Yes, and battery degradation now is effect. Especially on 400w goal zero that only charges up to 73%. I’ve tried to take out battery to install a new one but have been unsuccessful. I’m going to look into a replacement unit from another brand that allows for lithium batt replacement.

It would pay for itself if you have enough solar panels to charge it. You would need about 600 watts of panel if you plan on heavy hourly usage. You wouldn’t be able to run a heater pulling more watts outs than being input hourly.

Thank you.

Because many people use them off grid and charging by solar is why its called a solar generator.

Ancient technology now. This is 4 years old bud, a lot has changed, but goal zero hasn't at all kept up with the competition either.

Glad this video is still helping people. Thx

Yes you can plug it right in, As the yeti has a built in controller. Just make sure the polarity is correct as zamp is known to have opposite polarity.

@@EvenaGirlCanDoIt thank you so much!!

Yes I still use it on long trips. It isn’t any louder than than the naked bars.

Yes you can charge using both the pwm and mppt. You can also use a combiner cord and add more wall chargers.

I don’t leave the panels up there. I only use when traveling. So they are doing fine. Per se.

Yes I live in Texas and this past week I just went 5 days with no electricity and I was able to run my garage fridge on my yeti 400. I also have a Yeti 1400 which I ran my brand new Samsung French door fridge and my deep freezer both while charging 3-4 devices on usb with zero problems.

I bought it after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico. I am not joking or bragging. I am extremely serious. Thanks.

There is a vid on e bikes that also helped me on taking care of my Yeti 3000. As a matter of fact the vid on e bikes is the reason I started doing it. I would never fast charge my Yeti.

I think Todd Parker knows more about Yetis than Will Prowse and Goal Zero!

@@kenjboyd6233 Thanks for replying. I respectfully disagree. The Yetis batts are made of Nickel manganese cobalt oxide ,NMC. They are of a different composition than the Lithium Phosphate 4 ones. The are both good if you know how to use them. You can fast charge NMC but it is advisable to do it during emergency and during black outs. The slower you charge them the less the degradation. There are many internal components wich Prowse knows about and there are also distinctive chemical reactions with every kind of lithium batteries. Understanding the movement of the electrons thru the graphite towards the positive then thru the circuit that draws is crucial. I don't think Todd have approached info like this. Even though I have the pleasure of chatting with Todd. He has really good ideas that can save thousands of dollars expanding the Yetis capacity. Respectfully yours Agustin from Puerto Rico. English is not my first language. 👍

@@agustinmoralesrodriguez1242 , How is that on the batts when we're talking about the Yeti 1000 Lithium units? Plus, Will has a great depth of knowledge re: these issues, but he's far from perfect, & he definitely hasn't spent the time w/ Yeti 1000 Lithiums (to be specific, as I have 4 of those models). And you have stated yourself that Todd has pulled off things w/ this model that I haven't seen Will or anyone else do, including anyone at GZ. Yetis overall, I'm not sure. There are a lot of different models now.. BTW, if English is your 2nd language, I wouldn't have suspected it, as you have mastered it! Spanish is my second language, but I will never be near as fluent as you are in English. And you are obviously quite knowledgeable on these topics, so I'm interested in anything you have to say.

Yes, you can use it for any mileage vehicle. Since I do my ow. Oil changes I do actually get underneath it about every 4th oil change but in the years I have done this I have never found any metal shavings in my oil. It’s a good practice to occasionally take out the plug, but in my experience not necessary.

Yes it’s absolutely absurd what they charge for maintenance here on the LR’s. $500 is correct though. Like 1 gallon of their antifreeze is like $65.

You can add more solar panels to recharge the battery faster but it will not give you more output than the 1000 watts on this unit

Christy McGrady No you cannot have them both installed at the same time as they both use the same slot in the Yeti. So it’s either one or the other, although the Link does have an 8mm port so you can either add another wall outlet cord or I believe you can add solar panels With 8mm male adapter .

The hose does not go to the bottom of the pan. There is a metal tube already installed at factory that goes to the bottom of the pan. You just hook up your hose to the metal tube and evacuate.

Wolfgang Jannsen yes, that’s what they are intended for. I was just trying to see if the was any difference when plugged in to AC.