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).
Ongoing problems with rubber hoses and testing a new type for the Phantom & 20 HP Chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 78\1\ scan0014 | |
| Date | 1st July 1926 | |
| X1347 Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} C. D1/SS.{S. Smith} C. RHO. BY7/H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 1.7.26. PHANTOM & 20 HP. CHASSIS. We continue to have trouble with our rubber hose. I have tried different grades, but we still appear every now and again to have complaints. I am sending you herewith some rubber hose produced in a different manner. I would like you to try out this hose on the 10,000 miles running, and also on any bench testing you have to do where temperatures are likely to be kept high. I am not sure what the value of the material is. It is somewhat more expensive, but as to whether it is better or not one cannot say without drastic tests. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} By | ||