Suggesting revised wording for a warning plate related to the Goshawk electrical system.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\K\August1923\ Scan19 | |
| Date | 20th August 1923 | |
| TO EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} c. to CJ. ORIGINAL R2/M20.8.23. GOSHAWK(Aero Engine)(Codename for 20HP Car / Aero Engine after Kestrel(Aero Engine)) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. X4338 Replying to your EFC {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} 3/T14823., I have no objection to the wording on the warning plates being revers- ed {J. L. Edwards} , and following the still further suggestions by you, and to make the warning shorter, I suggest we say:- WARNING. IF BATTERY DISCONNECTED DETACH CEN- TRAL (EXCITING) WIRE FROM DYNAMO, OTHERWISE USE OF CHARGING SWITCH MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE. R. {Sir Henry Royce} RECEIVED | ||
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).