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Good evening from Belgium Dr I need your help. I am using a Bluetti EB240. When I plug my phones or tablet in, the touch screen stops working and windows on the screen keep sliding by themselves, either on AC or DC, plus I get slightly electrocuted on DC if I touch any of the charging ports ( usb or usb c or cigarette lighter !!! 😥
@@challengeronrift . Something like 20% off. I think they had even a better deal more recently for about 25% off. Other units also had massive sales. I'm very happy with mine and plan to add battery extensions down the line.
I purchased a Jackery 1000 plus during the July 2024 Prime day sale. I was concerned about the phantom drain reported here - as it would impact my use of the unit . I fully charged the unit and turned off the 12 hour protections and started the AC drain test Monday morning without anything plugged in. Wednesday evening at 11PM when I last checked (63 hours in), the display showed 51%. The next morning at 72 hours in the display was 0. So my unit performed more like the Hobotech's 2000 plus test where Hobotech projected 2 1/2 days to fully discharge. As this is a newer unit than the one first tested by Hobotech 10 months ago, perhaps the excessive drain reported by Hobotech was corrected in manufacturing. We do know that the display was perhaps as much as 50% wrong.
Thanks for your great review. It looks like a great unit. The best thing about it is the solar charging speed-800 watts is twice as fast as the EcoFlow Delta 2 will charge. The problems are the price ($1,200 is too much when you can get a Delta 2 for about $750) and the difficulty in using other solar panels. If solar charging speed is very important to you or if you need to have 4,000 watts (with 3 expansion batteries) this might be an option. But for less money ($3,000) you could get an Anker 767 and expansion battery and also gain a 30 amp plug.
While I already pulled the trigger on the ac180. I found this review interesting to see what the competition is putting out. Thanks man Good to know the smell is common and will go away. Great content!
I am glad jackery is finally trying to catch up. Unfortunately, they still seem to be lacking in the tech other companies are using and still at high prices. Any Idea why the zendure superbase pro is the only system out there that allows dc charging on the ac input? I wish they would increase the solar voltage input on these units. So many brands limit it to 60 volts. I do like that it has 2 solar inputs, something ecoflow also has on the delta 2 max. I got a Pecron e2000lfp for that reason, 2 solar inputs at 95 volts max each at 600 watts. I believe they go up to 14 to 15 amps input.
Excellent review. Many thanks. I noticed that both of the new units do not have any alternate 12v output - just the crappy cig outlet. Anyone even slightly serious using these in a boat/car/truck/van is going to want better 12v outputs such as a barrel connector, XT60 or Anderson. I can understand this trend with the larger "home" backup types of units but not those of a size to be used in a car/truck/boat/van.
Excellent review, as always. We just ordered both units on an Amazon flash sale. While it is unfortunate that the generator doesn’t seem to factor in the extra juice I have a small point of contention with something you said. 15:12 you pointed out with the units connected together that at 2160W output that the display showed 1.0 hours of run time. You then disconnected the pack, turned the unit back on and said it still showing an hour. RIGHT AFTER you mentioned that the display went from 0.9 to 0.6 hours, and after the jump cut while still making your point it was showing 0.3 hours. Simple math, really, not only did the display correctly show the run time, run the math for 2160W for a 1000Wh generator at 74% and for 2000Wh gen (74%) + pack (100%). 😊 Otherwise great video.
I'd prefer it discharged first from the external battery, and charged first the internal. That keeps the base unit as usable as possible as much of the time as possible.
I've been told by Jackery support that this Jackery has a true AC passthrough when running from the grid so your equipment such as aquarium pumps get powered via the grid unlike Ecoflow which runs your equipment from it's battery and then recharges itself constantly from the grid, which results in huge gaps in display vs real power time remaining. That also will kill the battery sooner than a true passthrough. Can you confirm this is the case with the Jackery?
Indeed. Checks a lot of boxes at a more affordable price and even seems to include extended battery cables with 90 degree connectors based on their website pictures.
Great review and great release by Jackery. 👍 But the extra 11 pounds is not due to LFP over NMC only, the bigger/better inverter plus the internal charger are part of that 11 pound increase too.
When they don’t have an external AC charger brick and have faster AC charging and/or UPS/EPS mode they don’t just stuff the AC brick inside. Instead they use the existing AC inverter in reverse which usually only needs an extra relay or two so the weight from that is negligible.
Heading in the right direction, but still expensive and the solar input is kinda hobbled still. I like the battery saver feature for limiting the charge and discharge for long term use as a UPS (even though it isn’t a true UPS). That helps justify getting these types of systems for emergencies if they can also be used all the time as a high capacity UPS.
