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).
Requesting endurance tests to be carried out on at least half a dozen Lucas condensers for a new distributor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 165\5\ img171 | |
| Date | 17th February 1939 | |
| To By/RD. c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} 6052 Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}2/JH.17.2.39. re Condensers. On the new distributor to DCD.838 we note that the Lucas condenser has been incorporated. A poor quality condenser can cause considerable trouble and for this reason we would like to carry out endurance tests on at least half a dozen. Will you please obtain some from Messrs. Lucas for this purpose! Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} | ||