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).
The failure of fuse wire connections and the need for an in-house improvement.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 36\4\ scan 195 | |
| Date | 19th March 1921 | |
| -2- continual blowing of the fuses. 3. Failure of fuse wire connections. This is certainly one of the most serious troubles we have had, about which I have complained previously, and which I also understand has been taken up by R.{Sir Henry Royce} with the Experimental Dept. For your information I attach copy of memo. I have recently sent through dealing with this matter, recommending that if we are to continue using Lucas equipment and we cannot get any improvement in this respect from Messrs. Lucas, we should fix an improvement ourselves. The trouble is that there is no proper spring contact for the fuse wire, and as the fuse wire "flows" it fails to make proper contact. EP.{G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} [Upside down text at bottom] R.{Sir Henry Royce} R.{Sir Henry Royce} 239A (10T). (S. H.{Arthur M. Hanbury - Head Complaints} 988. 19-3-21) G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} & CoS | ||