22:19 but the solar input IS THE USB C input. Can no longer dual charge Solar and USB like the original 300 since there is no more solar input, just a usb c adapter
Bought a Bluetti Ac180 For $750 3 weeks ago and only going to use it in a Power Blackout at my home.After 3 weeks waiting for the first blackout(None in the weather forecast}I turned on my Bluetti Ac180 and its at 99% charged(NO Drain}Also bought a Bluetti P72 from Walmarts for $282 and after 1 week NO drain at all.....As of now I think I should be happy at what I have, ready for that blackout. Before I bought the Bluetti I was looking at the Jackery Explorer 1000 for around $800 but I did not like the Life of the Battery in it.Seems that the Battery will last a lot longer in the Bluetti?But with the Jackery 1000PLUS selling for $900 with the Battery long lasting battery I think I am leaning towards it since the Explorer 1000 is being discontinued and I hope it will be around the $800 price range before years end with all the sales... As I am New to this I am willing to spend a few dollars and protect my food in my house when there is no electric.
I really like this power station but its 1400 on sale with the 200 watt pannels. The c1000 solix is on sale with oanels right now for 899... Hard to choose lol. I use primarily for camping. What would you do?
Another very detailed review, thank you! I will add that Renogy does already have a similar sized power station that does allow for two to be connected for 240 volts AC. The Renogy Phoenix 1000. 1500 watt invertor, 400 watts PV input, 968 WH = $750 each approx. plus $90 for split phase cable.
Thanks for this video! I've just got a 1000 Plus, mainly for charging drone batteries when away from mains power, and it's interesting to learn more about its capabilities. I'm considering using it to give me an extra 1kWh of energy storage at home to run my home office (we also have a Tesla PowerWall 2) ... just need to figure out the best way to use it for this purpose ... everything in my home office runs off one plug (monitors, laptop dock, hard drives, etc), and everything seems to stay on just fine when switching the Jackery on and off.
Just to let you know it works fine for this purpose of running my home office! 😎I'm using a smart mains socket to turn the AC input to the battery on when our off-peak electricity tariff starts overnight, and then switches the AC input off again when the off-peak hours end, so it only ever charges with off-peak electricity (and I can obviously charge it in the day if we have excess solar). 😊HOWEVER ... there seems to be a bug in the firmware, whereby if you set the battery to charge using 'Quiet charging mode', the AC output SWITCHES ITSELF OFF after a short period of time if the AC input is turned on at the same time! 😱 This happened repeatedly on two units (as Jackery immediately sent me a replacement after I described this issue to them, but the same problem occurred on the other unit too), so I thought that was that for using it as a UPS ... but after some more experimenting, it seems by switching the charging mode to 'Fast charging mode' this problem disappears, and the unit can charge whilst passing power through to the AC output, no problem! I hope this helps someone out there! I've since bought an expansion battery to give me extra capacity, although as you covered in your video, it's frustrating that the capacity information on the display doesn't take the additional battery into account! I've emailed Jackery to see if they plan to fix this with a firmware update ... Thanks again for your video!
Hello, love your video ! I had a question tho. For the Jackery unit. Do you have to "turn on " any settings or something to go up to the higher loads ?
I'm impressed that Jackery didn't spend $0.20 on a cigarette outlet rubber cover, also a 90-degree angle battery cable is much more convenient. And a screen re-calculation after installing the 2nd battery is necessary. 👎😕
Hey @HOBOTECH, do you happen to know if these units can handle 220v to charge? I am going to use it on my RV and have plans to visit a few 220v 50hz countries. Thanks!
Thanks so much for your excellent test reports! I am living in japan. I recently rented out a Jackery 1000+ to try it out. I have solar on my house roof which can be switched from grid electricity selling to deliver elec to a single house socket. Was able to charge Jackery from this but even when just slow charging at 400W I could not get it to simultaneously power my 200W fridge (pass through). It would trip after a minute. Is there any solar generator that could permit powering fridge will charging at moderate rate?
I get that extra outputs on the battery increase the cost, but Bluetti had "extra batteries are part of the system", and the indicator showing the total, down years ago! Surely making them do that isn't expensive?
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I am looking for a solar generator I can plug my 24 foot motor home into that doesn't have apps im old school and just bought my first motorhome and was wondering if you had a suggestion for me and would I need a separate solar generator for my AC
I just bought one of those Aliexpress Jackery-a-likes for cheap and JUST KNEW something awesome / a big sale would come out of the big brands a day or two after. That Explorer 300 plus looks like it'd be handy, and has a bundled panel! (Looks like just external USB ports, though? No "setting and forgetting" because rain will ruin it?)
Is it safe to leave solar generator and panel in my unheated shed during subfreezing winter days and nights? Or do I have to bring them indoors to keep from damage from the freezing outdoors?
I’m trying to figure out if there is a minimum solar wattage to actually charge a power station. I have an EcoFlow river pro and my only spot for solar is mostly shady with about 1 hour of full sun. Most of the day the display reads about 20 watts in on my 220 watt panel. Even after a few hours of saying it is taking in 20 watts per hour the % doesn’t move. It makes me wonder if it is even charging at all. Is there a minimum wattage input to actually charge it?
