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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).
Shortcomings of the 1939 distributor and proposing a test for a new Lucas distributor.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 168\3\  img074
Date  16th February 1939
  
6119

By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. BY/RD.

Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}4/R.16.2.39.

R.R. DISTRIBUTOR.

We consider it is unfortunate that we should have to go into production in 1939 with a distributor, the adjustment of which is so out of date.

Inability to get an accurate setting will, undoubtedly, penalise the Bentley from a detonation point of view.

The latest Lucas has our idea of an up-to-date vernier setting.

We propose to run the latest Lucas distributor on one of the coming endurance tests in France to get a figure of merit for it.

Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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