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).
Road testing faulty Lucas type coils from car 32-EX, with further tests planned.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 164\5\ img304 | |
| Date | 22th September 1937 | |
| To By.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} from Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} c. By/RD. c. Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. Ex. 6017. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs}1/MH.{M. Huckerby}22.9.37. RE LUCAS TYPE COILS OFF 32-EX. These coils have been subjected to a road test on a Bentley and were reported to be definitely faulty when the car was accelerated from low speed. We are carrying out further tests in order to ascertain whether this weakness, when working under these conditions, is a characteristic of this coil or whether the fault has developed during the run in France. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}/RC.{R. Childs} | ||