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Cutouts, oxidised contacts, and the material for fuses.


Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\E\August1920\  Scan55
Date  1st August 1920
  
To EFC. {E. Fowler Clarke - Electrical Engineer} from R. {Sir Henry Royce}
-2-
R8/G27/8/20 Contd.

What happens supposing cutout does not make circuit
through oxidised contacts ?

I have preferred copper for fuses for many years,
soft materials fail at the connections.

R. {Sir Henry Royce}
  
  
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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