Letter clarifying the battery discharge period for engine starting.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\4\ img244 | |
| Date | 23th June 1936 | |
| r6122 HS {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Wst.15/JH. 23rd June, 1936. E.C.McKinnon Esq., Messrs. Chloride Electrical Storage Co.Ltd., Exide Works, Clifton Junction, Nr. Manchester. Dear Mr. McKinnon, In reply to your letter of the 22nd instant, the period of discharge at which this battery will be used, is only for a few minutes at a time, i.e. merely for the purpose of starting up the engine. Immediately the engine is started the ignition load is carried by a generator Yours sincerely, | ||
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).