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).
Letter from Ferodo Limited concerning the examination and possible failure cause of a fan belt.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 135\1\ scan0159 | |
| Date | 18th July 1938 | |
| All Communications to be addressed to the Company. FERODO LIMITED TELEPHONE: 250 CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH (6 LINES) TELEGRAMS: FRICTION, PHONE, CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH. FERODO REGD. TRADE MARK. BRAKE & CLUTCH LININGS CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH, STOCKPORT, ENGLAND. CODES: WESTERN UNION FIVE LETTER EDITION, BENTLEYS COMPLETE & 2ND PHRASE, MARCONI INTERNATIONAL, LIEBER'S CODE, LIEBER'S LATEST CODE, A.B.C. 5TH & 6TH EDITIONS. Depots- LONDON 222, TOTTENHAM COURT RD W. 1. ABERDEEN 26, GUILD STREET. BELFAST 8, 10 & 12, MONTGOMERY ST BIRMINGHAM 198, CORPORATION ST BRISTOL 118, VICTORIA STREET. CARDIFF 60, CHARLES ST DUBLIN 120, UPPER ABBEY ST GLASGOW 70, WATERLOO ST LEEDS 25, HUNSLET RD LIVERPOOL BERRY STREET. MANCHESTER 16, JACKSON'S ROW, DEANSGATE. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE 24, ELDON PLACE, BARRAS BRIDGE. [Handwritten Note Top]: File usual Fa 18th July, 1938. YOUR REF. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Std.7/HH.Exp.Dept. OUR REF. GSS/MH.{M. Huckerby} Messrs Rolls-Royce Ltd., Derby. For the attention of Mr.Steadman. [Handwritten Note Right]: Hold Rply /624. Dear Sirs, We thank you for your letter of the 14th instant, addressed for the attention of Mr.Longley, who is at present away on holiday, and we have also received the fan belt to your Drg. E.W.1775. This belt has been examined carefully, and as far as we can tell it is quite satisfactory, so that we are rather at a loss to understand why it has not given the same results as others which we have supplied. One possibility is, of course, that there may have been excessive slip due to lack of initial tension, which would cause overheating, and tend to destroy the rubber bonding. Yours faithfully, FERODO LIMITED. [Signature] | ||