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).
Repeated failure of a Watford EW6 magneto and a request to return it to the manufacturer.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 65\3\ scan0340 | |
| Date | 29th January 1929 | |
| Roy.{Sir Henry Royce} from EFC. X7791 EFCl/T29.1.29. WATFORD EW6 MAGNETO NO.100081. Herewith we again hand you this magneto which has again failed in its contact points. It will be remembered that the previous failure was put down to the effect of petrol or paraffin our final letter to Messrs. Norths on the subject being dated Nov.8th last, ref. EFCl/T. Now that the magneto has failed again in a similar way and there is this time no indication of petrol or paraffin vapour, we have formed the opinion that there is something in error in the magneto itself, possibly in internal timing as suggested in my assistant's report, copy of which we attach. Will you please again return this to the makers and communicate with them in respect of same. EFC. | ||