Greetings Professor Hobotech!! Question: Do you have a video on Solar Generator Safety? My large gas generator provides a ground tap that should be attached to a grounding rod. What about solar generators, how do they handle this? Thanks! - TOMCAT
I'm not sure if the bright orange cable cause me to miss.....How do you charge the battery pack and how quickly....solar....AC...? Yay, I'll keep buying Bluetti products. Love our AC200 (1700w) and AC200MAX. Of course, my Jackery 500 from 2019 is still truckin' like Mack. 😂 Too bad they lost their way like AOL. 😢
What do you mean fully discharge and fully recharge? I just got my 1000 plus and plugged in two fans and they were pulling 126 watts with the battery fully charged and said it would last 8.1 hours. That’s only 1008 WH and 79%, I didn’t actually test this, I will overnight, but my first thought is that seems too short.
Did a full test of two fans and a cpap. With a 100% charge I went to bed and it was pulling 136 watts. It died after 7 hours. That’s 952 WH. Isn’t this bad for a unit rated at 1252 wh
Good review as always. There is a competitor out there called Marxon they have the G1500. Two of their units can be attached together, doubling watts. Wondering if you have any info on that unit or company?
Tom are they fast charging from ac Harmfull to tbe Longevity of the batterys or can they take it with no problem? When my VTOMAN 1500 was charging at 1680 watts i was FREAKING OUT! It took the gage from %80 to %100 in 12 minutes WOW ????
Hi sir Hobotech I have a question... for example if a battery solar charging is 400 watts and the Ac charging is 1000 watts can someone use a 1000 watts solar panel on the Ac charging to get a faster solar charge? Thank u
NO. The only unit that has anything like that is the Zendure superbase pro. It has a cable that allows for that and something inside that allows you to charge with dc on the ac input. Ac and Dc power are not the same and unless made for it, do not put ac into dc or dc into ac, as far as I know none of the other brands have made something that can do that. Now you can get 1000 watts of solar, get an inverter and a battery for holding charge and charge the power station off of it through the ac inverter but then you are making your own solar system.
@@jw3843 no u didn't understand my question. You're answering another thing while the question is another thing... I know dc and according is different outlet that is not my question
@@prosperityokechukwu1503 You asked if you can use 1000 watts of solar panels on the ac charger for faster solar charging. That would be putting dc power into an ac input. Solar only produces dc power no matter what wattage it is at. Which is what the zendure superbase pro has built into its ac input to allow for dc charging from solar into its ac input. Hobotech has a video on it. It is the only one that has that feature built in.
@@jw3843 I have a mini solar generator. I use solar on the ac outlet and it works a 100%. It is a 300w powerbank I use for my laptop. So now I'm planning to upgrade to the yoobao en1200q it supports 400w solar charging and 1000w ac outlet charging. So I was thinking if I can buy the battery with a 1000w solar panels if it will work the same way my mini battery is working. My mini battery has 100w ac charging but plug a 100w panel it is the same. The same place for ac charging is the same place for solar and it works 100%... I'm wondering if this will be the same for bigger batteries
I'd love it if each battery pack had its own 4-800w MPPT charger Kid of a niche problem but because of trees a system like this just cannot take in power fast enough while the sun is out for a reletiverly short time. Yes this with 2 battery packs would get me all the way though the night, but i only have about 2 hours worth of good solar, and unless i get supper expensive, and super space inefficient amorphus pannels, i would basically be making no power outside of those ~2 hours of good light, though the plus side is that this time window does improve during the winter.
That battery pack really needs an output port, USB, something, and an alternate input in case the head unit fails in an emergency. The 2000 plus has solar inputs, but 1000 plus has nothing but the huge cable, and yes, they need to make a different cable that doesn't stick out the back so badly. On the side would have been better.
Why Jackery Sucks: I recently purchased two Jackery Explorer 1000 v2, and one 200-watt solar panel. With one of the power stations, if I want to run my 550-watt window air conditioner the power station turns off when the AC compressor turns on. This is NOT supposed to happen, and I can't find out online what the problem is. The second power station doesn't have this problem. I've had the power stations and 200-watt solar panel for only one month, having used it around 10 times, and one of the two kickstands is already beginning to break off; I'm guessing it's because I live in central Arizona and the plastic fold can't handle high summer heat -- the kickstand fold is up at the top where it's exposed to sunlight/heat whereas other brands have this fold lower so it's in a shadow. I'm also unhappy that there is no kickstand in the center of the panel, only on the ends, because when set up the center always sags and doesn't face the sun the same way as the ends do, so you need to use something to prop the center up; I use a cynder block. Lastly, the two-prong connector to the solar panel is extremely finicky because after connecting the cable to the power station it often registers as 0 watts input, so after going out and fiddling with the two-prong connection to the solar panel about ten times it will finally work properly; the connector to the solar panel should be some sort of click-on attachment rather than loose fitting since that end of the cable cord is always bent/curved at the connection point! Customer support gave me a lousy 5% refund on this solar panel. I later contacted their marketing department (with photo of breaking kickstand) since I have a TH-cam channel and plan to make a review of this product, and never received a reply from them, so now I'm going to make a harshly critical video about this power station and the solar panel. My advice is to purchase other brands like Bluetti or Oupes because you cannot use other solar panels with a Jackery -- Jackery makes everything proprietary so that you're stuck using only their overpriced solar panels and cables/connectors!
