dcampbell999
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I have a Goal zero Nomad with small Boulder and smaller Nomad panel. The connectors are proprietary. The battery is gone. Anyway yo get use out of the panels? Goal Zero offered no help.
The Solar Ports aren't batteries. Those are the solar panel junction boxes. Goal Zero typically uses 8mm (DC7909) barrel plugs as output from their panels. They plug into the charging input port on their power stations. Jackery, Bluetti, Rockpals etc. also use that same plug and port combo. The Nomad panels usually also have a USB output port that allows you to plug one of their small USB power banks or your phone charging cable into it.Thanks. Here are pix.
Just a follow up thank you. Learning this I charged phone from both panels. Now will see if there is any hope for the Escape power center battery.I replaced the battery last year and kept it plugged in. But I unplugged and let it sit about a month and it died again. There was some kind of temo fuse that the guy at Batteries Plus replaced...maybe not the right one. I am happy to have functional panels for my camping set up and don't want to make another pricey battery replacement.The Solar Ports aren't batteries. Those are the solar panel junction boxes. Goal Zero typically uses 8mm (DC7909) barrel plugs as output from their panels. They plug into the charging input port on their power stations. Jackery, Bluetti, Rockpals etc. also use that same plug and port combo. The Nomad panels usually also have a USB output port that allows you to plug one of their small USB power banks or your phone charging cable into it.
You really need to buy a battery or power unit. station if you want to use the solar panels. Those look like very small wattage panels with the Boulder (30?) being the largest you have. They'd only be useful with a very small power station or power bank.
OK will try that.I simply picked that one because it was so cheap. Even an analog meter is better than nothing. They worked OK for the last 50 years before digital came along. Does you meter also measure amperage? The old style with a series amperage connection would let you measure the amps for up to 10 seconds. The amp test generates heat, and if you run a test for longer than 10 seconds you will blow a fuse, but they work.