Great comment! I completely agree with you. Honest and no-nonsense reviews are so important when it comes to choosing the right gear. Speaking of quality products, have you checked out the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series? It's got some amazing features like a massive capacity, powerful output, and a super fast recharge time. It's perfect for outdoor enthusiasts like us. Definitely worth considering for your outdoor adventures and home backup power needs! 🏕🔋
Thank you for your comment! I completely agree with you. Honest and factual reviews are so important when it comes to making purchasing decisions. It's great to know that there are TH-camrs out there who provide no-nonsense reviews. By the way, have you heard about the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series? It seems like a game-changer too, with its massive capacity, fast recharging, and comprehensive protections. Definitely something to consider for outdoor enthusiasts like us! Keep exploring and enjoy your next adventure!
This is a great review . Do you think I will be able to use my mini Keurig coffee pot with this system here? I know that seems dumb maybe. It’s a K mini singleserve? I plan to camp in my vintage camper it does have electricity but only like two outlets in it. So my plan is to use this as an additional source of power. I also want to use it at our cabin when we may have a power outage .
I used to watch your tech reviews back in the early 2000's and I can safely say you haven't missed a beat I'm excited to be informed about a whole new generation of tech from ya !
I have 4 - 240 Watt Jackery's. ($250 CDN each). At this range, it's about $1/watt. As you get up to 1000-2000 watts, it's about $1.50/watt. I'm not interested in running high wattage equipment. These are perfect for all my small electronics, rechargeable power tools, etc.....
During a recent power outage in the San Francisco Bay Area we had the Jackery 1500 powering a small TV, router, Netgear, desk light and a laptop. Used an old Honda 3500 generator to power 2 refrigerators. Decided to see if I could charge the Jackery 1500 with the old Honda 3500. Running on the same line as one of the refrigerators we discovered that we could power the Jackery as it was plugged into the electronic devices.The meter indicated we had more power going in than going out. Do you happen to know if we could have plugged in an APC which the above described electrical devices were in, into the Jackery for simplicity?
I thought the "don't charge over 80%" was to stop people leaving it plugged in and charged to 100% for a long time because that was the issue. Charging to 100% was fine if you are going to use it fairly quickly i.e. like an EV going on a long trip then next day.
@@samyg123 considering a house uses around 30kWh per day of power, you'd need between 30 and 90 of these, not an insignificant amount of money, then you'd also need a 10000 W inverter to turn the 12V DC power to 120V AC power, also not an insignificant cost. You'd be in for around $100,000 without even adding solar panels, just in case you actually need to generate your own power. To get the 10000W of a typical feed, you'd need 50 of those panels, around $40-$50,000 extra. If you use real commercial solar panels, batteries, and inverters, that number would be cut in half (just showing how much of a rip off these actually are). But, you can get all that power security from a couple grand investment into a generator and a couple Jerry cans of fuel.
Just as a note: kWh (kiloWatt-hour, and miliWatt-h for phones, and MegaWatt-h for grid batteries) is an energy (capacity or consumption) unit. It's a convenient electrical way to express Joule in power and time (hour) units without juggling with big values of Joule and to make easy comparisons about standardized equipments and cabling (rated in Watts) and time (easier and more practical to evaluate hours vs. seconds) W (Watt) is a power unit. It's the *rate* of energy *flow* per unit time (second). As an analogy, The first one is like how much water a dam can hold, take, or release, total the second one is how much water pressure (voltage) multiplied by water flow per second (amps) can flow/is allowed to flow through a given dam pipe. Pipes are different and can only take so much rate of water flow or water pressure before being damaged. So youd have low flow pipes and other higher flow pipes. That would be the different "wattages".
this is amazing. it's a game changer for off road camping with ev suv/trucks. i just wonder if such jackery hardware built in to the ev so the owners plug in solar panels as much as they can
@@Senior_El_Guapo Hi, it sounds like you are confused by the function of these devices. Like the original comment says, the Jackery 1000 Pro is just a battery with inverters. The solar panels are generating the electricity, but are not mechanical generators. So, if you are going to compare the various devices you would have to compare a mechanical generator to a solar panel, and more specifically the gas to sunlight. Now, more energy from the gas is converted to electricity by a generator than sunlight is converted to electricity by a solar panel, but sunlight is free. Since you do not pay for sunlight but pay for gas that means that solar panels will alway be more efficient than gas powered generators.
