PP Alt failures
”From my point of view, when cost is a consideration, one need to look at the hassle that is involved in any of these failures. If an alternator fails at my home airport, it is not as big of a hassle but if it fails while I am on a trip many miles away, it is a much bigger hassle. Therefore I want the most reliable alternator. I have had B&C and in my last plane and my new with zero issue thus far.”
That is a big issue in our country due to the tyranny of distances between major population centres & scarcity of maintenance facilities (FBO’s) , & most likely there will not be spares immediately available.
“I'm coming up on 1200 hrs on my 10 yr old 60 amp PP alternator with no issues. Whether you have problems or not might not be simply a matter of brand, it might be a matter of vintage.”
Good luck to you however IMO & experience its like a lottery ( & should not be that way) , I’ve replace 8 PP alternators in the last 16 months for various customers, including my own, & I NEVER want to buy them again. YMMV obviously ��