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).
Urgent request for an experiment on a 25 HP spring drive to resolve issues with gear rattles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 103\3\ scan0150 | |
| Date | 13th April 1932 | |
| X5020. RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} From Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls}7/MA.13.4.32. 25 HP. SPRING DRIVE. Will you please fit up a spring drive with increased inertia as shown in the accompanying sketch. The timing case will have to be cut away and a sheet metal cover arranged to retain the oil. This is an urgent experiment in connection with production's difficulties with gear rattles. Will you please carry this out on Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Gry.{Shadwell Grylls} | ||