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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).
Proposal for a new damper governor control that can be switched on or off at will for comparison purposes.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 151\2\  scan0359
Date  28th January 1938
  
Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Les. (strikethrough)
Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} (strikethrough)
Da {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} /Mr.Bastow (strikethrough)

1292- 1392

BY.6/G.28.1.38.

[Handwritten] YES Please arrange Tom

DAMPERS.
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The idea which is under consideration to cut out the governor control which raises the resistance as the speed rises, is a major change which demands accurate comparisons, I therefore suggest we need to make almost instantaneous changes. Changing from car to car to compare is full of pitfalls, I want a scheme arranging which surely could be easily schemed to have a control which will cut out or let in the governor control at will.

After all, it is an issue which has to be finally adjudicated on by customers, and we must have positive evidence before we make such a change.

BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer}
[Handwritten signature]
  
  


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