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).
Quoting Mr. Royce's views on the use of Exide and Edison accumulators in trial cars.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 9\6\ 06-page02 | |
| Date | 3rd September 1913 | |
| X.646 Wor{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}/SM26/L3913. Re Accumulators (J.C.Fuller). X.646 X.50 fil Na.{Mr Nadin} 3-9-13. Hy.{Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} The following is an extract from Mr Royce's memo R14/P25813 :- "I do not know what we are bothering with "these for. I understand the Exide cells "are proof against sulphurating. These "should be adopted, and stuck to, until "they give some trouble. "While on this subject, I do not "know why we are worrying with Edison "batteries on our trial car, when we say "that the price of these is prohibitive." The origin of this experiment is Mr Mills memo EM24/E7713. p. Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} R.R. 335A (160 H) (XX. 140. 18.7.18) E.P. 4686. | ||