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).
Reasons for rejecting 83 magnetos over a six-month period.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 70\3\ scan0373 | |
| Date | 2nd June 1927 | |
| EFC, X 8783 mm ROY{Sir Henry Royce}/JT1/HP2.6.27. Magnetos. Further to our memo ROY{Sir Henry Royce}4/MG30.5.27; the chief reasons for our rejecting the 83 magnetos covering the past 6 months are as follows:- 56 - Knocks badly. 11 - Failed on test. 7 - Cam Box seizes up when hot. 6 - Gears uneven. 3 - Misfires. RECEIVED JUN 2 1927 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} | ||