Omnicharge With Goal Zero Solar Panel

Charging goal zero power stations with third party panels after purchasing a goal zero yeti 1000 lithium we started looking for solar panels to go with it.

Omnicharge with goal zero solar panel.

Goal zero nomad 5 watt solar panel with flip 12 3 350 mah power bank portable solar kit 4 6 out of 5 stars 33. Goal zero rechargers power pack charge well with solar regardless of the conditions they never reject a charge opportunity. Solar doesn t work at night but batteries work anytime. The renogy panels require an adapter in between to turn the mc4 into either anderson power pole or mc4 to 8mm.

Goal zero yeti 1250 has one power pole charging port supporting 16 48v up to 20a 320w max and one 8mm supporting 16 48v up to 10a 160w max since the non lithium yetis have higher maximum voltages you can use a panel like the renogy 160w and renogy 160w flexible with a mc4 to 8mm cable adapter. Some yetis only have the 8mm input. Goal zero makes its own solar panels but we wanted to mount two panels on top of our rv roof and have a couple of portable ones that we could angle and move around with ease on the ground. Goal zero sells its own briefcase solar panels that comes with the 8mm cable except for the boulder 200 which has an app connection which plugs straight into the yeti power stations of all sizes.

Which one depends on if you want to use the app or the 8mm input. Batteries give you a constant charge no matter the weather conditions. How to use third party solar panels with goal zero yeti the adapter you need to connect most third party solar panels to a yeti power station is either this anderson adapter or this 8mm adapter.