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).
Experimental record sheet for a Watford E06 Magneto, serial number 89458, tracking its testing and usage.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 70\4\ scan0210 | |
| Date | 10th January 1927 | |
| ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTAL RECORD SHEETS. X. No: 8797 Watford E06 Magneto No 89458 Handwritten notes: (Thicker Alum m/c plate) (and modified HT pickup) Table Columns: Date on., Location., Date off., REMARKS., Miles reading start., Miles reading finish., Miles covered., Total miles Row 1: Date on: 29-3-26 Location: lab Remarks: Received from makers. Production tested OK Row 2: Date on: 26-5-26 Location: 8EX Remarks: Fitted to 8EX Miles reading start: 0077 Row 3: Date on: 13-8-26 Location: n Date off: 18-8-26 Remarks: Returned to lab. Miles reading finish: 1794 Miles covered: 1717 Row 4: Date on: 18-8-26 Location: lab. Date off: 21-10-26 Remarks: Handed to stores ready for Miles reading finish: 2304 Miles covered: 1768 Total miles: 1768 Row 5: Date on: 21-10-26 Location: Shop Remarks: fitting to new EAC VIII Chassis Row 6: Date on: 10-1-27 Remarks: This item is not now considered to improve the silence appreciably. Plate and pick up returned to Messrs. Norths. | ||