A few weeks ago I burned up some bandwidth here talking about putting a
heavy load on the alternator, to charge a pair of GC2 golf cart batteries.

Dennis pointed out that the arrangement of the belt -- less than 1/2
wrap around the crank pulley -- isn't quite optimal for driving a tough
load.

The discussion forked into one about how the pulleys are set up for
9.5mm belts but 10mm belts seem to be in use most commonly these days.

It seems that a belt that fits properly might do a better job keeping
the alternator turning.

Someone pmailed a suggestion to try Bando, and their website turned up
the 2435 9.5mm x 1100mm belt. I didn't know the reputation of the
company and inquired here whether anyone had any feedback. No one had
any feedback any which way.

At which point I was urged to just try the Bando belt already, and let
the group know how it worked out. So I ordered a pair, and today
installed one.

Well, I can't really say how well it works. There are probably some SAE
and ISO tests for such things, but all I can say is that the alternator
and water pump bones go round and round when the engine bone goes round
and round. So I guess it's satisfactory.

Beyond that, I can't comment. So I guess this isn't much of a test report.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.