@@jonathanjohnson8376 actually I didn’t confuse it at all if you did not notice I used parenthesis when I wrote solar “generator” meaning it’s not really a generator. I agree with everything you said. Unfortunately my sarcasm about so called solar “generators” does not come across well in text. But solar panels will never be able to produce energy after the sun goes down so the problem of the system it will depend on a battery to have the same efficacy as a generator that will produce energy as long as you keep the gas tank full. A combination of the two is probably the most efficient. I hope you have a good evening.
I'm with Cooley. It needs a good high current DC out. to power native 12 (24)V lights or equipment without inserting the double conversion penalty (Make some AC just to have the device convert it back to DC).
That's one of the things that keeps me interested in Anker battery boxes, but it looks like even they have dropped Powerpoles from the new models. The guys in our ham club open these things up to tap their own Powerpoles into them, but that's not for the inexpert hacker!
depends on charger (battery and/or solar panels) average output. If your charger is rated 1000W average=1kW max: (100kWh/1kW)=100h, roughly 4days if your charger avg. 5kW: (100kWh/5kW)=20h :) the charger can be the battery generator like Jackery, solar panels, mains power or all at once, as long as the electrical cabling, equipment and plugs/adspters can take the max power sucked by the car batteries power blackhole of a 100kWh, otherwise it can be a fire hazard or damage equipment, as this monster would be wanting to pull far more wattage than any source/charger can give. I think to connect any charger to an EV, they most likely have a protocol to negociate how much the car would be pulling, a bit like how usb-c fast charge works.
How many solar charges until battery dies? How long does it take to charge? The solar panel arrays look pretty frail (and expensive). More things to get stolen while you are out at the lake. This would be a good item for rich people to play around with and see if it’s as good as a gas powered.
It is too bad that the industry insists on calling the battery box with a charge controller as "solar generator." But I digress... I very much appreciate that you speak about this stuff from a solid knowledge of the concepts and energy units. You have made it approachable for everybody.
I am looking forward to using this on multiday camping/overlanding trips. Charging via my 4runner's 400w outlet between sites is perfect. I only have the two 80 watt panels for now, but that should be adequate for charging phones, laptops, cameras, Bluetooth speakers etc. Now, when my Rivian R1S finally arrives, things will change :)
This is probably overkill for camping. I have a Jackery 300 with a 100w solar panel and we usually go camping for 4-5 days at a time and we never come close to draining it. That is charging a couple phones, ipads, lights etc.. When you have the option to recharge it with a solar panel you don't need the massive battery since you can keep topping it off. I really like this setup because it is so compact.
These things don't replace generators. First off, this is just a battery, you need to purchase solar panels to actually generate power. Second, 1000w power delivery is next to nothing, it can't run a microwave, hair dryer, toaster oven, etc. Second 1000 watt hours is next to nothing. A 100 Amp hour 12 V battery has 1200 watt hours of power - also not much, but is practically free compared to this battery. Third, the solar panels only generate 800 watts in perfect conditions. It's more likely to generate around 200 to 400 watts when averaged out, and of course only during the day. Fourth, 800 watts is next to no generation when compared to an actual generator. My $200 generator beats this "generator" in every single metric, more power, lasts longer, cheaper, lighter, smaller, 24 hr per day generating potential, etc. These are solar supplemented battery packs. I run solar power on my RV, and it's absolutely amazing how much it can do, but I still carry a real generator as sometimes you need to run high power devices for much longer, or just having clouds covering up the sun for a couple days (not uncommon in the northwest).
True, though Jackery does make bigger units. But it is still hard to beat the output and "recharge" time of a good 4-stroke clean sine wave generator. However, I'm always surprised at the number of people that don't want to deal with 1.) anyting with a combustion, 2.) anything with a pull cord, and 3.) anything that requires a little automotive style maintenance. Chalk it up to our being in the iPhone era, but I just think gas generators have become something mystical and foreign to a greater number of people who are just interested in a little backup power to run electronics and LED lights for a while until the power comes back on.
not everyone needs to run high power devices. not everyone can pull a cord due to arthritis or whatever, not everyone has the space for exhaust. not everyone is in your situation or looking for what you're describing bud
Yeah I live in a condo. HOA will not allow to run any type of combustion generator around the residents property. ya see ? Not everyone can see these solar generators as you do. I use bluetti and ecoflow for camping and emergencies. works perfectly for what I need it for.
I guess everyone has different needs for emergency power. Emergency power, to me, is something available regardless of time out place. I live in an RV, and need power independent of whether it's sunny or not. As someone with zero connections to the grid, I need reliable power, so I use my solar power and battery power till it runs out, then I switch to a real generator.
