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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).
Quarterly report summarizing vehicle complaints and remedies across different models.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 47\3\  Scan194
Date  30th June 1931 guessed
  
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20 HP. 25 HP. PH.I. PH.II. TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL. REMARKS.

DYNAMO NOISY.
June Quarter. C.C. 2 11 - 8 21 } 22
Previous " W.P. - 1 - - 1 }
C.C. 1 1 1 2 5 } 6
W.P. - - - 1 1 }
Six months. 3 13 1 11 28 28

Minor adjustments to brush gear usually overcomes these troubles.

DYNAMO LOW OUTPUT.
June Quarter. C.C. - 1 - 3 4 } 4
Previous " W.P. - - - - - }
C.C. - 3 1 2 6 } 6
W.P. - - - - - }
Six months. - 4 1 5 10 10

Dynamos giving higher output are available in cases of complaint.

EXHAUST BUTTERFLY VALVE.
June Quarter. C.C. - - 8 - 8 } 8
Previous " W.P. - - - - - }
C.C. - - 2 - 2 } 2
W.P. - - - - - }
Six months. - - 10 - 10 10

This complaint is confined to Ph.I cars and is cured by fitting nitralloy spindles in conjunction with cast iron bushes.
  
  


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