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 The Chloride Electrical Storage Company regarding battery design principles, specifically the 'Kathanode principle' and materials.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\4\ img256 | |
| Date | 3rd October 1936 | |
| 86122. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY THE Chloride ELECTRICAL STORAGE COMPANY LIMITED LONDON OFFICE, 137, VICTORIA STREET, S.W.1. EXIDE WORKS, CLIFTON JUNCTION, NR MANCHESTER. TELEPHONES: SWINTON 2011 (7 LINES) TELEGRAMS: CHLORIDIC, PENDLEBURY. CODES: BENTLEY'S, LIEBERS, A.1. AND A.B.C. (4TH & 5TH EDITIONS) OUR REFERENCE ECM/LJ. YOUR REFERENCE CONFIDENTIAL. H.E.West, Esq., Messrs.Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Derby. 3rd October, 1936. Dear Mr.West, In reply to your letter of the 2nd instant; the I.A.E. Research Abstract 8044, Class 217, came to me in the ordinary circulation of the abstracts. It is not intended to take any action in the matter, but to us the abstract very obviously is a summary of some sales publicity article of one of the American battery maker's products. The Kathanode principle has been on the market for many years for traction batteries, but it has not been employed to my knowledge for starter batteries until comparatively recently. You will notice in the motoring Press that Oldham are illustrating batteries embodying glass wool sheets. The glass wool sheet has undoubtedly considerable merit, but if Oldhams can use this principle, we can do so equally, and the fact that we are not so doing may be some indication that we prefer our dual separation of ebonite and wood. With kind regards, Yours sincerely, E.C.MacKinnon [Handwritten note in bottom left corner] Do you know if there is any embargo on the use of soft rubber in components of aircraft? For instance, would objection be raised to a soft rubber shock cover over an aircraft battery? | ||