Supercharger - Buellton, CA (temporary closure)

[bluedog]

Aluminium is cheaper, isn't it? Seems like it would be smart

Cheaper but i'm wondering about metal incompatibility. Are the lugs on the towers copper or maybe they went with Aluminum. And bmah's right, unlikely to be dug out of the ground to make a few bucks. Lotsa noise and notice.

 

[Young]

I was wondering that but once those cables are buried in the ground it’s not real likely anybody’s gonna dig them up and cart them off…right?

Bruce.

You do not dig. You cut both ends, and pull it.

 

[bmah]

You do not dig. You cut both ends, and pull it.

Clearly I'm not thinking about this the right way.

Bruce.

 

[bxr140]

You do not dig. You cut both ends, and pull it.

And you don’t wait until construction is done and everything is all buttoned up…

 

[bluedog]

Buellton is getting closer. All but four of the towers are installed and looking complete. The wire hasn't yet been pulled to the four nearest the DC cabinets. All cabinets are bolted in place with the DC units still in plastic covers.

 

[bluedog]

Stopped by the Buellton SC yesterday and found that the missing four towers near the DC cabinets have been installed. The covers are off the DC cabinets BUT i hadn't noticed earlier: there's no cables installed !! Guess they do that during commisioning. We're like really close.

 

[bluedog]

forgot the pix

 

[israndy]

Tired of getting burned by people cutting the cables before the site opens

 

[iamnid]

Going to be in the area end of June for a wedding. Hopefully this site is up and running by then. I'm interested in checking out these v4 pedestals.

 

[bluedog]

Stopped by earlier today and was very surprised to find three guys, all with M3's working on the towers at Buellton. I asked one guy what they were doing and he said checking over the wiring (guess they were ensuring the contractor put 'em in right. He said that they worked for Tesla and i said "I thought all the Supercharger people got laid off." He said "nah, that was only the top level folks. ?!? The "hoses" (cables for the towers were due tomorrow, Friday. I asked if they came from Buffalo and he said he had no idea.