Their spec sheet says that it accepts 8-11A DC input. Yet your test never shows it going above 8A no matter the voltage. That means that a 200W solar panel operating at 20V/10A will be limited to 160W max. That's an odd limitation for a power station this big.
Can you do a review on "Natures generator" it comes with both wind and solar, and supposedly you can use lithium and lead acid batteries at the same time.
Plus, they really haven't come out with wind power that works well enough to be worth the hassle. And yeah, every honest review that I've looked at concurs with professor hobo.
I really appreciate your reviews and have been following you for a long time but Jackery should really do more for you with regard to the codes. I can get the same discount directly from Jackery without them knowing I saw your video. It doesn't seem right to me that thye at least don't give you an opportunity to monetize sales driven by your reviews. Thanks again for the content.
That stinks, at the very least you should have an affiliate link that drives $ to you from people that watch the video. There is a lot about the monitization of YT that is awesome and sucks at the same time.
I like that they borrow ideas from other companies it promotes compotition/innovation which is better for the consumer. I hope that they don't do what the phone companies do and go backward borrowing ideas like no charging brick, sd card, removable battery, ir blaster and headphone jack.
Gee that inverter is power hungry. I've estimated that at 45 watts idle! My entertainment room is using less that that at the moment. (Table lamps and echo show 8 to watch your awesome videos). Using 35 watts currently... No pun intended 😂
You discovered that the battery pack and main unit discharge at the same rate. Does this go for charging as well? I would hope so. Personally, I would like to have the option of charging it separately. Nice review by the way. You and reewray are my faves. Someone on a random channel called you a fraud. I was thoroughly offended for you. What a douche. I really had to bite my tongue and move on. You thoroughly test everything and don't hold back from criticism. Like the angled cable connectors. That bothers me as well. Keep up the good work.
@@mattman8822 The vampire power draw fro the inverter, the failure of the external battery to mesh information with the onboard battery to name two. I'm just not impressed and Jackery seems to be happy not to be the market leader. which means less features and innovation for the consumer.
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Good evening from Belgium Dr
I need your help. I am using a Bluetti EB240. When I plug my phones or tablet in, the touch screen stops working and windows on the screen keep sliding by themselves, either on AC or DC, plus I get slightly electrocuted on DC if I touch any of the charging ports ( usb or usb c or cigarette lighter !!! 😥
We all got stuff to Hobo..which is why your reviews are the best on YT. All parameters covered and tested in a concise manner.
9:55 if you're having trouble figuring out how to connect to wifi, this guy just breaks it down right here in this time stamp, lifesaver for me
I had that probelm last night just got one this helped me 100 percent
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Jackery has a huge sale right now. Just ordered the 1000 plus unit. Can't wait to put it to use. Cheers!
How much did you get it for?
@@challengeronrift . Something like 20% off. I think they had even a better deal more recently for about 25% off. Other units also had massive sales. I'm very happy with mine and plan to add battery extensions down the line.
'Just make sure you don't knock over people in the next room with that' 😂😂
I purchased a Jackery 1000 plus during the July 2024 Prime day sale. I was concerned about the phantom drain reported here - as it would impact my use of the unit .
I fully charged the unit and turned off the 12 hour protections and started the AC drain test Monday morning without anything plugged in. Wednesday evening at 11PM when I last checked (63 hours in), the display showed 51%.
The next morning at 72 hours in the display was 0. So my unit performed more like the Hobotech's 2000 plus test where Hobotech projected 2 1/2 days to fully discharge.
As this is a newer unit than the one first tested by Hobotech 10 months ago, perhaps the excessive drain reported by Hobotech was corrected in manufacturing. We do know that the display was perhaps as much as 50% wrong.
I really enjoy watching your reviews like I'm being entertained! When I upgrade, it will be through you.
Got a good chuckle with the bit about the FAA and the flashlight
Thanks for your great review. It looks like a great unit. The best thing about it is the solar charging speed-800 watts is twice as fast as the EcoFlow Delta 2 will charge. The problems are the price ($1,200 is too much when you can get a Delta 2 for about $750) and the difficulty in using other solar panels. If solar charging speed is very important to you or if you need to have 4,000 watts (with 3 expansion batteries) this might be an option. But for less money ($3,000) you could get an Anker 767 and expansion battery and also gain a 30 amp plug.
