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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).
Instructions regarding complaints and testing of inefficient Watford R01 magnetos.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 57\2\  Scan205
Date  26th September 1928
  
RR 238 (150 BKS.) (DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions} 461-8-12-24) MP 306975
X 5790
ROLLS-ROYCE LTD.
INSTRUCTIONS.
To: EFC
Order No.: WD{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} 13
Customer's No.: Xo
Watford R01 magnetos.
We have had several complaints from time to time of the inefficiency of these magnetos. Recently the test dept have had one case where the magneto misfired under load and they stated that they had come to the conclusion that the safety gap on this magneto was too small.
The magneto in question NO 105629 has been lent to us for test and we have put it through a bench test to our general specification of magneto for 20 HP. car.
We found that the magneto
Signed: could
This Sheet must be filed on completion of the work
  
  


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