I have a new Jackery 1500 with 2 200W solar panels - I live in Phoenix, and it is only 95 degrees to day, but the VERY BEST prformance we can get is only 130W per panel. The longer the panels are in the sun the more wattage power they lose. And this is not a faulty panel - when I had the same abysmal result on my first shipment I worked with Jackery and got a replacement unit. But this second unit is performing just like the first. NO ONE is testing these units in warm weather - which come on, is the whole point of using a solar panel, sunshine. It is clear to me, Jackery cannot perform to spec in temperatures as low as 95 degree which is low here in Phoenix. The whole reason I bought this unit was to have a backup if and when power grids fail in hot summer temperatures. But if these can't perform in hot weather, truly what is the point?
Great presentation. This guy is Solid but I have a question. A 200 watt Solar panel delivers a 200 watt charge in how long a period of time? One hour, two hours, what? So, if I have a 200 watt panel, can it fully charge a 1,000 watt Jackery in how long?
The thing is these solar panels are up to 85 percent efficiency. You have to understand that when it states 200 watts of solar you will not get that. Keep in mind you need constant sun as well and keep in in the direction of the sun
That Jackery will not even get you through a single day in a power outage. Get four 100 watt panels and a 200Ah Lifepo4 battery (or two) and a 1200-2000 watt inverter and it will cost you less and run much more than that power station. Off grid over 20 years with 400 watts of solar power.
@@andreiter The jackery has an inverter built in and is 1000 watts. It has only enough battery to run a fridge for 1.5 hours and is not worth it for a backup power system. That system I described is what I use every day at my off grid cabin.
@@solarcabin Yeah, I hear ya. I just wonder though, is there any way I can bypass the only 240 watts from my batteries? Say, plug an inverter of higher wattage, such as you described, into the 12-volt socket of my Jackery?
@@solarcabin the same way I can plug in a inverter into the 12 volt socket of my car, and get what, at least 500 Watts of inverted power? Even with the car, there is a limit to the wattage.
Unless there's a great "Jackery offer" (have fun with that), I'm going with a Vtoman 1500! Ad 200 watt Allpowers folding solar panels and it's still under $1K!
During a blackout I would use gas generator during the day and these battery ones at night. The gas generator is loud and screams to be stolen at night..
In fact gas generators ARE going somewhere soon. It won't be long before new sales are banned in CA. And campgrounds will slowly get SO much more pleasant. I can power my house solar. It isn't all that tough to power an RV. And it may be time to turn off the TV at some point and enjoy the environment that the RV was just driven to.....
30kwh+ LiFeP04 banks would like to have a word with you. And don't tell me that's tens of thousands of dollars by referencing the cost of BattleBorn batteries. Those are for dumb rich people. You can very easily DIY a 14.6kwh 48V 280Ah pack for $2000 plus another $400 in BMS and odds and ends. So $4800 for nearly 30kwh and $1500 for a 6.5kw inverter (LV6548). For solar panels check out used ones unless you really want to maximize the space on your roof and are concerned used panels only make 90% of their rating isn't going to work for you. Used panels are 50 cents a watt down to 20 cents a watt if you find a good deal.
As long as you have access to gas. But for a prepper I would say gas is quite literally the first thing that goes in an emergency. Maybe only milk is going to disappear faster. And then what do you do?
Good review, but you should have mentioned other alternative brands, such as Bluetti and Eco Pro. I have two Jackery solar generators. They work well, and customer service is excellent. However, they need to catch up in innovation and be less expansive.
I got a 9KW gas/propane/natural gas genset for half that price - and it'll run a compressor. I'd love a battery/solar setup, but the price has to come down a lot.
You can get the power system for only $1,000…it’s the frickin’ solar panels that are the expensive part. I have a 300w Jackery…they are great backup power supplies. Wish I would have bought at least the 500w now.
@@TJDawgs72 do you know how much is the cost 1w of Solar panels? It's $0.28 make the calculation it is $250 tops for 800w of rooftop panels. Jackery's price is it ridiculous I'm telling you!
1 of the most important uses of a generator is when there’s a storm…when it’s raining there’s no sun…when there’s no sun, there’s nothing to charge the solar panel…therefore this is USELESS !! 😂
Except in the American West where the power seems to out more often in the summer thanks to planned outages, fire caused outages and, soon, a lack of enough water to keep hydroelectric going full tilt. Fun!
