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).
Sourcing and testing of new back axle forgings and the elimination of jaggering brakes which cause fractures.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 2\6\ B002_X 140 141 157-page041 | |
| Date | 23th December 1912 | |
| ROLLS-ROYCE LIMITED, 14-15, CONDUIT STREET, LONDON, W. TELEGRAMS: "ROLHEADRolls-Royce telegram address REG." LONDON. TELEPHONES: 1654, 1655, 1656 GERRARD. CJ12/B231212, DEPARTMENTAL MEMO. This column is for Name of Person addressed. DATE. Mr. Barrington. 23/12/12. [STAMP] RECEIVED 24 DEC 1912 Mr. Royce is very anxious that we should obtain forgings of the new centre box of the new back axle, and that we shall not use castings. He wants the new-axle box and the new axle subjected immediately to a series of breaking tests similar to the breaking tests used in connection with the old axle. It was with a view to testing the new axle that he devised the tackle. We must get rid of the jaggering brakes, that is to say, we must not construct any chassis with jaggering brakes because jaggering brakes are the cause of fractures. C.J. [Signature] [Handwritten note in left margin]: X137 [Handwritten note in left margin]: Mr Butler written re new axles [Footer]: This sheet must be filed with the correspondence to which it refers. | ||