Goal Zero98054 Male to High Power Pole Extension Cable, Black, 8 mm

I was having a little trouble finding ratted watts for the 8mm and HPP cables from goal zero so I decided to do some testing, it turns out the type of cables you use and how long the runs are makes a big difference in power delivered to your Yeti battery pack! Below are the results from my tests, hope this helps!I hooked up two Goal Zero Bolder 100 BC solar panels and one Bolder 50 solar panel for this test these were then combined using the 4x 8mm to HPP combiner from Goal Zero. It is February in Arizona in early afternoon we had good direct sun but since it is winter the sun was not directly overheadAt the panel the watt output was 162 watts which is pretty good for a winter day! I tested the following configurations over about 10-15 minutes to minimize change in suns position. As you can see below how you hook up the panels makes a huge difference, upgrading to an HPP cable could provide you a significant boost in power to your Yeti battery depending on your current setup, may be much cheaper than buying an additional solar panel!Testing with Yeti 1000+4x 8MM to HPP Combiner -162 Watts+ 30’ HPP Cable -161-162 Watts (Basically no loss)+30’ 8mm Cable – 147 Watts (Loss of 15 Watts)+30’ 8mm Cable x 2 (60’ run) -102 Watts (Loss of 60 Watts OUCH!!) Also cables were getting warm+30’ HPP Cable to. 8mm adapter -162 Watts (Basically no loss)+30’ HPP Cable to. 8mm adapter + 30’ 8MM Cable (60’ run) -133 Watts (Loss of 29 Watts)+30’ HPP Cable to. 8mm adapter + 30’ 8MM Cable x2 (90’ run) -91 Watts (Loss of 71 Watts!!!)Testing with Yeti 400+120 Watts - 30’ HPP Cable to. 8mm adapter*These results would be same for Sherpa, or Yeti 200x / Yeti 150 the charge controllers on these units are limited to 120 watt input and will restrict inputs that provide more poser to protect internal componentsConclusion, you might be able to get a significant boost in performance with a simple upgrade to wiring. Since the Yeti 400 limits the 8mm input to 120 watts I’d probably only use the 8mm cables for applications of 120 watts or under, otherwise you are leaving a significant amount of power on the table especially if your have more than one 30’ cable connected together. .The HPP cables are rated for 45 amps, the Yeti solar panels put out between 14-22 watts, this works out to a minimum watt capacity of 630 watts, but beware, longer runs with watt outputs over 300 may have some loss of total output.Hope this helps! Wish Goal Zero would publish some of this information on their website but I did the work for you so you don’t’ have to buy everything to find out-Cheers!

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Vorweg: Zum Artikel vermisse ich ein Foto auf die Kontakteanordnung des APP-Adapters.Deshalb hier nun ein Foto. Oben der APP-Stecker vom Goal Zero Boulder 200 Briefcase Solarpanel und unten dieser Adapter auf 8mm Stecker.Dieser Adapter zwischen dem Goal Zero Boulder 200 Briefcase Solarpanel mit APP-Stecker und dem 8mm Port der Goal Zero Yeti 500X Power Station passt exakt und funktioniert. Der APP-Stecker muss vorsichtig in die Ummantelung des APP/HPP-Adapters eingesteckt werden, damit er wirklich festsitzt und nicht die Verbindung unterbrochen werden kann. Also genau auf richtigen Sitz prüfen. Dann steht dem störungsfreien Aufladen des Yeti 500X nichts im Wege.Hinweis: Es gibt kuriose APP-Adapter auf dem Markt: Einen, den ich zugeschickt bekam, war um 90 Grad verdreht, einer hatte die Kontakte in der falschen Reihenfolge, z. B. "rot oben —schwarz unten" zu "schwarz oben — rot unten". Dieser Adapter hat die Kontakte um 180 Grad gedreht, damit die Kontakte zueinander liegen, wenn schwarz auf schwarz und rot auf rot gesteckt ist. Das ist die korrekte Polung auf den 8mm Stecker am anderen Ende des Adapters.

I connected a 200 nomad to a 500x. The clamp that holds the cable together is extremely nice. I would say this cable is a bit overpriced but makes up somehow in quality. Still overpriced

Some other Anderson style connectors can be rotated to match your other connectors. Not this one. These are fixed in the orientation they are shown. Other than this minor limitation, this is a good high quality product.