Okay. Anyone who is seriously interested in this type of thing needs to know that an inverter with marine batteries is much more powerful and much less expensive. Flies away
No affiliate link. I am thinking this review does well to establish baseline expectations for the product. If price is not a barrier for the viewer, then one should follow up by looking for a deep dive review documenting life with the product in real world use cases.
yeah right, no sun no power. A Honda generator and a battery and you're set. 4 grand and you have to mess with all that? Seriously, a Honda 2200 watt gen or even 1000 watt and a smallerJackery or bluetti would be better for half or a third the price.
Sad to see CNET go the way of CNN. No mention of LiFePo4 battery power stations which gives you much more power cycles making it better for the environment. Just pretending to care and putting out long ads for stuff. Any why do they dive into politics?
It is also NOT a game changer. Aside from being very expensive it does not even have the capability to connect to an external battery and increase the capacity.
Hello. Help with this tool. We have a war in Ukraine, there is no light, we are freezing. Sorry maybe you can help. Our family does not have the opportunity to buy such a device. If you have the opportunity to help, I ask you. I apologize in advance for our request.
I love the no nonsense, no hype reviews that just give me the facts and pro’s and cons of the item being reviewed. Keep it up.
Agreed
I also love the no nonsense name of that product: Jackery. Because that's what customers use it and their laptops for when out in the forest.
Great comment! I completely agree with you. Honest and no-nonsense reviews are so important when it comes to choosing the right gear. Speaking of quality products, have you checked out the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series? It's got some amazing features like a massive capacity, powerful output, and a super fast recharge time. It's perfect for outdoor enthusiasts like us. Definitely worth considering for your outdoor adventures and home backup power needs! 🏕🔋
Thank you for your comment! I completely agree with you. Honest and factual reviews are so important when it comes to making purchasing decisions. It's great to know that there are TH-camrs out there who provide no-nonsense reviews. By the way, have you heard about the Segway Portable PowerStation Cube Series? It seems like a game-changer too, with its massive capacity, fast recharging, and comprehensive protections. Definitely something to consider for outdoor enthusiasts like us! Keep exploring and enjoy your next adventure!
No presenter on TH-cam can out-present Brian Cooley. I always enjoy his approach and practicality.
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He’s my favorite! He needs to be in more videos
Tom Volk is pretty good. I like his " Driven Car Reviews" yt channel..all the info you need, short and to the point
Wow ✨️ As a Digial Nomad & part-time VanLifer, i need one of these for sure! Thanks for sharing😊
I honestly think jackery is old news now. Ecoflow and Bluetti are taking over this space.
Balanced and fair review helping the consumer figure out exactly what they need. Thanks.
This is a great review .
Do you think I will be able to use my mini Keurig coffee pot with this system here? I know that seems dumb maybe. It’s a K mini singleserve? I plan to camp in my vintage camper it does have electricity but only like two outlets in it. So my plan is to use this as an additional source of power. I also want to use it at our cabin when we may have a power outage .
I used to watch your tech reviews back in the early 2000's and I can safely say you haven't missed a beat I'm excited to be informed about a whole new generation of tech from ya !
This was clear and to the point. All that I needed to know and very clearly said. Thank you! Very helpful.
I have 4 - 240 Watt Jackery's. ($250 CDN each). At this range, it's about $1/watt. As you get up to 1000-2000 watts, it's about $1.50/watt. I'm not interested in running high wattage equipment. These are perfect for all my small electronics, rechargeable power tools, etc.....
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Ive got a 240 and a 300. Like your strategy here and Im also using it. Nice to have two separate backup batteries as added redundancy
During a recent power outage in the San Francisco Bay Area we had the Jackery 1500 powering a small TV, router, Netgear, desk light and a laptop. Used an old Honda 3500 generator to power 2 refrigerators. Decided to see if I could charge the Jackery 1500 with the old Honda 3500. Running on the same line as one of the refrigerators we discovered that we could power the Jackery as it was plugged into the electronic devices.The meter indicated we had more power going in than going out.
Do you happen to know if we could have plugged in an APC which the above described electrical devices were in, into the Jackery for simplicity?
You could've saved a lot by doing it the old fashioned way with a Sears catalogue or dirty magazine.
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I thought the "don't charge over 80%" was to stop people leaving it plugged in and charged to 100% for a long time because that was the issue. Charging to 100% was fine if you are going to use it fairly quickly i.e. like an EV going on a long trip then next day.
