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).
Page on shock absorber testing, noting issues with lost movement and wobbles.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\N\July1925-September1925\ Scan311 | |
| Date | 12th June 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50 H) (D.D. 31, 12-6-25) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. -2- Expl. No. REF: W/Rms/L.2665.9.25. They both developed a certain amount of lost movement however possibly due to air getting in the system. We are reducing the severity of the test as we consider that it is over-strenuous owing to the fact that the shock absorbers have no possible chance of being cooled; on the road they would be continually exposed to convectional currents. At the moment it does not look as if there is much chance of any of the three types in question proving a reliable means of alleviating wobbles. HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rs.{Sir Henry Royce's Secretary} | ||