I love Jackery! Jackery's Customer Service is by far one of the best in the
industry. I have contacted them and received quick professional answers to my
questions. An outstanding company and technical support group, have a question
or problem? Simply email (hello@jackery.com) and you'll get a answer in a timely
manner. The Jackery Explorer 500W Lithium Portable Power Station is Big power in
a small package and comes with a 24 month warranty. I love the small Jackery
Explorer 500W charging station setup with my Jackery SolarSaga 100W solar panel.
The Explorer 500W is compact portable power and offers safe charging with
built-in Over Voltage Protection, Short Circuit Protection, Battery management
system (BMS), a 500Watt pure sine-wave inverter capable of handling 1000watt surge,
3 USB Type-A ports, 12V DC carport, two 12V 6MM barrel connectors and 110V AC outlet
at 500W max. The built-in backlit LCD screen displays charge/discharge rates,
battery state of charge and rated at 500 cycles to 80%. It's temperature rating
is 32F-104F which meets my camping needs. Here are some specifications which
meet/exceed my needs such as: Lithium 518.4Wh/144,400mAh Lithium battery capacity,
built-in inverter is 500W rated power and 1000W surge power from the built-in
AC port, 24Ah/21.6V and input is 12V-30V at 3.5Amps. The following is my test
and experience. Input charging times will vary depending on how empty/full the
battery is and how you charge it. So the following is based on battery being at 20%,
charging by AC Outlet using the included Li-ion Battery Charger 25.2V at 3.5Amps
charged it in 7.1 hours, using Jackery SolarSaga 100W solar panel charged in 10.5
hours in southern Louisiana summer sun from 7am till 5:30pm, no clouds or overcast.
Using the cigarette lighter 12v/10A adapter charging took 13.3 hours using my 17
year old 110V to 12V converter. As another test using my 110V outlet on my inverter
generator took almost 7.3 hours. The size dimensions are 11.84"W x 9.2"H X 7.59"D,
weighs 13.32Lbs on my scale, has a built-in LED light which is a nice feature when
camping in my tent. Jackery Explorer 500W is a portable compact powerful charging
station to fill my charging requirements. I use ALL Jackery products including the
1 Jackery PowerBar 77Wh, 2 Explorer 240Wh Power Stations, 1 Explorer 500Wh Power
Station, Jackery 50W and 100W Solar Panel Kits and Jackery Protective Carrying
Bags which I highly recommend to protect your investment. I go camping regardless
of weather conditions about 120+ days a year. I have 30 tents of various sizes,
shapes and designs which I modify each one for my needs. I camp all over USA and
keeping my devices charged up is of great importance. I used the 500 while on a 3
week camping trip to HOT Arizona for a gathering. I recharged 4 Action cameras,
4 Mavic Pro batteries, iPhone6, six 18650 batteries for 12v Fan, and 10000mah
portable battery pack. When the Explorer 500Wh Power Station was at 45% charge,
I would set solar panels outside 7:30am and reposition them thru out the day and
was at 100% by 5:30pm on sunny no cloud days. If you look at the picture of shade
on the panel, it was still charging whereas most panels will not charge at all
when shade is on even 10% of some panels. The solar panels are well made. To
charge my Jackery 240Wh I use the Jackery 50W solar which came with a nice protective
cover to stow it in when not in use. Also I use the Jackery SolarSaga 100W panel kit
to charge the Jackery 500Wh Power Station. As my battery charging requirements
have increased, I love Jackery so much which is why I purchased a Jackery Explorer
500Wh power station, Jackery had a 20% discount using discount code from HoboTech
youtube channel and was able to purchase this one at a reduced rate. When available,
I will be purchasing Jackery 500 Protective Carrying Bag to protect my investment.
Yes the solar panels are a little pricey, but they are well worth it. They are
very convenient, well made, foldable which take up a smaller foot print when
not in use, tough, rugged and do the job as described. Being able to charge multiple
devices at the same time such the my iPhone, 2 hotspots, laptop, iPad4 tablet,
4 Mavic Pro batteries and 4 action cameras, etc. You can use the this power
station while you are charging it from any of the 3 charging types: solar,
12v carport or 110 AC outlet. Now I am able to charge anywhere WITHOUT having to
carry 5 gallons of gasoline and my 2200watt inverter generator making my charging
setup eco-Friendly, compact, lightweight and very manageable. If you pair together
the Jackery 100W SolarSaga Panel kit and Jackery Explorer 500W, it truly is a
portable plug and play power station. I give the Jackery Explorer 500W Lithium
Portable Power Station 2 thumbs up for portability, design and functionality.