On Jan 9, 9:08*pm, "Steve W." wrote:

For quiet you want either a Yamaha or Honda unit. They are about 20Db
quieter than most of the rest. But you will pay a lot more.


You can say that again. like 300% more.
Ive read somewhere a rare critique of the Hondas' aluminum cylinder
sleeves and various plastic parts, and how cast iron is better and
metal is better than plastic for the alternator frame and casing. Any
opinion?

I am inordinately wary of Chi-Com stuff and find i have to look at
every last thing to cut down on the returns and built in problems, and
even stuff like whether threaded parts actually mesh with reasonable
tolerances and w/out leaks. Ive paid lots for stuff that i have had to
retrofit to make work, and wasted hours and days with crap that won't
work or is broken before it is sealed in shipping plastic. The
corruption of American big-box buyers and inspectors in China must be
rampant. In any case it looks like for example the Chinese set the
automatic screw machine once, and if it goes out of tolerance as the
part run progresses, well, to hell with it, some old imperialist dog
in Washington State will make it work somehow. ;+)) So I lean to stuff
made here when i can find it, or from Taiwan, Italy, Germany or
Japan.

Dave
Weird huh? But then I also will only eat shrimp from the US, Canada,
Japan or Mexico. ;+))