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).
From L.F. to Mr. Clark regarding the examination of battery plates from Willard, P & R, and Tudor.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 38\5\ Scan094 | |
Date | 7th September 1920 | |
X 3398 To Mr. Clark. from L.F. FC. 37. 7.9.20. X.664. Battery Plates. Examination. X.1198. Willard Pos. plates quite good no breaking of frame. Seps. rather worn but no signs of shorting to be seen very old battery. -------- X.3398. P & R 60 C. Pos. plates (see Willard). Seps black celluloid or vulcanite no signs of shorting. Battery never been on car. -------- X.979. Tudor special. Tudor C.L.G. 9 C. Tudor C.L.G. 7 E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} The characteristics were all the same in the above batteries the grids were not seriously broken round the edge. The paste was very loose and held in by the seps. Never been on a car or subjected to vibration. L.F. | ||