it can be used as a Reversing Switch, and the two ignition wires should be connected to any two opposite terminals, and the two battery wires should be connected to the other two opposite terminals. The Switch is furthermore provided with a ratchet mechanism so that it can only be turned in one direction. | ||