It would be nice to see a bulked up version that could power a house during a 1-3day black out
Why not just get permanent solar then?
Thatd be a Ford F-150 Lightning. Plus you get an EV truck thrown in for free :)
@@genericreference6969 lol, I’m thinking somewhere more around 7-10 kwh
Just install rooftop solar. Not like your house is going anywhere.
@@samyg123 considering a house uses around 30kWh per day of power, you'd need between 30 and 90 of these, not an insignificant amount of money, then you'd also need a 10000 W inverter to turn the 12V DC power to 120V AC power, also not an insignificant cost. You'd be in for around $100,000 without even adding solar panels, just in case you actually need to generate your own power. To get the 10000W of a typical feed, you'd need 50 of those panels, around $40-$50,000 extra. If you use real commercial solar panels, batteries, and inverters, that number would be cut in half (just showing how much of a rip off these actually are). But, you can get all that power security from a couple grand investment into a generator and a couple Jerry cans of fuel.
Would I be able to run my router for satellite internet couple of hours a day?
How long could a portable ac unit run on it?
Excellent review!
Can you explain “start” power?
Just as a note:
kWh (kiloWatt-hour, and miliWatt-h for phones, and MegaWatt-h for grid batteries) is an energy (capacity or consumption) unit. It's a convenient electrical way to express Joule in power and time (hour) units without juggling with big values of Joule and to make easy comparisons about standardized equipments and cabling (rated in Watts) and time (easier and more practical to evaluate hours vs. seconds)
W (Watt) is a power unit. It's the *rate* of energy *flow* per unit time (second).
As an analogy,
The first one is like how much water a dam can hold, take, or release, total
the second one is how much water pressure (voltage) multiplied by water flow per second (amps) can flow/is allowed to flow through a given dam pipe. Pipes are different and can only take so much rate of water flow or water pressure before being damaged. So youd have low flow pipes and other higher flow pipes. That would be the different "wattages".
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Do the old 100 watt panels work with this new one ?
What’s best solar generator is to give you about 800 watt please ? And how many hours work ? Thank you
Can u use it while solar charging?
Will the 100 watt Saga work with this generator they are made for the smaller units
this is amazing. it's a game changer for off road camping with ev suv/trucks. i just wonder if such jackery hardware built in to the ev so the owners plug in solar panels as much as they can
Can it power a fridge and for how l9ng?
It's a battery, not a generator.
The system (with the solar panels) can accomplish that which a generator would accomplish (within time-of-use constraints).
Yep! I still have issues calling these devices that. IMHO Generators spin or use direct thermal. These are storage devices (with inverters).
Agreed solar “generator” technology is still not as efficient as a gas powered generator
@@Senior_El_Guapo Hi, it sounds like you are confused by the function of these devices. Like the original comment says, the Jackery 1000 Pro is just a battery with inverters. The solar panels are generating the electricity, but are not mechanical generators. So, if you are going to compare the various devices you would have to compare a mechanical generator to a solar panel, and more specifically the gas to sunlight. Now, more energy from the gas is converted to electricity by a generator than sunlight is converted to electricity by a solar panel, but sunlight is free. Since you do not pay for sunlight but pay for gas that means that solar panels will alway be more efficient than gas powered generators.
@@jonathanjohnson8376 actually I didn’t confuse it at all if you did not notice I used parenthesis when I wrote solar “generator” meaning it’s not really a generator. I agree with everything you said. Unfortunately my sarcasm about so called solar “generators” does not come across well in text. But solar panels will never be able to produce energy after the sun goes down so the problem of the system it will depend on a battery to have the same efficacy as a generator that will produce energy as long as you keep the gas tank full. A combination of the two is probably the most efficient. I hope you have a good evening.
I'm with Cooley. It needs a good high current DC out. to power native 12 (24)V lights or equipment without inserting the double conversion penalty (Make some AC just to have the device convert it back to DC).
That's one of the things that keeps me interested in Anker battery boxes, but it looks like even they have dropped Powerpoles from the new models. The guys in our ham club open these things up to tap their own Powerpoles into them, but that's not for the inexpert hacker!
So you're saying you want your dirty deeds done dirt cheap?
Any thoughts how this compares to Ecoflow? Those seem to be the goto for electric generators.
EcoFlow typically offers more features for the the same or slightly lower price
Great video, informative and to the point.
They can stick the Jackassery 1000 up the cazoo. More green junk.
