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).
Adjustment of slipper flywheels, proposing to use half the number of springs to make the engine feel softer.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 74\2\ scan0264 | |
| Date | 26th November 1919 | |
| To E.N. from E.H. c. to E.P. X.3439 E.F.C. *EH1/LG26.11.19 RE ADJUSTMENT OF SLIPPER FLYWHEELS. With reference to EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}'s memo referring to the above, our tests confirm that an engine feels softer picking up with less friction on the slipper wheels. 1.EX Car has been running from the very first with only half the number of springs on the slipper wheel. We suggest that it is not necessary to obtain a Standardisation Sheet for this as it is really only an alteration in adjustment. Do you agree ? EH. [Signature] R.R. 235 B 200 (T) (S F) 673. 22-5-19(L)G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} 2276. | ||