EEVblog 1707 - REPAIR: Goal Zero Yeti 400 Lithium Battery

Dave's Goal Zero Yeti 400 lithium ion battery failed. Repair time. Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/ee... 00:00 - Goal Zero Yeti 400 Battery failure 01:32 - Hiccuping 03:28 - Teardown 04:47 - Failure hypothesis and potential solution 05:37 - The mains inverter PCB 06:43 - The control PCB 07:36 - Dual battery connectors 08:09 - Measuring the dual battery connections to make sure they are in parallel. 08:58 - The lithium ion battery pack 09:24 - Measuring the battery pack voltage, and the under voltage lookout protection 10:49 - Re-powering just the controller board 11:38 - Progressive system module power up with the battery, isolating the mains inverter 12:23 - Measuring the battery again to see if it's accepting a charge 13:20 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner 15:34 - No electronics repair needed 15:54 - Goal Zero battery physical design 17:03 - Back from the gym, what's happened? 18:33 - Fault summary Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com Hardware Store: https://eevblog.store/ Merch Store: https://eevblog.dashery.com/ If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon:   / eevblog   Other channels: EEVblog2:    / eevblog2   EEVdiscover:    / eevdiscover   #ElectronicsCreators #Repair #lithiumbattery