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How long would it take to charge a 100kWh EV battery?
depends on charger (battery and/or solar panels) average output.
If your charger is rated 1000W average=1kW max:
(100kWh/1kW)=100h, roughly 4days
if your charger avg. 5kW:
(100kWh/5kW)=20h :)
the charger can be the battery generator like Jackery, solar panels, mains power or all at once, as long as the electrical cabling, equipment and plugs/adspters can take the max power sucked by the car batteries power blackhole of a 100kWh, otherwise it can be a fire hazard or damage equipment, as this monster would be wanting to pull far more wattage than any source/charger can give. I think to connect any charger to an EV, they most likely have a protocol to negociate how much the car would be pulling, a bit like how usb-c fast charge works.
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So how long to charge a Tesla or EV that’s 100kw using the 800 watt solar system
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How many solar charges until battery dies? How long does it take to charge? The solar panel arrays look pretty frail (and expensive). More things to get stolen while you are out at the lake. This would be a good item for rich people to play around with and see if it’s as good as a gas powered.
Preppers will sit under an umbrella nearby, shotgun on lap.
My hair dryer is 1200 watts. Will the hair dryer even turn on at all with this unit?
TH-camr Prepper Princess actually used this product during a major power outage and had issues recharging it in the desert heat.
It is too bad that the industry insists on calling the battery box with a charge controller as "solar generator."
But I digress... I very much appreciate that you speak about this stuff from a solid knowledge of the concepts and energy units. You have made it approachable for everybody.
🤣🤣🤣solar generator always cracks me up too.
Dumb question: in the newer cars 2016 and newer, where is the 12 watt outlet in the car? There’s no cigarette lighter but there’s USB ports..?
I am looking forward to using this on multiday camping/overlanding trips. Charging via my 4runner's 400w outlet between sites is perfect. I only have the two 80 watt panels for now, but that should be adequate for charging phones, laptops, cameras, Bluetooth speakers etc. Now, when my Rivian R1S finally arrives, things will change :)
This is probably overkill for camping. I have a Jackery 300 with a 100w solar panel and we usually go camping for 4-5 days at a time and we never come close to draining it. That is charging a couple phones, ipads, lights etc.. When you have the option to recharge it with a solar panel you don't need the massive battery since you can keep topping it off. I really like this setup because it is so compact.
Let the Jackery begin!!
These things don't replace generators. First off, this is just a battery, you need to purchase solar panels to actually generate power. Second, 1000w power delivery is next to nothing, it can't run a microwave, hair dryer, toaster oven, etc. Second 1000 watt hours is next to nothing. A 100 Amp hour 12 V battery has 1200 watt hours of power - also not much, but is practically free compared to this battery. Third, the solar panels only generate 800 watts in perfect conditions. It's more likely to generate around 200 to 400 watts when averaged out, and of course only during the day. Fourth, 800 watts is next to no generation when compared to an actual generator. My $200 generator beats this "generator" in every single metric, more power, lasts longer, cheaper, lighter, smaller, 24 hr per day generating potential, etc. These are solar supplemented battery packs. I run solar power on my RV, and it's absolutely amazing how much it can do, but I still carry a real generator as sometimes you need to run high power devices for much longer, or just having clouds covering up the sun for a couple days (not uncommon in the northwest).
True, though Jackery does make bigger units. But it is still hard to beat the output and "recharge" time of a good 4-stroke clean sine wave generator. However, I'm always surprised at the number of people that don't want to deal with 1.) anyting with a combustion, 2.) anything with a pull cord, and 3.) anything that requires a little automotive style maintenance. Chalk it up to our being in the iPhone era, but I just think gas generators have become something mystical and foreign to a greater number of people who are just interested in a little backup power to run electronics and LED lights for a while until the power comes back on.
not everyone needs to run high power devices. not everyone can pull a cord due to arthritis or whatever, not everyone has the space for exhaust. not everyone is in your situation or looking for what you're describing bud
Yeah I live in a condo. HOA will not allow to run any type of combustion generator around the residents property. ya see ? Not everyone can see these solar generators as you do. I use bluetti and ecoflow for camping and emergencies. works perfectly for what I need it for.
I guess everyone has different needs for emergency power. Emergency power, to me, is something available regardless of time out place. I live in an RV, and need power independent of whether it's sunny or not. As someone with zero connections to the grid, I need reliable power, so I use my solar power and battery power till it runs out, then I switch to a real generator.
