This 6th generation 499 watt hour compact and rugged power station is designed for all your outdoor adventures. It’s versatile enough to help out during a power outage at home and tough enough to handle mud, dirt, dust, water, and more when you head out. It also has upgraded LiFePO4 battery technology for a long lifespan, meaning you can use it every day for years to come. Take it along on your next camping trip, use it at the beach, power your tailgate parties, or stay powered during summer festivals!
- Impressive Power Output: the Yeti 500 comes with impressive power output for its size! It can run air pumps, Alta portable fridges, and pellet grills and has 500 W AC power out with 1,000 W surge
- Class-leading lifespan: upgraded LiFePO4 battery technology gives this little power station a long lifespan. The battery has 4,000+ cycles which means you can use it daily for over 10 years (To 80% of original capacity at 75 °F with .5 C charge and discharge)
- Superior fast charging: need portable power quickly? Don’t worry, the Yeti 500 charges fast! It can recharge from 0% to 100% in less than 90 minutes
- The Yeti 500 was designed for all your adventures and built with portability and durability in mind. It passes testing for particulates and UL2743 requirements
- It also has an IPX4 rating for water resistance and can handle extreme temperatures. How extreme? Well, officially you can use it when it’s as cold as -4 °F, so they recommend a jacket for yourself and the Yeti
- The Yeti 500 can act as a back up power supply when the power goes out. Plug your full-size refrigerator directly into the Yeti for up to six hours of run time. No more watching your food go to waste. Or, plug your WiFi router is so you can keep tabs on weather and outage events
- Yeti-Ready Gear works seamlessly with Yeti power stations to upgrade your camping trips, backyard parties, and weekend escapes
- What can you power:
- TV (60 in. LED, 80 W): 5.3 hours
- CPAP (65 W): 7 hours
- Pellet grill (60 W): 7 hours
- Skylight (low setting): 106 hours
- Light-a-Life 350 (4.5 W): 94 hours
- DSLR camera (18 Wh): 23 recharges
- Laptop (51 Wh): 8 recharges
- Tablet (43 Wh): 14 recharges
- Smart phone (12 Wh): 35 recharges
- Mini projector (30 W): 14 hours
- Alta 50 fridge (8.5 W): 2+ days
- Stand-up paddle board air pump (15 Wh): 21 inflations
- Three ways to recharge:
- From the sun: recharge from the sun by connecting a compatible solar panel. Charge times depend on the size of your solar panel. Recharges in 2.9 hrs with 200 W solar input
- From the wall: your Yeti 500 can charge from 0% to 100% in 90 minutes when plugged into the wall with the included power cable. (500 W input) Note: your Yeti power station ships in low input mode to increase battery life and reduce noise. See user guide for instructions to switch to high input mode for fastest charging (420 W input)
- From the car: you can charge your Yeti 500 from your car by plugging it into your 12 V adapter in 4.7 hours using the 12 V Aux to 8 mm car charging cable
- Yeti 500 input:
- AC fast charge: 500 W (120 V, up to 4.16 A)
- AC low speed (default): 240 W
- 8 mm low voltage input: 200 W max (12.3-28 V, up to 10 A)
- Dimensions: 28.8 cm x 19.6 cm x 19.8 cm (11.32 in. x 7.82 in. x 7.8 in.)
- Weight: 7.3 kg (16.1 lb.)
- Charge temperature range: 0 °C - 52 °C (32 °F to 125.6 °F)
- Discharge temperature range: -20 °C to 60 °C (-4 °F to 140 °F)
- Warranty: 5 years by manufacturer
- Yeti 500 output:
- (2) USB-A: 18 W 5-12 V DC (up to 3 A)
- USB-C PD (100 W): 100 W 5-20 V DC (up to 5 A)
- (2) USB-C QC 30 W: 30 W 5-20 V DC (up to 3 A)
- Total combined USB-C output: 166 W
- 12 V auxiliary power port: 162 W 13.5 V DC, 12 A continuous, 16.5 A surge (100 ms)
- 12 V 6 mm output port: 135 W, 13.5 V DC, 10 A continuous, 16.5 A surge (100 ms)
- Total combined 12 V output: 182 W
- AC (inverter) (pure sine wave): 500 W continuous, 1000 W surge, 115 V, 4.16 A
- Total combined output: 770 W
- AC passthrough mode max (APS): 1140 W, 120 V, 9.5 A
- Yeti 500 battery:
- Cell chemistry: LiFePO₄
- Battery pack capacity: 499.2 Wh (25.6 V, 20 Ah)
- Single cell equivalent capacity: 160 Ah @ 3.2 V
- Lifecycles: 4000 (to 80% of original capacity at 25 °C with a 0.5 C charge and discharge)
- Shelf life: 12-18 months
- Yeti 500 charging speed:
- Solar (200 W max): 2.8 hrs
- AC fast charge: 1.4 hrs
- AC low speed: 3 hrs
- 50 W (Nomad/Boulder 50): 11 hrs
- 100 W (Nomad/Boulder 100): 6 hrs
- 200 W (Nomad/Boulder 200): 2.8 hrs (requires HPP to 8 mm connector)
- Car charger (10 A): 5 hrs
- Yeti 500 communication:
- Bluetooth 4.1
- Wi-Fi a/g/n
- Goal Zero Power App required
- What’s in the box:
- Yeti 500 portable power station
- AC power cord
- User guide