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Letter from British Insulated Cables Ltd. regarding the specification and quotation for H.T. cable for a Marine Engine.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 168b\2\  img319
Date  2nd August 1940
  
TELEGRAMS: 'INSULATOR, PRESCOT'
TELEPHONE Nº 6571 PRESCOT (TEN LINES-PRIVATE BRANCH EXCHANGE)
WORKS: PRESCOT AND HELSBY
LONDON OFFICE: SURREY HOUSE, EMBANKMENT, W.C.2
TELEGRAMS: 'AIRLIKE, ESTRAND, LONDON'
TELEPHONE Nº TEMPLE BAR 7722 (12 LINES)
British Insulated Cables Ltd.
Makers of B.I. CABLES
Prescot, LANCASHIRE.

Messrs. Rolls-Royce Limited,
Nightingale Road,
DERBY.

2nd August 1940.

PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY
AND REFER TO FHN/JL.
TELEPHONE EXTENSION Nº 431.
Your Ref: RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /RC {R. Childs} 2/DN.

[Handwritten in red ink:] Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} /Rc. {R. Childs}

Dear Sirs,

With reference to your letter of the 28th ulto; regarding H.T. Cable suitable for a Marine Engine, we have looked into this matter and we suggest that you use the same Cable as that in your Chassis Dept; i.e. Uniplug Cotton No.2. to Air Ministry Specfn. D.T.D.2002.Section D, but with Neoprene and 19/.012" tinned copper wire.

The approximate overall diameter of this material would be 7 m {Mr Moon / Mr Moore} /m and if you will advise us whether this material will meet your requirements we shall be pleased to go into the matter again with a view to submitting our quotation for the quantity you are at present requiring.

Yours faithfully,
BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LIMITED.
[Signature]

[Handwritten:]
Rm {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} [circled]
15 feet.

EMH.
  
  
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).


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