How To Connect Solar Panel To Goal Zero Yeti

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.

How to connect solar panel to goal zero yeti.

I m in it for less than 500 and am very happy with the final results. Today i will help you connect the two so you can charge your goal zero yeti with a zamp solar panel. If you wire panels in series you re going to exceed the 22v limit. Renogy panels have a positive male mc4 connector and a negative female mc4 connector coming from the panel.

How to connect third party solar panels to goal zero yeti. Which one depends on if you want to use the app or the 8mm input. 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. 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.

How to use third party solar panels with goal zero yeti. Zamp is an american brand that makes solar panels that come with sae connectors. Plug a zamp sae solar panel into a goal zero yeti. To do a parallel connection we use mc4 y branch adapters.

Some yetis only have the 8mm input. You can combine two compatible panels to double the amperage. 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. If you have the goal zero mppt charge controller you can connect up to 360w of solar to the anderson power pole input.

Do not attempt to charge your yeti lithium from a 12v source using a regular charging cable. Goal zero wanted about 1600 for their unit plus a few hundred for the solar panel. The renogy panels require an adapter in between to turn the mc4 into either anderson power pole or mc4 to 8mm. 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. 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. I still need to make some folding legs for the panel and sew up a neoprene sleeve to store it in. One button has three green lines above it the other a green circle around it.

Goal zero is another american brand that makes power stations solar generators but use 8mm and anderson power pole inputs. Shop yeti solar kits. Open up the lid of the yeti you ll see two inputs and in between them two buttons. Doing so may cause damage to the unit.

When connecting two or more solar panels to a goal zero yeti the vmp rating is as vital as with just one panel.