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FYI. In my testing, current N27s struggle to put out much above 11W.

In my testing the Nomad 27s struggled to get much above 10W output. I never saw anything close to their namesake 27 watts. They're a nice form factor for sure ( I bought them for similar reasons to yours) but the price per watt was just silly. It ended up being close to $20 per watt. Crazy! If...

The meters pictured are purely for my fun/info and not needed at all. It's just nice to see what's really going and going out of my power pack. The GZ 350 has a built in Charge Controller. You just plug in solar and go. To charge your truck you'll need a separate charge controller or some...

pictures of the setup below The 350 with hacked cables. I have two watt meters attached to run some power tests. See below for that The 40W Panel with extension cable. Power Reading from the 40W Panel - It's putting out more than it's rated for! Score. Over the morning, I've gathered...

http://www.solarblvd.com/Solar-Panels-&-Systems-Individual-Solar-Panels-20---50-Watt-(6)/c1_25_40/p1401/Solar-Cynergy-40-Watt-12-Volt-Solar-Panel/product_info.html If you're planning on chaining multiple 350s together I'd suggest looking into a larger panel on the same site. They have larger...

I have the 350 Pack. It's worked well for my purposes. Can't say I've ever been thrilled with CS but as you said they might be on the upswing. I would highly recommend skipping the Nomad 27 panels and sticking with another source. I've found the N27s are grossly overrated in their power...

No controller needed on the GZ 350. It's built in with a 10amp max. Pretty sure its PWM. Note that the INPUT is NOT Anderson but the "proprietary" GZ 8mm round plug. I chopped an extra 8mm GZ cord I had and added an Anderson plug to one end and left the MALE 8mm on the other. You need the...

I've been looking at either the Morningstar MPPT or the http://www.solar-electric.com/sb1524ix.html Morningstar is slightly cheaper but the BlueSky looks to have a 2nd configurable output (2amp) that would let me charge two batteries at once. Kinda of cool. Anyone have any experience with the...

Yep. MC4s on 10AWG coming out of a junction box. I just decided to hack of the MC4s and added Anderson Power Poles (found on my Goal Zero). I might have voided the warranty but I think that it's a bit silly considering it's just some cable going to a junction box. Any problems would be BEFORE...

Sorry, that post was from my phone so it was a bit incomplete. That was running JUST off the battery. No Solar anything. At that rate (~ 80 W Hrs / 12 hrs) you'd burn up 160 Whrs in a 24 hr period with NO SOLAR. The Extreme 350 is rated at 350 Whrs so you're just about at 50% (which is about...

So a quick and dirty test: waeco cf50, Pre chilled to 33 on AC, 60% full with beer bottles, garage temp was ~73 degrees on ave for test. 13 hrs on the Extreme 350 pulled 80Whrs with me occasionally opening the lid for more "realism". I'll do a better test when I have time There are much more...

I've been waiting for the temps to pick up a bit here (TX) so I had a more realistic setting. I'll see what I can do this week test wise...

I'd say it depends on what your goal setup is. My 60W x 2 is intended for family base camping / light overland use so packing up everyday isn't an issue. That and I can locate the panels in ideal spots and move throughout the day. All this is going to be stashed inside a roof box or tailgate. My...

Link is on the first page of this thread. Several sizes to choose from.

Definitely exceeding specs. I got my 2nd 60W panel today and started putting together my folding setup. It's wired so I can choose series or parallel depending on my needs. Anyway, hooked it up and got serious power. Almost smoked my Goal Zero pack. Specs say I shouldn't go above 8amps with 2...

Where are you planning to source your power for the inverter from? Main vehicle? Aux? What are you amp hour ratings? Honestly? If you're looking at $250 just for an inverter you might consider a small genny ala the Yamaha or Honda 2000. It really depends on how much tool work you'll be doing.

Just wanted to add to this. Got my 60W panel last week and wired it up for my Goal Zero setup today. I had to kludge a few Anderson to Goal zero plugs together but no big deal. 60W panel through 20 feet of 12gauge wire to the extreme 350 pack. Hoping to scale this up with another panel or two to...

It looks to be be pure sine wave so I think you're good to go (assuming it puts out the WATTS you need).

Agreed, other than needing all their "proprietary" connectors, Goal Zero stuff has been very good to me. More Anderson plugs would be nice... The more I learn about the new Yeti the more I think DIY isn't worth it. I'd have to fudge a lot of the crimping etc as I don't have proper tools and...

Anyone have thoughts on using a non-goal zero AGM battery with the Goal0 Extreme 350? It seems like the 350 has a built in charge controller and is setup to chain/charge with other 350s via the auxiliary port (Anderson Plug) which is likely just setup to wire multiple packs in parallel. For the...