Pecron is cheaper
Love your Love on the flashlights as usual
While I already pulled the trigger on the ac180. I found this review interesting to see what the competition is putting out. Thanks man
Good to know the smell is common and will go away. Great content!
I am glad jackery is finally trying to catch up. Unfortunately, they still seem to be lacking in the tech other companies are using and still at high prices. Any Idea why the zendure superbase pro is the only system out there that allows dc charging on the ac input? I wish they would increase the solar voltage input on these units. So many brands limit it to 60 volts. I do like that it has 2 solar inputs, something ecoflow also has on the delta 2 max. I got a Pecron e2000lfp for that reason, 2 solar inputs at 95 volts max each at 600 watts. I believe they go up to 14 to 15 amps input.
Excellent review. Many thanks. I noticed that both of the new units do not have any alternate 12v output - just the crappy cig outlet. Anyone even slightly serious using these in a boat/car/truck/van is going to want better 12v outputs such as a barrel connector, XT60 or Anderson. I can understand this trend with the larger "home" backup types of units but not those of a size to be used in a car/truck/boat/van.
Excellent review, as always. We just ordered both units on an Amazon flash sale. While it is unfortunate that the generator doesn’t seem to factor in the extra juice I have a small point of contention with something you said.
15:12 you pointed out with the units connected together that at 2160W output that the display showed 1.0 hours of run time. You then disconnected the pack, turned the unit back on and said it still showing an hour. RIGHT AFTER you mentioned that the display went from 0.9 to 0.6 hours, and after the jump cut while still making your point it was showing 0.3 hours. Simple math, really, not only did the display correctly show the run time, run the math for 2160W for a 1000Wh generator at 74% and for 2000Wh gen (74%) + pack (100%). 😊
Otherwise great video.
I'd prefer it discharged first from the external battery, and charged first the internal. That keeps the base unit as usable as possible as much of the time as possible.
Always a pleasure watching and learning from your videos. Thanks for sharing
I've been told by Jackery support that this Jackery has a true AC passthrough when running from the grid so your equipment such as aquarium pumps get powered via the grid unlike Ecoflow which runs your equipment from it's battery and then recharges itself constantly from the grid, which results in huge gaps in display vs real power time remaining. That also will kill the battery sooner than a true passthrough. Can you confirm this is the case with the Jackery?
Will you be able to review the new Pecron 1500LFP with an expansion battery?
Yep....waiting for this one.
Indeed. Checks a lot of boxes at a more affordable price and even seems to include extended battery cables with 90 degree connectors based on their website pictures.
Will be my next review.
Great review and great release by Jackery. 👍 But the extra 11 pounds is not due to LFP over NMC only, the bigger/better inverter plus the internal charger are part of that 11 pound increase too.
When they don’t have an external AC charger brick and have faster AC charging and/or UPS/EPS mode they don’t just stuff the AC brick inside. Instead they use the existing AC inverter in reverse which usually only needs an extra relay or two so the weight from that is negligible.
Heading in the right direction, but still expensive and the solar input is kinda hobbled still. I like the battery saver feature for limiting the charge and discharge for long term use as a UPS (even though it isn’t a true UPS). That helps justify getting these types of systems for emergencies if they can also be used all the time as a high capacity UPS.
Loved this test!.Test the 300 plus! I want to test what that ‘backpacking’ generator can do!
Nice job on the Information man. Thank You! 👍 👍
Hello Professor
Good review 👍
Are you going to review the 1000 v2
22:19 but the solar input IS THE USB C input. Can no longer dual charge Solar and USB like the original 300 since there is no more solar input, just a usb c adapter
Bought a Bluetti Ac180 For $750 3 weeks ago and only going to use it in a Power Blackout at my home.After 3 weeks waiting for the first blackout(None in the weather forecast}I turned on my Bluetti Ac180 and its at 99% charged(NO Drain}Also bought a Bluetti P72 from Walmarts for $282 and after 1 week NO drain at all.....As of now I think I should be happy at what I have, ready for that blackout.
Before I bought the Bluetti I was looking at the Jackery Explorer 1000 for around $800 but I did not like the Life of the Battery in it.Seems that the Battery will last a lot longer in the Bluetti?But with the Jackery 1000PLUS selling for $900 with the Battery long lasting battery I think I am leaning towards it since the Explorer 1000 is being discontinued and I hope it will be around the $800 price range before years end with all the sales...
As I am New to this
I am willing to spend a few dollars and protect my food in my house when there is no electric.
I really like this power station but its 1400 on sale with the 200 watt pannels. The c1000 solix is on sale with oanels right now for 899... Hard to choose lol. I use primarily for camping. What would you do?
I personally don’t advise Saurian brandy while you’re messing with electricity
LOL at the flashlight section.
Are you still doing Pecron products?...it's new E1500LFP expandable is using those right angle cables for the extra batteries.
Very informative video! Great job.
Another very detailed review, thank you!
