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 A.T. Speedometer Co. regarding the testing of instrument F.429, refuting a claimed error and providing detailed test results.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 59\2\ Scan166 | |
Date | 29th June 1932 | |
X6051b. The A.T. SPEEDOMETER Co., Ltd. MAGNETIC SPEEDOMETERS & MOTOR CLOCKS. REVOLUTION INDICATORS FOR MOTOR CARS, MOTOR BOATS, AND ENGINES, MILEAGE RECORDERS, ETC. DIRECTORS. W. Henderson-Cleland. A.{Mr Adams} Gordon Smith. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} R.{Sir Henry Royce} Buckland. CHRONOS WORKS. NORTH CIRCULAR ROAD, LONDON. N.W.2. ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COMPANY. Telephone: GLADSTONE 1136 (4 Lines). Telegrams: Aytespeedo, Crickle, London. YOUR REF. PLEASE QUOTE OUR REF. AFA/LAH Messrs.Rolls-Royce.Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. Twentyninth June Thirtytwo. WST For the attention of Mr.West. Dear Sirs, With reference to instrument No. F.429. sent to us under your replacement order No.R.1662, we have thoroughly tested and inspected same at 864 revs. and can only find the instrument reads 2 miles fast at 60, we therefore cannot agree with the error stated as being 7% or 8%. We are returning this instrument to you today under separate cover and shall be glad if you will again test same and trust you will find it in perfect order. Assuring you of our best attention at all times. Yours faithfully, pp. A.T.Speedometer Co. Ltd., Since writing the above you have paid a visit to our works and actually seen this instrument on test and as requested by you we give you hereunder the revs taken when running at various m.p.h. 10 m.p.h. 145 revs. 20 m.p.h. 290 revs. 30 m.p.h. 426 revs. 40 m.p.h. 568 revs. 50 m.p.h. 712 revs. 60 m.p.h. 852 revs. A.H.lmousone | ||