Review on Goal Zero Boulder 200 Solar Panel 🔌 High Power Port Extension Cable: Amplify your charging capabilities! by Brian Trotter

I was having a bit of trouble finding wasted power for Target Zero 8mm and HPP cables so I decided to do some testing to perform. It turns out that the type of cables you use and their length have a huge impact on the power delivered to the Yeti's battery! Below are my test results, hope it helps! I connected two Goal Zero Bolder 100 BC solar panels and one Bolder 50 solar panel for this test, then combined them with a Goal Zero 4x 8mm and an HPP combiner. It's February in Arizona, we had good direct sun early in the day, but since it's winter the sun wasn't directly overhead. The panel power was 162 watts, which is pretty good for a winter day! I tested the following configurations for about 10-15 minutes to minimize the change in sun position. As you can see below, how you connect the panels makes a big difference. Switching to an HPP cable can significantly increase the performance of your Yeti battery depending on your current configuration and be a lot cheaper than buying an additional solar panel! Test with Yeti 1000 + 4x 8mm combiner and HPP -162W + 30ft HPP -161-162W (virtually lossless) + 30ft 8mm cable - 147W (15W loss) + 30ft 8mm cable x 2 ( 60 runs) - 102 watts (60 watts loss). Oops!) Also heated cables +30' HPP cable on. 8mm adapter -162W (virtually lossless) + 30" HPP cable. 8mm adapter + 30ft cable 8mm (60ft length) -133W (loss 29W) + HPP cable 30ft to adapter 8mm + 30ft cable 8mm x2 (90ft) -91W (loss 71 Wow!) Test with Yeti 400+120W - 30ft HPP cable 8 -mm adapter * These results are the same for Sherpa or Yeti 200x / Yeti 150. The charge controllers on these devices are limited to 120W input power and limit the input power, leading to more problems in protecting internal components. Increase productivity with simple cabling upgrades. Since the Yeti 400 limits the 8mm input to 120W, I would probably only use 8mm cables for 120W applications or less, otherwise you're leaving a significant amount of power on the table, especially if you're using more than have a 30 foot cable. tied together. . HPP cables are rated at 45 amps, Yeti solar panels are rated at 14-22 watts, minimum power is 630 watts, but beware, longer runs with output power in excess of 300 watts may result in some loss of overall performance. Conclusion. Hope that helps! I wish Goal Zero would post some of this information on their website, but I've done all the work for you so you don't have to buy everything to find out - hooray!