Re: [RE-wrenches] Blue Planet 8kWh instllation

[Kirpal]

Hi William.
Of the 30+ Blue Planet jobs we have done - The 2.0 and HI versions the
positive cable has always only just reached the top corner.   When we
populate only half of the cabinet we don't cut the buss bar as this will
cause more work trying to get a longer replacement buss bar from Blue
Planet at a later date if the customer decides to add more battery
modules.  We carefully tape over the exposed buss bar sections we aren't
using.  We have attached the positive lead to the floating end of the buss
bar.  It isn't flimsy metal and with the door of the cabinet closed nearly
all the time it is pretty protected - the most risk of shorting to the
cabinet or bending the buss bar accidentally is during installation- at
which time we are very careful.  That said you could certainly switch the
positive cable and add a longer one if you didn't want to connect to the
floating end of the buss bar  We have had numerous customers fully
populate the enclosure at a later date and were happy we didn't cut the
buss barsmade for simple quick expansion.
I can second the fact that Jody Power is a great contact and resource at
Blue Planet.  Feel free to direct message me if you want his contact info...
Best of luck,


Sunny Regards,
Kirpal Khalsa
Oregon LRT#25
Oregon Solarworks LLC
www.oregonsolarworks.com
541-299-0402 (o)


On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 1:18 PM William Miller 
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> Friends:
>
>
>
> I am installing my first Blue Planet system today.  I ordered an 8kWh unit
> so that means only 4 of the 8 battery positions are filled.  I can’t find
> anything on the Blue Planet site or in the literature on how to implement
> only 4 battery modules.  I have called every Blue Planet number I can and
> the advice I have been given is to load only the bottom positions.  The
> problem with that advice is if I do that the internal positive lead will
> not reach the top battery and the battery bus bars look like they will be
> unsupported on the top and prone to bending and maybe shorting.
>
>
>
> This should be an easy manufacturer tech support answer, but I can’t seem
> to get though or get an answer that makes sense.  Have any of you installed
> an 8kWh package and maybe have some guidance?
>
>
>
> Thank in advance.
>
>
>
> William Miller
>
>
>
> Miller Solar
>
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>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Blue Planet 8kWh instllation

[Vic Guillot]

William,
We have had good luck, the guy you want to talk to is Jody Powell. He has
been a tech there for a couple of years or more.
Vic Guillot
Sol Sierra, Inc.

Vic Guillot
Sol Sierra, Inc.
209.795.3554 office
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On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 1:18 PM William Miller 
wrote:

> Friends:
>
>
>
> I am installing my first Blue Planet system today.  I ordered an 8kWh unit
> so that means only 4 of the 8 battery positions are filled.  I can’t find
> anything on the Blue Planet site or in the literature on how to implement
> only 4 battery modules.  I have called every Blue Planet number I can and
> the advice I have been given is to load only the bottom positions.  The
> problem with that advice is if I do that the internal positive lead will
> not reach the top battery and the battery bus bars look like they will be
> unsupported on the top and prone to bending and maybe shorting.
>
>
>
> This should be an easy manufacturer tech support answer, but I can’t seem
> to get though or get an answer that makes sense.  Have any of you installed
> an 8kWh package and maybe have some guidance?
>
>
>
> Thank in advance.
>
>
>
> William Miller
>
>
>
> Miller Solar
>
> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
>
> 805-438-5600
>
> www.millersolar.com
>
> CA Lic. 773985
>
>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Blue Planet 8kWh instllation

[Jerry Shafer]

William
In the case where l am only installing 4 or 6 batteries, l start at the top
half and leave the bottom empty, l also cut the positive and negative bars
and it look great after. I did ask years ago for dead fronts but it never
came to be.
Don't forget to address each one and get all the sn# as it all goes
together.
Jerry

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 1:18 PM William Miller 
wrote:

> Friends:
>
>
>
> I am installing my first Blue Planet system today.  I ordered an 8kWh unit
> so that means only 4 of the 8 battery positions are filled.  I can’t find
> anything on the Blue Planet site or in the literature on how to implement
> only 4 battery modules.  I have called every Blue Planet number I can and
> the advice I have been given is to load only the bottom positions.  The
> problem with that advice is if I do that the internal positive lead will
> not reach the top battery and the battery bus bars look like they will be
> unsupported on the top and prone to bending and maybe shorting.
>
>
>
> This should be an easy manufacturer tech support answer, but I can’t seem
> to get though or get an answer that makes sense.  Have any of you installed
> an 8kWh package and maybe have some guidance?
>
>
>
> Thank in advance.
>
>
>
> William Miller
>
>
>
> Miller Solar
>
> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
>
> 805-438-5600
>
> www.millersolar.com
>
> CA Lic. 773985
>
>
>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Blue Planet 8kWh instllation

[Jerry Shafer]

So do you have the new cabinet or the older 2.0,
Jerry

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022, 1:18 PM William Miller 
wrote:

> Friends:
>
>
>
> I am installing my first Blue Planet system today.  I ordered an 8kWh unit
> so that means only 4 of the 8 battery positions are filled.  I can’t find
> anything on the Blue Planet site or in the literature on how to implement
> only 4 battery modules.  I have called every Blue Planet number I can and
> the advice I have been given is to load only the bottom positions.  The
> problem with that advice is if I do that the internal positive lead will
> not reach the top battery and the battery bus bars look like they will be
> unsupported on the top and prone to bending and maybe shorting.
>
>
>
> This should be an easy manufacturer tech support answer, but I can’t seem
> to get though or get an answer that makes sense.  Have any of you installed
> an 8kWh package and maybe have some guidance?
>
>
>
> Thank in advance.
>
>
>
> William Miller
>
>
>
> Miller Solar
>
> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
>
> 805-438-5600
>
> www.millersolar.com
>
> CA Lic. 773985
>
>
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Re: [RE-wrenches] Blue Planet 8kWh instllation

[Kirk Herander]

That seems very odd that that pos cable(to the breaker/ bmu) does not
reach. I've done partial 2.0's before and that lead could reach any pos
battery terminal, regardless of the shelf it's on. Am I missing something?
Maybe 48v HI leads are different. I heat shrinked the unconnected busbar
length as a sanity check, but I doubt they would ever tilt to potentially
short on the chassis.

On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 4:18 PM William Miller 
wrote:

> Friends:
>
>
>
> I am installing my first Blue Planet system today.  I ordered an 8kWh unit
> so that means only 4 of the 8 battery positions are filled.  I can’t find
> anything on the Blue Planet site or in the literature on how to implement
> only 4 battery modules.  I have called every Blue Planet number I can and
> the advice I have been given is to load only the bottom positions.  The
> problem with that advice is if I do that the internal positive lead will
> not reach the top battery and the battery bus bars look like they will be
> unsupported on the top and prone to bending and maybe shorting.
>
>
>
> This should be an easy manufacturer tech support answer, but I can’t seem
> to get though or get an answer that makes sense.  Have any of you installed
> an 8kWh package and maybe have some guidance?
>
>
>
> Thank in advance.
>
>
>
> William Miller
>
>
>
> Miller Solar
>
> 17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
>
> 805-438-5600
>
> www.millersolar.com
>
> CA Lic. 773985
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[RE-wrenches] Blue Planet 8kWh instllation

[William Miller]

Friends:



I am installing my first Blue Planet system today.  I ordered an 8kWh unit
so that means only 4 of the 8 battery positions are filled.  I can’t find
anything on the Blue Planet site or in the literature on how to implement
only 4 battery modules.  I have called every Blue Planet number I can and
the advice I have been given is to load only the bottom positions.  The
problem with that advice is if I do that the internal positive lead will
not reach the top battery and the battery bus bars look like they will be
unsupported on the top and prone to bending and maybe shorting.



This should be an easy manufacturer tech support answer, but I can’t seem
to get though or get an answer that makes sense.  Have any of you installed
an 8kWh package and maybe have some guidance?



Thank in advance.



William Miller



Miller Solar

17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422

805-438-5600

www.millersolar.com

CA Lic. 773985
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