I will add that Renogy does already have a similar sized power station that does allow for two to be connected for 240 volts AC.
The Renogy Phoenix 1000. 1500 watt invertor, 400 watts PV input, 968 WH = $750 each approx. plus $90 for split phase cable.
Electrical grease, not to be confused with frequency grease. 😆Another thorough test from the Professor. Much appreciated.
Thanks for this video! I've just got a 1000 Plus, mainly for charging drone batteries when away from mains power, and it's interesting to learn more about its capabilities. I'm considering using it to give me an extra 1kWh of energy storage at home to run my home office (we also have a Tesla PowerWall 2) ... just need to figure out the best way to use it for this purpose ... everything in my home office runs off one plug (monitors, laptop dock, hard drives, etc), and everything seems to stay on just fine when switching the Jackery on and off.
Just to let you know it works fine for this purpose of running my home office! 😎I'm using a smart mains socket to turn the AC input to the battery on when our off-peak electricity tariff starts overnight, and then switches the AC input off again when the off-peak hours end, so it only ever charges with off-peak electricity (and I can obviously charge it in the day if we have excess solar). 😊HOWEVER ... there seems to be a bug in the firmware, whereby if you set the battery to charge using 'Quiet charging mode', the AC output SWITCHES ITSELF OFF after a short period of time if the AC input is turned on at the same time! 😱 This happened repeatedly on two units (as Jackery immediately sent me a replacement after I described this issue to them, but the same problem occurred on the other unit too), so I thought that was that for using it as a UPS ... but after some more experimenting, it seems by switching the charging mode to 'Fast charging mode' this problem disappears, and the unit can charge whilst passing power through to the AC output, no problem!
I hope this helps someone out there!
I've since bought an expansion battery to give me extra capacity, although as you covered in your video, it's frustrating that the capacity information on the display doesn't take the additional battery into account! I've emailed Jackery to see if they plan to fix this with a firmware update ...
Thanks again for your video!
Hello, love your video ! I had a question tho. For the Jackery unit. Do you have to "turn on " any settings or something to go up to the higher loads ?
I'm impressed that Jackery didn't spend $0.20 on a cigarette outlet rubber cover, also a 90-degree angle battery cable is much more convenient. And a screen re-calculation after installing the 2nd battery is necessary. 👎😕
Hey @HOBOTECH, do you happen to know if these units can handle 220v to charge? I am going to use it on my RV and have plans to visit a few 220v 50hz countries. Thanks!
Thanks so much for your excellent test reports! I am living in japan. I recently rented out a Jackery 1000+ to try it out. I have solar on my house roof which can be switched from grid electricity selling to deliver elec to a single house socket. Was able to charge Jackery from this but even when just slow charging at 400W I could not get it to simultaneously power my 200W fridge (pass through). It would trip after a minute. Is there any solar generator that could permit powering fridge will charging at moderate rate?
Is the weight difference really the battery chemistry, or the higher wattage inverter in the plus model?
Good thingtjat Jackery is now switching to Lifepo4 cells!
I am subscribing because your cat asked me to. :)
I get that extra outputs on the battery increase the cost, but Bluetti had "extra batteries are part of the system", and the indicator showing the total, down years ago! Surely making them do that isn't expensive?
Ad of 5/20/24 Into the future of this vid i just saw the old jackery 1002 classic for ONLY $649!!!! Cheapset ive seen since 2020😁!!! I'm still using my 1000 the most out of my 12 other sogens i own 😁!! As i am getting older im seeing the desire to haul around less wgt and the 1000 is Light 😁
Does the app require an internet connection to work with the unit?
I am looking for a solar generator I can plug my 24 foot motor home into that doesn't have apps im old school and just bought my first motorhome and was wondering if you had a suggestion for me and would I need a separate solar generator for my AC
Good review :) thanks ❤
Does the 300 Plus have the same fast-switching UPS-like feature?
What is the max AC charge speed on that new Jackery 300? Also, can it be charged via USB-C and AC at the same time?
Just found you, great reviews!
I just bought one of those Aliexpress Jackery-a-likes for cheap and JUST KNEW something awesome / a big sale would come out of the big brands a day or two after. That Explorer 300 plus looks like it'd be handy, and has a bundled panel! (Looks like just external USB ports, though? No "setting and forgetting" because rain will ruin it?)
It’s would be nice if doing a update the information could be setup to show the added battery 🔋
Is it safe to leave solar generator and panel in my unheated shed during subfreezing winter days and nights? Or do I have to bring them indoors to keep from damage from the freezing outdoors?
If it gets really cold bring it in.
I’m trying to figure out if there is a minimum solar wattage to actually charge a power station. I have an EcoFlow river pro and my only spot for solar is mostly shady with about 1 hour of full sun. Most of the day the display reads about 20 watts in on my 220 watt panel. Even after a few hours of saying it is taking in 20 watts per hour the % doesn’t move. It makes me wonder if it is even charging at all. Is there a minimum wattage input to actually charge it?
