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).
Standardisation of a coiled copper pipe for the governor control to dampers on a Bentley chassis to achieve a cost saving.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 87\3\ scan0160 | |
| Date | 3rd July 1936 | |
| LES - Understand pipe got hammered and a shorter pipe can be standardised avoiding this trouble. Is this so Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} c. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} E/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}3/HP.3.7.36. Chassis Costs - Bentley. Governor Control to Dampers. Referring to our memo E/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey}1/HP.8.4.36, in which we asked for a coiled copper pipe to be used to bridge the gap between the frame and the damper governor control, on B-56-BN{W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington}, in place of the standard length of armoured flexible tubing, we now understand that the test in France was successful and if this is confirmed perhaps you will issue a standardisation sheet so that it can be cleared for production. The saving to be achieved by the change is in the neighbourhood of 7/- per chassis. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} is going slowly on the existing pieces, so that the new parts can be adopted very quickly after standardisation is completed. E/Lid.{A. J. Lidsey} | ||