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).
Power reduction due to a choke valve and a seasonal overheating issue in Australia.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\1\ scan0053 | |
| Date | 1st May 1925 | |
| R.R. 493A (50H) (D.B. 175 25-9-24) J.H.D. EXPERIMENTAL REPORT. -3- Expl. No. REF: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LCl.5.25. Various speeds, the maximum reduction in power which can be measured due to the choke valve being inter-connected with the throttle is 7% or 8%. This, of course, could be avoided with a slight alteration to the levers operating the valve. BOILING. Over-heating is a seasonable complaint and it is probable that as the summer is nearly over in Australia, the trouble will disappear whatever is done. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||