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Greetings Professor Hobotech!! Question: Do you have a video on Solar Generator Safety? My large gas generator provides a ground tap that should be attached to a grounding rod. What about solar generators, how do they handle this? Thanks! - TOMCAT
I need help in general learning how to hookup all the above for my cargo trailer
I'm not sure if the bright orange cable cause me to miss.....How do you charge the battery pack and how quickly....solar....AC...?
Yay, I'll keep buying Bluetti products. Love our AC200 (1700w) and AC200MAX. Of course, my Jackery 500 from 2019 is still truckin' like Mack. 😂 Too bad they lost their way like AOL. 😢
What do you mean fully discharge and fully recharge? I just got my 1000 plus and plugged in two fans and they were pulling 126 watts with the battery fully charged and said it would last 8.1 hours. That’s only 1008 WH and 79%, I didn’t actually test this, I will overnight, but my first thought is that seems too short.
Did a full test of two fans and a cpap. With a 100% charge I went to bed and it was pulling 136 watts. It died after 7 hours. That’s 952 WH. Isn’t this bad for a unit rated at 1252 wh
I just want to know how to charge the pack… mine isn’t charging
Good review as always.
There is a competitor out there called Marxon they have the G1500. Two of their units can be attached together, doubling watts. Wondering if you have any info on that unit or company?
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Could someone please tell me what cord is needed to hook the BougeRV panels up to the Jackery generator? Thank you very much.
Mc4 to 8mm adapter hobotech.tv/amazon
Tom are they fast charging from ac Harmfull to tbe Longevity of the batterys or can they take it with no problem? When my VTOMAN 1500 was charging at 1680 watts i was FREAKING OUT! It took the gage from %80 to %100 in 12 minutes WOW ????
Wondering about the Jackery 3,000 and using it on a class C you have any info if that would work ?
Besides plugging it in? Turn off the battery charger.
Hey Prof Hobo, can you please do a full test on the Ryobi 18v Power Station? NOT the 40v, only the 18v
Not interested in tool battery products. Tool batteries have a short life span and are too costly to waste on an overpriced inverter.
I prefer my bluetti 200 max with its 300 battery expansion.
It has its own ports on it.
Hi sir Hobotech I have a question... for example if a battery solar charging is 400 watts and the Ac charging is 1000 watts can someone use a 1000 watts solar panel on the Ac charging to get a faster solar charge? Thank u
NO. The only unit that has anything like that is the Zendure superbase pro. It has a cable that allows for that and something inside that allows you to charge with dc on the ac input. Ac and Dc power are not the same and unless made for it, do not put ac into dc or dc into ac, as far as I know none of the other brands have made something that can do that. Now you can get 1000 watts of solar, get an inverter and a battery for holding charge and charge the power station off of it through the ac inverter but then you are making your own solar system.
@@jw3843 no u didn't understand my question. You're answering another thing while the question is another thing... I know dc and according is different outlet that is not my question
@@prosperityokechukwu1503 You asked if you can use 1000 watts of solar panels on the ac charger for faster solar charging. That would be putting dc power into an ac input. Solar only produces dc power no matter what wattage it is at. Which is what the zendure superbase pro has built into its ac input to allow for dc charging from solar into its ac input. Hobotech has a video on it. It is the only one that has that feature built in.
@@jw3843 I have a mini solar generator. I use solar on the ac outlet and it works a 100%. It is a 300w powerbank I use for my laptop. So now I'm planning to upgrade to the yoobao en1200q it supports 400w solar charging and 1000w ac outlet charging.
So I was thinking if I can buy the battery with a 1000w solar panels if it will work the same way my mini battery is working.
My mini battery has 100w ac charging but plug a 100w panel it is the same.
The same place for ac charging is the same place for solar and it works 100%...
I'm wondering if this will be the same for bigger batteries
@@jw3843 well thank u I understand
I’ve been dying to know this for ages.. what is that red/glass bottle / fill spout doodad? Love your videos by the way
Saurian Brandy from Star Trek
I'd love it if each battery pack had its own 4-800w MPPT charger
Kid of a niche problem but because of trees a system like this just cannot take in power fast enough while the sun is out for a reletiverly short time.
Yes this with 2 battery packs would get me all the way though the night, but i only have about 2 hours worth of good solar, and unless i get supper expensive, and super space inefficient amorphus pannels, i would basically be making no power outside of those ~2 hours of good light, though the plus side is that this time window does improve during the winter.
Hey, where is the intro sfx?
I think Some people complained so he stopped doing it.
Rush to edit at 3am...
That battery pack really needs an output port, USB, something, and an alternate input in case the head unit fails in an emergency. The 2000 plus has solar inputs, but 1000 plus has nothing but the huge cable, and yes, they need to make a different cable that doesn't stick out the back so badly. On the side would have been better.