@@undeadly1103 lol. Go hug a tree
I have a new Jackery 1500 with 2 200W solar panels - I live in Phoenix, and it is only 95 degrees to day, but the VERY BEST prformance we can get is only 130W per panel. The longer the panels are in the sun the more wattage power they lose. And this is not a faulty panel - when I had the same abysmal result on my first shipment I worked with Jackery and got a replacement unit. But this second unit is performing just like the first. NO ONE is testing these units in warm weather - which come on, is the whole point of using a solar panel, sunshine. It is clear to me, Jackery cannot perform to spec in temperatures as low as 95 degree which is low here in Phoenix. The whole reason I bought this unit was to have a backup if and when power grids fail in hot summer temperatures. But if these can't perform in hot weather, truly what is the point?
A lot of time when we use a generator is raining, snowing cloudy day with no sun. So kinda useless. Good for camping though
Yeah although you may have to rent a second spot at a camp ground just for the solar panels!
Solar panels can still draw plenty of energy when it's cloudy or even Light raining
Solar system have a battery storage for energy that you can use in cloudy and raining days
A generator can run an ac unit in a camper. Can this?
But can it run an electric stove or heater?
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So cool, I’d buy 2 panels for size and price, and hope for a long sunny day…☀️🌞💥
Cooley is the top1% of presenters on CNET and youtube for that matter
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CNET MUST BE SPONSORED BY JACKERY THATS ALL THEY EVER REVIEW BUT THERES OTHER SOLAR GENERATOR BRANDS LIKE BLUETTI & ECOFLOW.
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The average working Joe and Jane can't touch that $😩$💵🤑
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Great presentation. This guy is Solid but I have a question.
A 200 watt Solar panel delivers a 200 watt charge in how long a period of time?
One hour, two hours, what?
So, if I have a 200 watt panel, can it fully charge a 1,000 watt Jackery in how long?
5 hours. The capacity is 1000Wh (watt-hours). 1000Wh / 200W = 5h
The thing is these solar panels are up to 85 percent efficiency. You have to understand that when it states 200 watts of solar you will not get that. Keep in mind you need constant sun as well and keep in in the direction of the sun
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Thanks. You gave me the answer I needed.
That Jackery will not even get you through a single day in a power outage. Get four 100 watt panels and a 200Ah Lifepo4 battery (or two) and a 1200-2000 watt inverter and it will cost you less and run much more than that power station. Off grid over 20 years with 400 watts of solar power.
Just so I understand, a 1200-2000 watt inverter would not work on my 240 watt Jackery, even for just a short time?
@@andreiter The jackery has an inverter built in and is 1000 watts. It has only enough battery to run a fridge for 1.5 hours and is not worth it for a backup power system. That system I described is what I use every day at my off grid cabin.
@@solarcabin Yeah, I hear ya. I just wonder though, is there any way I can bypass the only 240 watts from my batteries? Say, plug an inverter of higher wattage, such as you described, into the 12-volt socket of my Jackery?
@@solarcabin the same way I can plug in a inverter into the 12 volt socket of my car, and get what, at least 500 Watts of inverted power? Even with the car, there is a limit to the wattage.
@@andreiter You connect the inverter directly to the battery and you can use a larger 12 volt inverter that way.
Unless there's a great
"Jackery offer" (have fun with that), I'm going with a Vtoman 1500! Ad 200 watt Allpowers folding solar panels and it's still under $1K!
Is this KipKay?
Can I use this to charge my tesla?
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you can get a okmo Portable Power Station 2000W, 2220Wh Battery Backup Portable Generator, for 1000, kills the jackery
I installed a 100 watt solar panel with battery to recharge phones and laptops for emergencies. Far cheaper.
Timing of this video is interesting. How’s the diesel supply right now in the US?
The price seems reasonable.
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During a blackout I would use gas generator during the day and these battery ones at night. The gas generator is loud and screams to be stolen at night..
Way way over my budget, but lovely, i must admit,a necessity in Africa
So all the real watt hrs are 20% less than stated...
That can probably run... For the rest of your lifetime.
Classic.
Would love to see one of these power an RV generator. Gas generators aren't going anywhere soon.
How many Wh does your RV require?
You could cover the roof with solar panels.
In fact gas generators ARE going somewhere soon. It won't be long before new sales are banned in CA. And campgrounds will slowly get SO much more pleasant.
I can power my house solar. It isn't all that tough to power an RV. And it may be time to turn off the TV at some point and enjoy the environment that the RV was just driven to.....
