The failure of a turn coil and wind tone horns on vehicles 6.B.IV. & 35-EX.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 83\1\ scan0434 | |
| Date | 4th April 1937 | |
| 200a HOTEL DE FRANCE, CHATEAUROUX(French test region). Indre. France. Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} /IMW {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} /8/JAB. 4th April 1937. To. Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} ~~Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst.~~ Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH. {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} 6.B.IV. & 35-EX. Further to my conversation with Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Wst. on Wednesday last, I have returned to Derby for your attention :- 1) Special 15,000 miles turn coil failed on 6.B.IV. after 4,300 miles running. 2) Lucas under bonnet wind tone horns off 35-EX. The high tone horn failed completely on frequent occasions from the start of the running. ----------- Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /GWH {George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} /IMW. {Ivan M. Waller - Head of Chateauroux} Ivan M. {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} Waller. | ||
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).