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).
Phantom III chassis ignition failure due to water in the ballast resistance box.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 168a\5\ img068 | |
| Date | 9th April 1937 | |
| 6145. To Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SB.{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister} Wst/RC.{R. Childs}15/JH.9.4.37. Re Phantom III Chassis No.3-AZ-120. Referring to your memo. Hd{Mr Hayward/Mr Huddy}/SB.{Mr Bull/Mr Bannister}36/HR.7.4.37. concerning the failure of the above chassis due to water in the ignition ballast resistance box we have not heard of this fault before but we think that the trouble in starting would be due to a bad connection on the resistance, caused by the water acting on the wire at the terminals, rather than shorting as suggested in the letter. Wst/RC.{R. Childs} | ||