Before i call customer service, does anyone know if any Jackery's are EMP hardened?
Why Jackery Sucks: I recently purchased two Jackery Explorer 1000 v2, and one 200-watt solar panel. With one of the power stations, if I want to run my 550-watt window air conditioner the power station turns off when the AC compressor turns on. This is NOT supposed to happen, and I can't find out online what the problem is. The second power station doesn't have this problem. I've had the power stations and 200-watt solar panel for only one month, having used it around 10 times, and one of the two kickstands is already beginning to break off; I'm guessing it's because I live in central Arizona and the plastic fold can't handle high summer heat -- the kickstand fold is up at the top where it's exposed to sunlight/heat whereas other brands have this fold lower so it's in a shadow. I'm also unhappy that there is no kickstand in the center of the panel, only on the ends, because when set up the center always sags and doesn't face the sun the same way as the ends do, so you need to use something to prop the center up; I use a cynder block. Lastly, the two-prong connector to the solar panel is extremely finicky because after connecting the cable to the power station it often registers as 0 watts input, so after going out and fiddling with the two-prong connection to the solar panel about ten times it will finally work properly; the connector to the solar panel should be some sort of click-on attachment rather than loose fitting since that end of the cable cord is always bent/curved at the connection point! Customer support gave me a lousy 5% refund on this solar panel. I later contacted their marketing department (with photo of breaking kickstand) since I have a TH-cam channel and plan to make a review of this product, and never received a reply from them, so now I'm going to make a harshly critical video about this power station and the solar panel. My advice is to purchase other brands like Bluetti or Oupes because you cannot use other solar panels with a Jackery -- Jackery makes everything proprietary so that you're stuck using only their overpriced solar panels and cables/connectors!
Their spec sheet says that it accepts 8-11A DC input. Yet your test never shows it going above 8A no matter the voltage. That means that a 200W solar panel operating at 20V/10A will be limited to 160W max. That's an odd limitation for a power station this big.
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Can you do a review on "Natures generator" it comes with both wind and solar, and supposedly you can use lithium and lead acid batteries at the same time.
It's a piece of overpriced crap.
Plus, they really haven't come out with wind power that works well enough to be worth the hassle. And yeah, every honest review that I've looked at concurs with professor hobo.
Thank you for the honest input@@HOBOTECH
thank you for the input
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@@kenjohnson5498 I live in the pacific northwest, so with solar being a real struggle through the winter months, I have real interest in wind power.
I really appreciate your reviews and have been following you for a long time but Jackery should really do more for you with regard to the codes. I can get the same discount directly from Jackery without them knowing I saw your video. It doesn't seem right to me that thye at least don't give you an opportunity to monetize sales driven by your reviews. Thanks again for the content.
Yep well I tried. They said no.
That stinks, at the very least you should have an affiliate link that drives $ to you from people that watch the video. There is a lot about the monitization of YT that is awesome and sucks at the same time.
I like that they borrow ideas from other companies it promotes compotition/innovation which is better for the consumer. I hope that they don't do what the phone companies do and go backward borrowing ideas like no charging brick, sd card, removable battery, ir blaster and headphone jack.
I just bough this !
Gee that inverter is power hungry. I've estimated that at 45 watts idle! My entertainment room is using less that that at the moment. (Table lamps and echo show 8 to watch your awesome videos). Using 35 watts currently... No pun intended 😂
Finally they went to LiFePO4. Still too expensive compared to their competitors.
You discovered that the battery pack and main unit discharge at the same rate. Does this go for charging as well? I would hope so. Personally, I would like to have the option of charging it separately. Nice review by the way. You and reewray are my faves. Someone on a random channel called you a fraud. I was thoroughly offended for you. What a douche. I really had to bite my tongue and move on. You thoroughly test everything and don't hold back from criticism. Like the angled cable connectors. That bothers me as well. Keep up the good work.
Sounds like that other douche is jealous. HT is above board.
Another Jackery product not ready for prime time, thanks 😂
I think they put the light on the packs so you don’t walk into i something that big in the dark……!!!!..!!!…!!!
Wow that idle draw is crazy.. no thanks. Great review though
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European versions will have to have 240v...
Battery packs.
Too much wasted energy loss on idle
60v max on solar input is really disappointing
I need something bigger
They make a 2000 plus I reviewed.
I hate this Jackery. Its not worth the money imo.
very disappointed in jackery. Great review
How? I’m genuinely asking. Looked at bluettis too..
@@mattman8822 The vampire power draw fro the inverter, the failure of the external battery to mesh information with the onboard battery to name two. I'm just not impressed and Jackery seems to be happy not to be the market leader. which means less features and innovation for the consumer.
@@microlling3582 thanks man, do you think bluettis is better? I’m just looking for something that’ll charge phones and cpap (80w)
To bad it's not as good as separate components for the same price
Has Jackery fixed their idle battery drain on ac yet? Thank you in advance! 🫣