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).
Replacing a rubber component with Micarta to drive a flywheel, including a sketch and a request for drawings for testing.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\1\ img303 | |
| Date | 31th January 1934 guessed | |
| IX Electryes has recently stumbled on the fact that you can replace the rubber with Micarta (that strange Bakelite material that looks as if it is composed of old rags) and get much better results. Cadillacs have only been trying it experimentally for a few weeks but are very enthusiastic about its efficiency. They have run 15 hrs endurance at 4250 revs. The Micarta is used to drive the flywheel as indicated in the attached sketch. If you will send me the drawing of the nose of the 12 Cyl and the room left for the damper together with details of the taper I will have parts made up for test. Perhaps I could make a practical scheme, then I could get the tube of Micarta supplied. Naturally the rating of the tube has to be juggled with and the longer the [Text within sketch] DAMPER . FLYWHEEL BEING DRIVEN BY TUBE OF MICARTA 2.5" 3/16" BEARING OF MICARTA ON STEEL | ||