Jackery Explorer 500 Portable Power Station

Using the Gan 3, now to charge phones and tablets at home, as well as my Jackery 100 power bank. Fast and feels well made. Now my go to charger at home.

Used this to charge phones and tablet in the campervan. Works better than my normal power bank, the information on charging and discharging is good. Charges back up using a solar panel very quickly.

Been testing this the past few weeks, and overall very positive. Only niggle I have is on the solar charging side, but will get to that.

Firstly, what's good about the Jackery 100 Plus?

*Good size battery for portable devices
*Great power delivery and acceptance from any supported power source
*Really good USB-C PD support

Battery pack can be charged by a normal USB 5V, 1A plug, so if your concerned that you need a specific charger, don't worry. I even tried 2 chargers into a USB-C port each and it took power from both. Don't recommend that, but it worked.

Further, it supports being charged, and charging a device at the same time, so a great UPS function for any USB powered device. Also has pass thru so in the event of power in and a charged battery, it can just pass it along.

Expanding on that, the USB-C PD support means I can also run a 60W soldering iron and have got adaptors for my laptops to also charge from this. Not limited to just your smartphones and tablets!

Solar charging is my only niggle. So far I can't achieve more than 30W on the panels I am using. Seems it runs in a PWM like charger instead of a MPPT but honestly, it's a small power station. The fact it can charge of up to 100W of solar panels directly is amazing.

I have taken it on trips where it works like a champ, and at home I have placed solar panels in the window so it charges in the day and I can use that power to charge my daily devices. Effectively a mini off grid solar setup where the Jackery is acting as the solar charger, battery pack, and power supply in a single box.

Would 100% recommend for the money. It's just so practical.

- Paul

currently familiarising ourselves with the generator's capacity.
Found set up instructions simple.
So far have used it for 96 hours straight in my off grid cabin to constantly power an under-counter fridge and periodically run a radio and lap top, re-charge 8 AA batteries and 2 mobile phones from a 62% charge. Very happy!
Looking forward to seeing how long everything including several lamps will run from a 100% starting charge. Then as we get more sun top up the charge as we go to enable us to plan power use accordingly.

A great product and excellent service, there was a little issue which was easily and promptly put right.

Amazingly powerful piece of kit. I'm finding loads of jobs around the house and garden that it can deal with, like providing power for the lawnmower, running the fridge freezer in the garage, powering up the pond pumps and filter, all while charging from the solar panel.
I'm certain it will give us all the portable power we need on our campervan trips too.

This lamp is stylishly designed and very retro, I love it! The light is highly adjustable for brightness and recharges rapidly. You can select from a bright white light to a softer tone, fantastic

I use my Jarckery mainly for outings to cook, heat and provide light. The power is fantastic and is as good as advertised if not better. It holds its charge superbly and I bought it in part as a back up for mains electricity in emergencies as I am shortly to have an LVAD heart pump surgically fitted which has rechargable power packs and so the Jackery will give me peace of mind.

Great product highly recommended

Great Product just Does what is says on the tin but more.

Bag is well made & good design will need a shoulder strap for it only took a few days to arrive

Plug is well made only took 2 days to arrive by post charges Jackery power bank pretty quickly

It’s a fantastic piece of kit and wouldn’t be without one.

This is a powerful and compact piece of kit. It's easy to charge via the solar Saga panels or panels, it allows for two panels to be connected at the same time.
The 1000v2 runs my full size fridge freezer for approx 22hours and does so very quietly, I can hear the freezer but not the generator. It's compact size means it can be tucked away discreetly, even in my small kitchen.
Would be great for camping.
I recommend.

Excellent little carry case. Compliments power pack nicely. Easy to carry and all control / plugs are accessible.