Charging camera off Goal Zero 1000w battery bank?

2 years 10 months ago #716990 by Jon East
Hey all, just curious, have you tried charging your camera batteries off one of those Goal Zero battery banks?  Any issues?  I know these batteries can be sensitive, and I don't want to screw these things up.  


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2 years 10 months ago #717001 by Ozzie_Traveller
G'day Jon

Firstly - do you "really" mean a 1000watt battery pack??? ...... hopefully it's a typo for 100watts :)

Seriously mate - any recharging system for battery to battery exchange of power is ezy-pezy in these days of electronics, especially when it is DC to DC.

My everyday recharging system in the motorhome is from the 12volt main batteries (recharged via 300watts of solar panels on the roof) via either a cigarette-lighter socket into the 12volt camera recharge unit, -or- for some devices, via the 240volt inverter into the recharger that needs 240volt power .... which is a pain in the bum when the rest of the travel world uses 12 volts

I can -and do- use the main batteries to recharge camera + radio + torch AA batteries without any bother, knowing that the solar panels will top up the main batteries thru the day "no worries mate"

Hope this helps
Phil from the great land Downunder
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Phil from the great land Downunder
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2 years 10 months ago #717156 by Chester Foster
Most likely talking about:  www.goalzero.com/shop/archive-power/goal...table-power-station/

OP - these are made for reliable energy, you'll be fine, go for it.  


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2 years 10 months ago #717319 by Prago
Go with a Jackery, better product if you want my opinion.

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