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Paul Valovich
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 Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:01 am Post subject: Don't Want to Pay BigBucks for B&C |
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I went through the same debate in choosing an alternator. Finally decided that you really do get what you pay for and went with B&C.
No regrets – outstanding performance and customer service.
I have a continually updated mental list of things that might go wrong in flight based on how my plane is currently performing. Alternator worries aren’t very high on the list (I used Bob’s Z13/8 architecture with a B&C SD8 backup).
Paul ValovicRV-8A N192NM
235 hours
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longg(at)pjm.com
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:25 am Post subject: Don't Want to Pay BigBucks for B&C |
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I agree, quality almost always pays for itself. I also use the Z13/8 and it's been great. I've never had to go to backup but it's always nice knowing it's there.
Glenn Long
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| Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:05 am Post subject: Don't Want to Pay BigBucks for B&C |
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One time I politely asked the gentleman from B&C why his oil filter
adapter was so much more expensive than the others, and he pointed out
that while he doesn't strive to have the lowest price, he does believe
that he provides the best value. The theory is that you can buy one
of his products instead of two or three of the cheap ones, and save
money in the end. It sounded like a good argument to me, though I
didn't buy his alternator. I got one from Plane Power instead, and
from ACS it was around $350 for the whole package. That seemed like
good economy compared to trying to sort out the crowbar protection and
brackets for the Autozone version. I'm not flying yet, so it may take
a few hundred hours to see if the Plane Power decision ends up saving
money over the B&C. Compared to the auto parts store option, I know
I've already saved money over spending a few days trying to cut and
bend 1/4" steel brackets and opening up the back of the alternator to
get the wires fixed.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 10:24 AM, <longg(at)pjm.com> wrote:
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I agree, quality almost always pays for itself. I also use the Z13/8 and it's been great. I've never had to go to backup but it's always nice knowing it's there.
Glenn Long
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