Rare Electrical alternators
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From their website:
PRODUCT NOTICE:
As a parts distributor we mostly sell aftermarket parts (any OEM parts would be noted as such). Aftermarket parts are not sourced from the original vehicle or equipment manufacturer, but are designed to function the same as - if not better than - the original. All parts sold are new.
Sounds like cheap Chinese knockoff to me. My luck has been very poor with this type of alternator. As a spare, you won't likely have a warranty by the time you install it, and you will need it to work because yours is dead.
If it was me, I would either buy a quality alternator or install this one and keep the working one as a spare.
Ted
PRODUCT NOTICE:
As a parts distributor we mostly sell aftermarket parts (any OEM parts would be noted as such). Aftermarket parts are not sourced from the original vehicle or equipment manufacturer, but are designed to function the same as - if not better than - the original. All parts sold are new.
Sounds like cheap Chinese knockoff to me. My luck has been very poor with this type of alternator. As a spare, you won't likely have a warranty by the time you install it, and you will need it to work because yours is dead.
If it was me, I would either buy a quality alternator or install this one and keep the working one as a spare.
Ted
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Balmar doesn't make alternator, they buy them from reputable manufacturers.
What engine manufacturer do you have in your boat?
Ted
What size alternator, internal or externally regulated and what brand? As a spare, a plug-n-play is the way to go.
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A search for name brand alternators didn't return any easy replacements other than maybe Balmar. The other possible option other buying OEM new, would be to buy OEM remanufactured.
My major nock against the Chinese junk alternators is their short brush life. IMO, the brush life is designed to only slightly exceed the warranty period.
Ted
My major nock against the Chinese junk alternators is their short brush life. IMO, the brush life is designed to only slightly exceed the warranty period.
Ted
C lectric
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Delco, Leece Neville are two good mfgrs. Of course fitting may be a problem depending upon your engine.
Both can be modified for the use of an external regulator. I use Delco and have modified my own for external regulators but if you are not comfortable doing that most shops can do it for you.
Whose alternator is currently installed on your engine? Have you checked to see if a more powerfull unit can be installed and modified?
As far as RARE I have never even heard of them.
guy with a boat
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Prestolite/Leece Neville makes a wide range of excellent quality alternators. Try the Prestolite Superstore online. They have a huge selection, humans that can help, and excellent prices:
https://prestolitesuperstore.com/
https://prestolitesuperstore.com/
I don't think you can get away from Chinese workmanship. Recently I had a Delco alternator, purchased from Cummins, go out after one year. I installed the spare Delco on the boat, per the PO, also purchased from Cummins and it didn't work.
Cummins told me the alternator had been discontinued and if they could find one it would be $599 plus shipping. The parts guy was not confident there were any in the Cummins system.
I took the brand new bad one and the one year old bad one to an alternator/starter shop. They worked their magic and 3 days later, two uber rides and $137 plus tax I had both of them ready to go.
Long happy story to suggest your local starter shop.
Mike
Cummins told me the alternator had been discontinued and if they could find one it would be $599 plus shipping. The parts guy was not confident there were any in the Cummins system.
I took the brand new bad one and the one year old bad one to an alternator/starter shop. They worked their magic and 3 days later, two uber rides and $137 plus tax I had both of them ready to go.
Long happy story to suggest your local starter shop.
Mike
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