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).
Committee meeting minutes discussing magneto component failures, investigations, and resolutions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 4\5\ 05-page014 | |
| Date | 18th December 1911 guessed | |
| MAGNETOS (Contd.) (11) Magneto and Distributor controlling rod and. Mr. Barrington informed the Committee that this part would be made standard at chassis No.1868. 101st Meeting Concerning broken Magneto drive of chassis 1130 Dec. 19. 11. (Cornelius.) The Committee had agreed that a man should be sent to inspect the spring drive of this chassis in order to discover if its inefficiency had caused this breakage. Mr. Wormald now reported that this car had not a spring drive fitted, and the instructions consequently would not stand. 7030 The Committee re-discussed this matter, and pointed out that they had stated two probable reasons for the failure. The first reason it had been suggested was that the magneto had become loose and moved from its position The Committee agreed that if a spring drive was not fitted to the chassis, then this was the probable cause. They further agreed that Mr. Wormald should write to the owner, to the effect that if convenient, the car should be sent in for inspection of the parts which had failed but that no further action beyond the replacement of the parts should be taken. 102 Meeting Re Magneto gear wheel to prevent magneto rattles. Dec. 21. 11. | ||