Goal Zero Yeti 400 Solar Generator Review

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Goal zero yeti 400 solar generator review.

Doing so may cause damage to the unit. Solar panels sold separately. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. During that month it overheated and shut down several times when charging laptops.

The goal zero yeti 400 portable power station allows you to live life off the grid camp in luxury or power through an outage. Check out our generators. According to goalzero the yeti 400 can handle a maximum solar panel charging input of 240watts. Before we dive into a full review of the yeti 400 let s clear up a couple points about solar generators in general.

While the goal zero is designed as a solar generator you have to purchase the solar panels separately. There are lots of products on the market now days touting themselves as solar generators. Do not attempt to charge your yeti lithium from a 12v source using any other cable. Afterwards it would no longer charge from the solar panels.

Even though it is not a massive solar generator like the yeti 3000 lithium it still would be nice to see it come with a roll cart. The goal zero yeti 400 worked for about a month with maybe 5 6 laptop charges over that time and some cameras and cell phones. The goal zero yeti 1400 tackles the biggest drawback of solar power generators having a lower capacity than fuel powered generators. The goal zero yeti 400 lithium can be charged in 4 7 hours by plugging into your vehicle s 12v outlet using the goal zero yeti lithium 12v car charging cable.

At this input the unit requires about 4 5 hours of charge time. That being said goal zero is debatably the best solar generator brand on the market currently. At 2 000 00 the 1500x is one of the most expensive solar generators for its size.