Secret memo discussing the decision to retain Lucas dynamos for the EAC.3 and proposing to rewind armatures in-house.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\L\Jan1924-March1924\ Scan179 | |
| Date | 1st March 1924 | |
| ORIGINAL TO EPG.) (struck through) FROM R. {Sir Henry Royce} SECRET. R3/M4. 3. 24. HS. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} ) Copy to - CJ. " " WOR. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} " " RG. {Mr Rowledge} " " E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} " " DA. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} " " DV. re. LUCAS AND R-R. {Sir Henry Royce} dynamos for EAC.3. X3014b I am pleased to hear there are definite output reasons for not changing the dynamo from Lucas. I had lately thought that there would be changes in the wiring and switch which would make such a change undesirable. Also it seems like throwing away too much. (struck through) I think Lucas' are too expensive for their replace armature. We could re-wind them ourselves, using some of the old parts - i.e. armature plates & commutators; this is only s suggestion. R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).