Goal Zero Yeti 400 Lithium Portable Power Station, 428Wh Rechargeable Generator and Backup Power Source with 300 Watt (1200 Watt Surge) AC inverter, USB, 12V Outputs
May 7, 2019 - Comment
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Perfectly designed for its intended audience I have used solar panels for my amateur radio hobby for many years and more recently to recharge drone batteries out in the field. But doing it that way requires to carry a large solar panel, then the heavy battery, a charge controller, an inverter and all of the wires needed for all that.Along comes this Yeti 400 Lithium. Suddenly I had visions of what I could be doing better/faster. It’s the size of a small lunchbox. Grab the handle and go; there’s your charge controller,…
Preliminary review So, researched a lot of different rechargeable power packs. Goal zero is NOT the least expensive. But, it certainly seems the best. I bought the 400 li-on with the boulder 100 solar panel. Shipping and packaging EXCELLENT. Be aware that the 400 li-on needs to be signed for. It was almost fully charged when I received it today.I plugged it into the boulder 100 and came back a couple hours later and it was charged.1st test, I plugged in a 14″ Patton air circulator on low in the AC…
Great little unit… check to make sure it will work for you. There are a couple of nits to pick… I like this more than I thought I would.First the critical stuff:* NO ANDERSON CONNECTOR on the Lithium 400. – I had expected to chain this to a house battery in my VAN to charge it via my solar but it turns out there is no Anderson connection on this model. I am going to have to find another solution to charge from my solar (DC plug to proprietary 8mm charging port?)* IT WILL NOT RUN MY DOMETIC 28 IN DC MODE – runs fine on the AC plug but who wants…