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).
Failures of Lucas electrical fittings on post-war chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\2\ scan0437 | |
| Date | 11th April 1921 | |
| X.2515 Wd.{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead} from EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} c. to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} c. to EFC. c. to Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design} c. to By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. to Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} EP{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer}2a/F11.4.21. X.3770. X.3014. RE LUCAS ELECTRICAL FITTINGS FOR OUR POST X.2515. X.3749. WAR CHASSIS. With reference to your Wd{Mr Wood/Mr Whitehead}5/NJ8.4.21, attaching letter from Lucas Co. dated April 7th., CLB/1, I cannot agree that the only complaints we have had with their equipment have been entirely in reference to the Electro-Magnetic cutout, and that there were only three in number. The following is a list of the switchboxes complete which we have had to replace on cars which have failed whilst in customers' hands, since Jan 1st, 1921 and which to the best of my knowledge, have been returned through the Stores to Messrs. Lucas in the usual way. 41-EE. 1.1.21. Shunt coil gone. 56-BW 2.2.21 65-TW 3.2.21 Mechanically 24-FW 6.2.21. " (28-RE 23.2.21. (28-RE 3.3.21. Shunt coil. 135-BW 16.3.21. " " 68-EE. 17.3.21. " " 27-BW. 31.3.21. The following have also been returned as having failed on cars whilst on test :- 994 on test 19.3.21. Shunt coil. 1561 " 22.3.21. " " 1190 " 3.4.21. Wired up wrong. The following are also troubles we have experienced with the electrical equipment :- 1. Dynamos failing to charge owing to loose terminals, although I must agree that during the last two months we have had no trouble in this respect, and improvement seems to have been effected. 2. The switch is making faulty connection. We have had several cases where the main switch did not make proper contact for the control winding, causing continual blowing of the fuses. Contd. | ||