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I've been retired now for a bit less than three years. I've not kept
up much with the twists and turns of the solar coaster, except for
staying on the Wrenches list as mostly a lurker. In October, I
received the message from Blue Planet Energy to Blue Planet dealers
about the impending unavailability of replacement BMUs for Blue Ion
home-scale battery systems, and offering me the opportunity to buy
spare BMUs for my customers for the closeout price of $1,000 each.
After communicating with my former sales rep at Blue Planet, I sent
BPE's message on to my seven former clients who purchased Blue Ion
LiFP battery systems, all but one of which went in as upgrades to
existing off grid systems. I included a cover message explaining
what this is about but without encouragement for or against buying a
spare BMU. To the best of my knowledge, these Blue Ion systems have
performed well, and I have heard of no BMU troubles. Of course,
they'll ask me what I would do, which is why I'm posting here.<br>
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Have you had any Blue Ion battery or BMU failures? If so, how many
systems have you installed, and how many failures have you had? What
failed, and what did you do to resolve the issue? If you replaced a
BMU, was the process straightforward, and were you given a complete
set of documentation with the unit? Was the factory warranty process
honored? <br>
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On a related track, how have you responded to Blue Planet's offer?
Does it come across as a valid solution? Have you bought one or more
spare BMUs? How are you supporting your Blue Ion customers going
forward? Have you received support of any kind from Blue Planet? <br>
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And finally the wild card questions: Is anyone considering investing
in a stock of BPE BMUs for private out-of-warranty dealer support?
And has anyone here explored adapting the BMU from another LiFP
battery or BMU manufacturer? <br>
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I'd like to spark a discussion here, so that all of us who installed
Blue Ion systems may offer better informed advice to our customers
(and to my former customers).<br>
Thanks, Allan Sindelar<font face="Arial, Helvetica" size="2"> </font>
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