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).
Minutes of a Tester's Monthly Conference with handwritten annotations.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 174\3\ img228 | |
| Date | 4th December 1940 | |
| To :- All Testers. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}5/ML.4.12.40. MINUTES OF TESTER'S MONTHLY CONFERENCE. 3.12.40. Present : Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/FJH.{Fred J. Hardy - Chief Dev. Engineer} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Clm.{D. D. Clapham} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/Col. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/EAG. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} (copy to Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/TAS.{T. Allan Swinden} Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/HH.) 1. 4.B.50. This has been fitted up with BZ rear, and NU front linings, with 30° cams. The equaliser has been altered to overcome the unequal wear on the rear and the links have been replaced on the front shoes. 2. MECHANICAL PETROL PUMP. This will be fitted on 3.B.50. before the end of the week. [Handwritten: No car] 3. STARTER MOTOR LEVERS. New sample rubbers will be received from Lucas during the next few days and will be fitted. [Handwritten: Not received] 4. SERVO LINERS. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/MHR.{M. H. Rigby} will try and get the scintered bronze fitted locally, and, in parallel with this, will send a servo to Vandervell's and get them to fix one up. [Handwritten: x 3B50] 5. LIGHT ALLOY DRUMS. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/GB. will see Wheeler to find out what he can about casting technique and material specification before the drums are finally instructed. [Handwritten: Promise by tomorrow night] 6. DAMPERS. These have now been at the Abbey Manufacturing Co., a week and we must either get them started or move them somewhere else. [Handwritten: Now at machining Ltd. Progress report - Tuesday.] - Continued - | ||