Charging From Solar; Using Your Goal Zero Yeti; How To Use; Best-Use Strategy - Goalzero Yeti 6000X User Manual

Charging from Solar

IMPORTANT NOTE: When solar recharging your Goal Zero Yeti Lithium, take
note of the voltages of the solar panels and do not exceed 50V. Individual solar
panels, or solar panels chained in series in excess of 50V cannot be used with
the Goal Zero Yeti Lithium and can cause serious damage to the unit. For help on
chaining solar panels, call our Customer Solutions Center at 888-794-6250.
There are three different inputs you can use when charging your Goal Zero Yeti from
solar, two of which are located in the "INPUT" area on the left side of the Goal Zero Yeti
faceplate and a third one located inside the storage compartment under the top lid. One
of the front ports and the port inside the storage compartment are round 8mm ports
designed to be used with Goal Zero Solar Panels or wall charger. Each 8mm input port
can handle up to 120W. The Anderson Power Pole port is designed to be used with larger
or higher power solar panels and can handle 600W of power, which is the total capacity
for power across all input ports.
1. Place your solar panel where it will get as much direct sunlight as possible.
2. Insert the blue-ringed solar panel plug into one of the INPUT ports, either on the front
of the Goal Zero Yeti or in the storage compartment under the top lid. You will know the
Goal Zero Yeti is charging when the blue LED light next to the INPUT port lights up, and
the battery segments in the BATTERY DISPLAY are blinking. The Goal Zero Yeti is fully
charged when all battery segments stop blinking and remain solid.
3. You can also connect the Goal Zero Yeti to solar panels using the Anderson Power-
Pole port and the appropriate adapter (if necessary), next to the 8mm charging port.
4. You can chain multiple Goal Zero Solar Panels together to reduce solar recharge times.
Your Goal Zero Yeti is capable of taking in 120W of input through the 8mm ports and no
more than 600W of solar through the APP port.
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NOTE: If you are inputting from solar panels into multiple ports you can only combine inputs
if the panels being used are the same voltage. Panels that output different voltages will not
be able to combine through different ports. If you are using panels with different voltages
into two or more of the input ports, the Yeti will select the single highest solar input available.
Also, solar and AC inputs will not be able to be combined. If you are inputting from both a
solar panel and a wall outlet the Yeti will select the higher of the two inputs.

Using your Goal Zero Yeti

How to use your Goal Zero Yeti:
1. Press the power button located above each port you will be using. **When not
using certain ports, make sure to turn them off to conserve power.
2. You'll know the port is turned on when the white LED light on the button is
illuminated.
3. Plug in your gear for power anywhere life takes you.
4. If possible, keep your Goal Zero Yeti plugged into a power source when not in use.
5. You can charge your Goal Zero Yeti, and run your gear at the same time.

Best-Use Strategy:

When charging gear with your Goal Zero Yeti, take note of the BATTERY DISPLAY. If you plug in
devices that have a high power requirement (a large refrigerator), the charge level of your Goal
Zero Yeti can drop very quickly and you may not get exactly 6000Wh of capacity. Also, especially
when using the AC power output, the Goal Zero Yeti will be converting the energy from the DC
power of the battery to the AC power needed by your device. Although your Goal Zero Yeti has
a highly efficient inverter, there is still some energy lost in the conversion and you will not get the
full rated capacity of the battery. If you're experiencing shorter runtimes, you may want to check
the device' s power requirements, see TROUBLESHOOTING for help.
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