Goal Zero Nomad 13.5 Vehicle Battery Charging Setup

cactusjk

Explorer
Here are a few pictures of my setup. I went with the Escape 30 briefcase and Battery Tender solar charge controller. For keeping my Yellow Top toped off it is perfect! Thanks to Jim at Expedition Offroad for the great support!
 

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expdtnoffroad

Supporting Sponsor
To combine the Nomad 13.5 and the Escape 30 panels you would need the Solar 4.7 splitter cable. This allows you to put up to 4 Nomad or Escape panels in parallel.
We don't have it up on the site yet but the sku is 90814A.

-Jim
 

suntinez

Explorer
Please let us know when this happens! It would be nice to be able to utilize both Nomad and Boulder panels together.

.... Goal Zero decided to that they will be stocking and selling an off the shelf 10 Amp charge controller, with Goal Zero jacks pre-installed, for $49.99. Goal Zero will be making this product implementation immediately. We will also be stocking these charge controllers as well.

The picture below gives you an idea of the of what the charge controller will be. You can see the two Goal Zero plug adapters in my hand. These plugs accommodate the Nomad and Boulder series panels.
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GoalZero

New member
Guide 10 Update

Sorry about that! I'd be frustrated too if I were in South Africa without power. We have resolved the issue in the Guide 10 that was causing them to melt and are offering a FREE update to the latest model for anyone experiencing this issue.

Visit http://www.goalzero.com/support.html and we can get you going again.

Cheers.
 

GoalZero

New member
Hey all! Sorry for the inconvenience. We've resolved the issue with the Guide 10 that was causing them to occasionally melt, and we are offering a FREE UPGRADE to the newest version of the product to those that have had trouble.

Visit http://www.goalzero.com/support.html and we can get you going again.

Thanks!
 

Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Just an FYI, Jim at Expeditionoffroad.com is carrying a 6' and 30' cable now for those like me who have a Powerfilm 60 watt solar panel who want to hook it to the Extreme 350 kit which has the inverter as seen in my thread here.

This will allow me to disconnect my Powerfilm 60 watt panel from my rig which charges the main battery, and I can then recharge the Goal Zero 350 Ranger battery back up when out in extended trips.

The 30' cable had adapter plugs on one end that mates it to the compression plugs like Powerfilm uses on their panels, and the other end plugs into the Ranger 350 battery to charge it back up.

Here are a few pictures of the new cable.
In the second picture you can see one end plugged into the 60 watt panel.
Also shown is a short extension which can be plugged back into the 30' cable allowing it to act like an extension cord for running their lights if you need a longer cable.
You would just plug one end into the 12v outlet on the UI inverter where you would normally plug one of the light globes cables into.

This is very nice that I am now able to use my Powerfilm solar panel to charge Goal Zero's stuff.

Going to be ordering a few of those lights today too.

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Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Thanks!

My Goal Zero 350 kit showed up yesterday, very cool!
I will have some pics of it in my Goal Zero thread showing stuff hooked up to it.

Right now I have it charging my Droid instead of the wall outlet like I do every morning before I head off to work.
 

orangeTJ

Explorer
Right now I have it charging my Droid instead of the wall outlet like I do every morning before I head off to work.

I did the same thing last week while out camping over near Lake Wenatchee, WA. Everyone was in awe when they saw my system. :sombrero:
 

Corey

OverCamping Specialist
Jim, any word yet on the tripods?
As you know, I use the Powerfilm 60 watt panel to keep the FJs battery topped off, and I will be using it too to keep the 350 Extreme Ranger kit charged up.
But I may want to get the Boulder or Escape solar panel in the near future to dedicate it to the Extreme 350 kit.

The tripod works for both of the Goal Zero panels too right?
 

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