I've actually had good luck with Balmar, and excellent service with their
tech support. (I've installed a lot of their equipment and seem to always be
doing something odd that I need their advice on, and always get it) I am
always interested in other equipment so checked Amplepower's website.
Looking at the tech support forums, there are a lot of unhappy folks with
the lack of support and unanswered questions. Apparently they get a lot of
"read you manual" type answers. Anyone had much experience with trying to
get tech support from Amplepower?

Brent Hodges

"Brent Hodges" vbhodges@gmail.com writes:

I used Ample for my alternators, regulators and battery monitors. They are a
bit eccentric, that's for sure, but beyond that I have only good reports. One
of my alternators had a problem after installation, which they happily
repaired. The repaired alternator was damage in shipping (the case was
cracked if you can believe it) and they replaced it without a questions. None
of the other components have shown any problems at all, and I installed them
5 years ago now.

When I was considering whether to go with Balmar or Ample, I talked to the
owner of Ample. I happened to mention that I liked the look of the nice
powdercoating in the Balmars. He immediately snapped that it did look good,
but that it cut down the cooling efficiency by over 5% and hence caused the
alternators to run hotter. In my book, anyone who values technical
performance over the glitz and glitter gets my business every time.

Scott Welch

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn
out." - John Wooden