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Can you tell us anything more about the brand or manufacturer?

In my experience, parts from China can be very high quality or junk or somewhere in between. It all depends on who sourced the part and what quality criteria they placed on the Chinese manufacturer.

For example, everyone considers an Apple iPhone to be a pretty high quality product and its made in China. Why is it good? Because Apple sets a high standard for the Chinese manufacturer and is willing to pay (and inspect) for that high level of quality.

Too many companies outsource to China and all they want is the absolute lowest cost and aren't willing to pay for in-process quality testing or process validation (or any other standard quality processes) and then they complain that China produces crap products.

So, the bottom line is that its impossible to know the quality of your Chinese starter without knowing more about the brand or who built it.