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).
Deprecating the practice of reducing the rotor blade gap in the distributor to eliminate radio interference.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 63\2\ scan0256 | |
| Date | 3rd August 1936 | |
| To E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} c. to Ey. c. to G.W.H. (Cricklewood). c. to Br.{T. E. Bellringer - Repair Manager} c. to K/CK.{Mr Clark} x6153 HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst.1/JH. 3.8.36. Coil to Distributor Ignition Lead Failure. With reference to G.W.H's. report on the above, we wish to point out that the practice of setting the rotor blade closer to the sparking points in the distributor head to eliminate radio interference is strongly deprecated. Firstly, it interferes with the ignition which in order to fire over a leaky spark plug requires a minimum gap at this point. Secondly there is grave danger of the rotor blade fouling the points if any bearing slack develops, which would interfere with the correct functioning of the automatic advance. Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Wst. | ||