How To Connect Solar Panel To Goal Zero Yeti

Goal zero is another american brand that makes power stations solar generators but use 8mm and anderson power pole inputs.

How to connect solar panel to goal zero yeti. The button with three green lines above it is the wifi button the other is for resetting the yeti see the yeti s user manual for more info on that. Shop yeti solar kits. The goal zero yeti 3000 lithium can be charged by plugging into your 12v adapter using the goal zero yeti lithium 12v car charging cable. I still need to make some folding legs for the panel and sew up a neoprene sleeve to store it in.

Zamp is an american brand that makes solar panels that come with sae connectors. All the solar panels i link to in this post and in my post about the best solar panels compatible with yeti power stations are wired the same way as the renogy panels. The rolling box weighs about 50 pounds and the panel weighs just a few pounds. I m in it for less than 500 and am very happy with the final results.

One button has three green lines above it the other a green circle around it. 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. To do a parallel connection we use mc4 y branch adapters. If you have the goal zero mppt charge controller you can connect up to 360w of solar to the anderson power pole input.

The most important thing to do is wiring your panels in parallel and not series. Parallel adds the amperage together with the voltage remaining the same. Some yetis only have the 8mm input. Do not attempt to charge your yeti lithium from a 12v source using a regular charging cable.

The 8mm input port can handle 150w per port so if you max them both out you would be at 660 watts of solar panels. Which one depends on if you want to use the app or the 8mm input. Do not wire solar panels in series and connect them to the goal zero yeti. Today i will help you connect the two so you can charge your goal zero yeti with a zamp solar panel.

Doing so may cause damage to the unit. The way it s done is with a parallel connection which will keep the voltage the same but double the amperage. Open up the lid of the yeti you ll see two inputs and in between them two buttons. The renogy panels require an adapter in between to turn the mc4 into either anderson power pole or mc4 to 8mm.

How to use third party solar panels with goal zero yeti. Renogy panels have a positive male mc4 connector and a negative female mc4 connector coming from the panel. When connecting two or more solar panels to a goal zero yeti the vmp rating is as vital as with just one panel. Plug a zamp sae solar panel into a goal zero yeti.

Goal zero wanted about 1600 for their unit plus a few hundred for the solar panel.