<div dir="auto">Blue planet has money behind them and already years of manufacturing, many more years then some of the other manufacturers out there<div dir="auto">Jerry</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 2:06 PM frenergy <<a href="mailto:frenergy@psln.com">frenergy@psln.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Wrenchers,<br>
<br>
I seem to continue to have my foot stuck in the past <br>
regarding off-grid. Off -grid seems to have more of an element of a <br>
need for reliability, redundancy, klugability. Believe me L-ion <br>
batteries and especially the "total units" like the:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://simpliphipower.com/product/access-sol-ark/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://simpliphipower.com/product/access-sol-ark/</a><br>
<br>
are beautiful answers to "buy it connect up the cables and forget it", <br>
no maintenance to boot. I want one. But Yikes, many of these companies <br>
are new, which will survive well into their warranty period? Its a <br>
double-edge sword....if we don't transition into the L-ion world, how <br>
will they survive?<br>
<br>
Also, if the charge controller, battery cell (in 2 volt <br>
cell battery pack), fan or inverter fails in a more conventional system, <br>
there's probably a go-around spare whatever in stock (or the failed 2 <br>
volt cell can be cabled around waiting for a new cell). Maybe all I'm <br>
asking is how field serviceable is a failed L-ion battery or its BMS? or <br>
the total units like above? Are there failures? maybe too soon to know.<br>
<br>
Go ahead, beat me with a stick, maybe I'll learn something.<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
<br>
Feather River Solar Electric<br>
Bill Battagin, Owner<br>
4291 Nelson St.<br>
Taylorsville, CA 95983<br>
530.284.7849<br>
CA Lic 874049<br>
<a href="http://www.frenergy.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.frenergy.net</a><br>
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