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).
Comparison of Lucas and Watford magnetos for the Phantom model, advising against the cheaper option to protect the company's reputation.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 40\2\ Scan112 | |
| Date | 4th May 1926 | |
| X8793 Extract from R3/M14.5.26. PHANTOM ======= MAGNETO. X.8793. X.8796. -------------------------- The Lucas was examined. It is a less costly machine to produce than the Watford, so that this is a reason for its less purchasing price. The Watford is quite satisfactory except for the slight noise of the contact maker, but I do not consider Lucas' scheme of reducing the contact spring pressure sound, and altogether we should go very slowly before abandoning the Watford, which has proved very reliable and has a better reputation. We must not forget that our reputation is our chief excuse for being in business. If we damage this or cause an impression of equality with the crowd we are finished as motor chassis builders. | ||