@@darelldd yeah. Enjoy the environment. Like in an RV and not in a tent.
30kwh+ LiFeP04 banks would like to have a word with you. And don't tell me that's tens of thousands of dollars by referencing the cost of BattleBorn batteries. Those are for dumb rich people. You can very easily DIY a 14.6kwh 48V 280Ah pack for $2000 plus another $400 in BMS and odds and ends. So $4800 for nearly 30kwh and $1500 for a 6.5kw inverter (LV6548). For solar panels check out used ones unless you really want to maximize the space on your roof and are concerned used panels only make 90% of their rating isn't going to work for you. Used panels are 50 cents a watt down to 20 cents a watt if you find a good deal.
Nope. I’ll take a Honda 1000 any day.
As long as you have access to gas. But for a prepper I would say gas is quite literally the first thing that goes in an emergency. Maybe only milk is going to disappear faster. And then what do you do?
@@BoomerPlusUltra Yes, for sure… but I would rather lug around some gas and oil, than those solar panels.
@@rob379lqz - if you can buy it.
Is this an ad or review?
Good review, but you should have mentioned other alternative brands, such as Bluetti and Eco Pro. I have two Jackery solar generators. They work well, and customer service is excellent. However, they need to catch up in innovation and be less expansive.
He is reviewing Jackery. Why would he mention other brands?
For $5,000 I can get a really nice gas powered generator.
You can get a 1400 watt battery and enough solar panels to charge it from anker for $1399
I got a 9KW gas/propane/natural gas genset for half that price - and it'll run a compressor. I'd love a battery/solar setup, but the price has to come down a lot.
$4k WTH! $17K PV system can run a whole house.
You can get the power system for only $1,000…it’s the frickin’ solar panels that are the expensive part. I have a 300w Jackery…they are great backup power supplies. Wish I would have bought at least the 500w now.
@@TJDawgs72 do you know how much is the cost 1w of Solar panels? It's $0.28 make the calculation it is $250 tops for 800w of rooftop panels. Jackery's price is it ridiculous I'm telling you!
This thing is going to walk away, if I don’t babysit it all day.
Would be a good backup. But you would want a real generator too.
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They were good at one time but now they have outdated batteries and haven’t kept up with the latest technology
Solar’s Not Inexpensive Yet
But I Hope It’s Only A Matter For
Time For Cost To Come Down
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A few power banks would be cheaper and more practical
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1 of the most important uses of a generator is when there’s a storm…when it’s raining there’s no sun…when there’s no sun, there’s nothing to charge the solar panel…therefore this is USELESS !! 😂
Except in the American West where the power seems to out more often in the summer thanks to planned outages, fire caused outages and, soon, a lack of enough water to keep hydroelectric going full tilt. Fun!
Paid review?
Okay. Anyone who is seriously interested in this type of thing needs to know that an inverter with marine batteries is much more powerful and much less expensive. Flies away
Ken Domik will be mad.
Sponsored content ?
No affiliate link. I am thinking this review does well to establish baseline expectations for the product. If price is not a barrier for the viewer, then one should follow up by looking for a deep dive review documenting life with the product in real world use cases.
yeah right, no sun no power. A Honda generator and a battery and you're set. 4 grand and you have to mess with all that? Seriously, a Honda 2200 watt gen or even 1000 watt and a smallerJackery or bluetti would be better for half or a third the price.
Nahh...I think we are overdue better Battery technology.
Lithium Ion's limitations isn't cutting it anymore.
california should change its name to death valley. Hot!!!!!
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Bluetti or Echo flo. Jackery not so much
So it can't do enough to beat the electric company.
I take it can provide 2000 killowats for 8 hours.
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Used mine 3 times and it broke
Do not waste your money, all it is is a 35lb phone charger
Sad to see CNET go the way of CNN. No mention of LiFePo4 battery power stations which gives you much more power cycles making it better for the environment. Just pretending to care and putting out long ads for stuff. Any why do they dive into politics?
It is also NOT a game changer. Aside from being very expensive it does not even have the capability to connect to an external battery and increase the capacity.
Hello. Help with this tool. We have a war in Ukraine, there is no light, we are freezing. Sorry maybe you can help. Our family does not have the opportunity to buy such a device. If you have the opportunity to help, I ask you. I apologize in advance for our request.
And $1000 lol
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And when the sun is not shining... ,No power
AND considering gas, propane and fossil fuel keeps things going.... you want to calm down "greenie"
Too bad solar panels are not waterproof