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 improvement from using ball bearings on the throttle governor control shaft.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 66a\3\ scan0064 | |
Date | 1st April 1925 | |
To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} from Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} X.8140 Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}2/LG21.4.25. THROTTLE GOVERNOR CONTROL SHAFT. The scheme for using ball bearings on the governor operating shaft has made a very definite improvement. We attach herewith blue print which shews how this has been carried out on experimental carst Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||