If you press the display button for about 10 seconds it should reset itself and your readings will be corrected. I know you don't want to carry both of them but you should reconsider. During the winter months you could use the 1000 to charge the 500 if you happen to have cloudy days, this will extend the capacity of the 500 while using your diesel heater.. Also you could use the 500 to charge the 1000 and extend its capacity .. Basically you can extend the capacity of both batteries . I do it all the time.
I have a smaller unit 290 as a test. I am so happy that I didn’t invest in a bigger unit. It was running so far until it stopped charging. I reset it still small issue. I contacted Jackery because they said their battery is cover for 10 years. After sending all the required documents they ask. They gave me the same instructions I have been doing. The closed my ticket without any result. I do agree with you it’s not what the hype said. Buyer beware.
I’m done with Jackery myself. My 1000 quit taking a charge from any source. While I’ve owned it for three years, that’s approximately 12-15 camping trips. Jackery must not watch TH-cam much or they would know there are a lot of us switching to BLUETTI. The battery they use is junk and only last a few hundred (500) charging cycles.
That’s the problem with most power stations first they have only 1 12v accessory plug and it Isn’t that powerful. They are all more directed at the 110ac side of things and not the 12 V camping over landing side of it. They need to wake up and make models that are more directed at 12 V power and accessories.
The 1000 is on sale now. Just ordered one prior to this video. I don’t plan to use mine for a diesel heater though. Hopefully it works for the coffee maker and possibly a small air conditioner.
I just looked through all my kitchen appliances and there are at least 10 things it will run. Nice to know these days when I'm surprised to have electricity still. But I tried everything out and I can survive pretty well as long as I have sun and water and food. lol
With my Jackery Explorer 500 in order to extend the battery, I purchased a 100ah 12.8v 1280Wh LifeP04 battery that has a cycle life of 4000 for $329.00. I added a socket adapter that I plug the Jackery car charger adapter in to keep the Jackery 500 topped off with. I use a 200w portable solar panel and a Mppt charge controller for charging the battery and much cheaper than buying the Jackery 1000 with only a 4th of charge cycles…
You got a great deal with the Jackery Explorer 1000. When I had trouble buying from Amazon, they contacted the 3 party and had me communicate with them by email. I am surprised that Jackery customer service did not and would not have some explain the situation you were getting. I would consider the Jackery Explorer 1000 because it is campable of powering a 700w microware for warming up coffee or canned food.
@@davidleung5154 it was a crap situation with the 1000 not pulling its weight. I did decide to keep both units. So now I just use the 500 to run my diesel heater and the 1000 runs everything else.
I am so sick of my jackerys not charging and turning off with full charges (day or night) and then not charging. I also have their e2000 battery packs and they disconnect. Fix is to unplug everything, reset, and the setup from scratch. 10 or 15x a month. Jackery also tells you NOT to reset your units lol. Make up your f'n. I love how support never answers and email support takes 2 days and you have to send them videos of everything they tell you do to before they will help.
I am super happy with my 500 just wanted better charging and battery life. I've considered building out a bigger 12v setup but just can't do it. All that stuff is just super pricey and I don't have much space left.
I was watching another video and they tested the jackerys. The old style has a different kind of battery and only went to say 1000 watts. The new one the same wattage gives out like 4000 because it has a new kind of battery. Hope this helps. They suggested to Jackery to get rid of the old style or make a big point to tell people that it puts out less than the new style.
try turning on the light on the 1000 before shutting it off. I saw a video of a mystery with the generator light changing something with the power. Why not just see as an experiment? I have one as well so I'm curious about it. The guy I watched had some lights plugged into the generator and they were pulling some watts but when he turned on the generator light, it kept the lights that were plugged into it on but it stopped pulling watts from them. ( At least on the display.) He had no idea why so maybe you do?
I'll have to look into this. I've had mine glitch out something like this before. Display acts like its not powering or charging anything but it is. I've just adapted into using both of my Jackerys now so I guess it worked out.
These Jackery models use lithium ion batteries, vs the LiFePO4. Personally, I'd dump them both and get a Bluetti or look into building your own battery system.
@@nextweeksadventure Same here. Unfortunately, I wasn't paying attention to the battery type of the 1000 I purchased earlier this year, so I'm in the same boat. Hopefully, by next summer I'll go with an onboard battery in my 4Runner or get a Bluetti.
Has Jackery improved their batteries because last I knew their batteries only lasted 500 times at full charge before they drop below 80% and they drop down from that point.
That I'm not sure. I've heard that same thing. I haven't noticed any problems with battery in either of mine and I'm not the best at running them completely down before charging.
@@nextweeksadventure The new Jackery 1000 v.2 that was just released will charge 4000 times before they drop below 70%. It comes with a 1070WH LiFePO4 battery (1500W AC Output). It also has 1 hour super charging and 1.7 hour fast charging. Seems to be a significant improvement over the earlier version.
