Alternators, who runs what?

I agree with Wylde1. I had an alternator go bad so I went to the local chain autoparts and picked up a "remanufactured" replacement. After four failed in a short time I gave up on chasing warranty and took it to a local rebuilder. He looked it over and chuckled as he showed me the black ink lettering that said, "Remanufactured in Malaysia." Well, the "rebuilt in USA" unit is still working perfectly. One more example of "You Get What You Pay For....." When you pay someone thirty seven cents an hour you get about thirty seven cents worth of life out of what they work on. The local rebuild only cost a few bucks more than the chain store junk. So, I chalk the cost of the first purchase up to education.