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).
Extract from a memo by Mr. Royce discussing the choice of accumulators, favoring Exide cells over the prohibitively expensive Edison batteries.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 1\7\ B001_X15 20 46 50 59-page238 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1913 | |
| 235A (150 H) (XX. 140. 18.7.13) E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} P. 4635. Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/EM26/L3913. X.50 X50 Re Accumulators (J.C.Fuller). X.646 X. 50. X 607. Na.{Mr Nadin} 3-9-13. Hy{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} The following is an extract from Mr Royce's memo R14/P25813 :- "I do not know what we are bothering with "these for. I understand the Exide cells "are proof against sulpherating. These "should be adopted, and stuck to, until "they give some trouble. "While on this subject, I do not "know why we are worrying with Edison "batteries on our trial car, when we say "that the price of these is prohibitive." The origin of this experiment is Mr Mills memo EM24/E7713. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} 18 | ||