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).
Advance information on a new 6-volt lighting set, including generator, battery, and lamp specifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 61\2\ scan0133 | |
| Date | 2nd September 1919 guessed | |
| ADVANCE INFORMATION. Our new Lighting Set consists of the following:- 6 volt specially constructed shunt wound Generator, selfcontained with automatic cutout and totally enclosed in foolproof cast body. Over all dimensions 8¼" long by 5½" high by 4½" wide -- bedplate 5" long by 3½" wide. Drive:- Clockwise or, counter clockwise. The Battery is a three cell nonsulphating, Block Type, with Celluloid Containers and fitted in hard wood case for attachment to the running board -- all internal connectings of ample capacity and stout construction. The Lamps consist of a set of five. 2 Head Lamps with 7¼" glasses 2 Torpedo shaped Side Lamps 1 three glass, Tail Lamp. Finished Polished Brass or, Nickel Plated. Where Self Starters are required to be run from the Lighting Sets a special 6 volt Battery of Low internal resistance, rapid recuperative power and robust construction is substituted for the foregoing. This Battery has a discharge capacity of 110 amperes and will give frequent discharges without excessive drop in voltage. | ||