New voltage regulator source. ( #3501)

Builders,

Zenith 601XL builder/Pilot Ken Pavlou sent me this information to pass along to builders. Ken has one of these in his own plane, and it works perfectly.  In our numbering system Group 3500 is the airframe charging group, and part #3501 is the voltage regulator.  This partical manufacturer part number is J4900, made in the USA by Jimco: http://www.jimcotest.com/ . It is Just $65 direct from Jimco.

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Anytime a part is made in America, works great, and costs 25%, (yes 1/4 the price) of the John Deere part that is made in China,  you can see the hand of grotesque corporate profiteering revealed.  I see countless examples every month where the American made item is actually lower priced than the Chinese one. I bought a Class 3 trailer hitch a while back: most expensive one, Reese, made in China, lowest priced Curt, made in Wisconsin. So much for the argument that exporting jobs was the fault of US labor costs.

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J4900

PART NUMBER

J4900

Replacement for

JOHN DEERE

AM101406

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