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).
Replacement parts for the 'Eagle' engine hand starter and starting handles.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 42\2\ Scan026 | |
| Date | 23th April 1918 | |
| To Mr Mills from HY{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer}/JH. c. to Mr Clark. c. to Mr. Coverley. c. to Mr. Swift. U. BY/JH1/DB{Donald Bastow - Suspensions}23418. April 23rd, 1918. RE "EAGLE" ENGINES - HAND STARTER AND STARTING HANDLES. HAND STARTER WHICH MAY BE OPERATED FROM EITHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE - X.3282. Please receive herewith - E.15411 - Toggle Control Lever which replaces E.10301 - Distance Piece. E.15410 - Toggle Control Tube Connection which replaces E.10300 - Connection. E.15437 - Starter Worm Extension which replaces E.13284-Plug. E.15414 - Toggle Lever which replaces E.8884-Lever. E.15409 - Hand Starter Worm which replaces E.13585-Worm. (E.15409 can be made from E.13585). The above parts are on the Hand Starter Section (4211). E.15413 - Toggle Control End Piece which replaces E.9232 - Control Lever. This part is on both the Starting Handles (Wooden Bearer Sec.4212 and Tubular Bearer Sec.4213). E.15412 - Toggle Control Shaft which replaces E.10305-Toggle Control Shaft. E.15461 - Toggle Control Shaft which replaces E.14488-Toggle Control Shaft. These two parts are on the starting handle section E.15412 on Sec:4213 (Tubular Bearer) and E.15461 on Sec:4212 (Wooden Bearer). Will you please instruct up three sets of these parts for test under the above X number. Also please instruct up these parts for engines 2101 onwards and if possible before. Mr Swift will supply the engine No. on which these parts can be brought on, shortly. Arrangement drawings and supervision sheets to follow. BY/JH. | ||