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).
Letter from H.M. Hobson, Ltd. regarding a preliminary report on Multiple Storage Batteries.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 41\2\ Scan124 | |
| Date | 26th August 1920 | |
| X.374 CONTRACTORS TO BRITISH AND ALLIED GOVERNMENTS. PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FIRM, NOT TO INDIVIDUALS. TELEPHONE: VICTORIA 4670 (3 LINES.) TELEGRAMS: 'ASSEMBLAGE, LONDON'. MANUFACTURERS OF THE Claudel-Hobson Carburettors. AND MOTOR ACCESSORIES. WORKS: LONDON AND WOLVERHAMPTON. H.M. HOBSON, LTD. 27 & 29, VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, S.W.1. ENCLO. OUR REF. TPS/MW YOUR REF. EFC2/T. 26th August 1920. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Fowler Clark, Esq., C/o Messrs Rolls-Royce, Ltd., Nightingale Road, Derby. Dear Sir:- I beg to thank you for yours of the 24th inst., attaching preliminary report on the Multiple Storage Batteries, which were loaned by my firm to Messrs Rolls-Royce. I note the results so far obtained, and unless I hear from you to the contrary, I will communicate these to the manufacturers of the batteries in America, who will no doubt be very interested, and whose remarks on the performance I should like to have. I realise that vibration and further tests must be extended, and I should be much obliged if at some future date, you could let me know the final results, and your conclusions. We sent you for test two separate 6 volt batteries, such as are used on the standard American cars, and these were not really intended to comprise a 12 volt unit. We merely sent you two | ||