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).
Request to prepare a set of parts for a new ignition distributor scheme with a flexible contact point.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 35\6\ scan 328 | |
| Date | 22th September 1927 | |
| X8692 To RHC{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} C. EFC. BY/RD2/M.22.9.27. IGNITION DISTRIBUTOR - SEC:8120. Will you please put in hand one set of parts to the following blueprints, which represent a scheme with a flexible contact point and which we consider will give just the right amount of flexibility; we have arranged a temporary earth on the condenser that can easily be taken off to test without the extra earth connection when desired. Shewn dotted on the scheme are the lever and spring D.71408 /9. We were intending to try this as well, but will you please note that these parts, D.71408/9 are now held up, owing to the high cost to produce them and in view of two new schemes of R's. to hand. "D" SCH: 263:- Work to I.C.P. D.70793 except for the following:- (D.71006.DC - Distr: Base. - 1 off. (D.50429 - Clamping Plate. - 1 " (D.50794 - Screw. - 1 " (D.50467 - L. T. Contact Rivet. - 1 " (D.50468 - L. T. Contact Screw. - 1 " (D.51486.DC - L. T Terminal Clamp. - 1 " (D.51360 - Insulation Base. - 1 " Std: (D.50424 - Insulation Washer. - 1 " parts (D.71127 - Terminal Stud. - 1 " not (D.51357 - Earth Connector. - 1 " req'd.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} (D.51356 - Stud. - 1 " (D.50422 - Stud. - 1 " (D.50798 - Special Nut. - 2 " (D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} 1342 - Lock Washer. - 2 " (K.{Mr Kilner} 1704.A - 5 B.A. Cheese Head Screw. - 1 " --- Additional Standard Parts:- + D.51408 - L.T. Contact Rivet. - 1 " E.71235 - Distance Piece. - 1 " D.50568 - Insulation Bush. - 2 " E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 8995 - 5 B.A Nut. - 1 " + D.71382 - Distance Piece. - 1 " D.50235 - Insulation Bush. - 1 " D.50232 - Insulating Washer. - 2 " K.{Mr Kilner} 3608.A - 3 B.A Sq. Head Bolt. - 1 " K.{Mr Kilner} 4446.A - 3 B.A Plain Washer. - 2 " K.{Mr Kilner} 4301.A - 5 B.A Nut. - 4 " K.{Mr Kilner} 4401.A - 5 B.A Plain Washer. - 4 " K.{Mr Kilner} 9003A- 5 B.A Lock Washer. - 4 " (Cont'd) | ||