If you press the display button for about 10 seconds it should reset itself and your readings will be corrected. I know you don't want to carry both of them but you should reconsider. During the winter months you could use the 1000 to charge the 500 if you happen to have cloudy days, this will extend the capacity of the 500 while using your diesel heater.. Also you could use the 500 to charge the 1000 and extend its capacity .. Basically you can extend the capacity of both batteries . I do it all the time.
I have a smaller unit 290 as a test. I am so happy that I didn’t invest in a bigger unit. It was running so far until it stopped charging. I reset it still small issue. I contacted Jackery because they said their battery is cover for 10 years. After sending all the required documents they ask. They gave me the same instructions I have been doing. The closed my ticket without any result. I do agree with you it’s not what the hype said. Buyer beware.
I’m done with Jackery myself. My 1000 quit taking a charge from any source. While I’ve owned it for three years, that’s approximately 12-15 camping trips. Jackery must not watch TH-cam much or they would know there are a lot of us switching to BLUETTI. The battery they use is junk and only last a few hundred (500) charging cycles.
Good 2 know
If I could have a do-over I would have gotten a Bluetti also! I hate the long charge time on this thing.
I feel your frustration. My Bluetti won't run my Hcalory diesel heater. Trying to figure out what to do myself. Good luck bud.
That’s the problem with most power stations first they have only 1 12v accessory plug and it Isn’t that powerful. They are all more directed at the 110ac side of things and not the 12 V camping over landing side of it. They need to wake up and make models that are more directed at 12 V power and accessories.
Mine shit the bed last week when I needed it most. Jackery Explorer 1000
The 1000 is on sale now. Just ordered one prior to this video. I don’t plan to use mine for a diesel heater though. Hopefully it works for the coffee maker and possibly a small air conditioner.
I just looked through all my kitchen appliances and there are at least 10 things it will run. Nice to know these days when I'm surprised to have electricity still. But I tried everything out and I can survive pretty well as long as I have sun and water and food. lol
With my Jackery Explorer 500 in order to extend the battery, I purchased a 100ah 12.8v 1280Wh LifeP04 battery that has a cycle life of 4000 for $329.00. I added a socket adapter that I plug the Jackery car charger adapter in to keep the Jackery 500 topped off with. I use a 200w portable solar panel and a Mppt charge controller for charging the battery and much cheaper than buying the Jackery 1000 with only a 4th of charge cycles…
I just a bought a Pecron 1000, 1800 watt, for less than $500.00. Great reviews, we’ll see.
HARBOR FREIGHT I believe is same one for $299 >JACKERY 1000 Watt Peak Output EXPLORER 550Wh Portable Power Station
You got a great deal with the Jackery Explorer 1000. When I had trouble buying from Amazon, they contacted the 3 party and had me communicate with them by email. I am surprised that Jackery customer service did not and would not have some explain the situation you were getting. I would consider the Jackery Explorer 1000 because it is campable of powering a 700w microware for warming up coffee or canned food.
@@davidleung5154 it was a crap situation with the 1000 not pulling its weight. I did decide to keep both units. So now I just use the 500 to run my diesel heater and the 1000 runs everything else.
I do know that diesel heater is pretty sensitive on voltage what I would recommend is a dc-dc optimiser with a dry cell battery for power spikes.
@@shermanthewelder3658 I kept the Jackery 500 just to run diesel heater and my WeBoost. Everythings working good
My jackery 160 died over the course of 3 years only using it a few times. Hard reset doesn’t work. No more Jackerys for me.
Aghhhh that stinks! 🤞my 500 and 1000 are still going. Really hope you can get a good replacement unit and continue getting out and exploring!
I am so sick of my jackerys not charging and turning off with full charges (day or night) and then not charging. I also have their e2000 battery packs and they disconnect. Fix is to unplug everything, reset, and the setup from scratch. 10 or 15x a month. Jackery also tells you NOT to reset your units lol. Make up your f'n. I love how support never answers and email support takes 2 days and you have to send them videos of everything they tell you do to before they will help.
My Jackery 2000 Pro maybe worked for 2 months before it bricked up. had to contact and send videos... Never buy one again.
I see this complaint alot on overlanding USA on Facebook. Probably time for a serious 12v setup.
I am super happy with my 500 just wanted better charging and battery life. I've considered building out a bigger 12v setup but just can't do it. All that stuff is just super pricey and I don't have much space left.
@nextweeksadventure I hear ya on space hahaha. We have seats pulled and still need more room. Good comparison video man.
I was watching another video and they tested the jackerys. The old style has a different kind of battery and only went to say 1000 watts. The new one the same wattage gives out like 4000 because it has a new kind of battery. Hope this helps. They suggested to Jackery to get rid of the old style or make a big point to tell people that it puts out less than the new style.
@@fishingfreckles yeah I think Jackery found the issue because they released a new 1000 series. Unfortunately those of us with the old one are stuck.
try turning on the light on the 1000 before shutting it off. I saw a video of a mystery with the generator light changing something with the power. Why not just see as an experiment? I have one as well so I'm curious about it. The guy I watched had some lights plugged into the generator and they were pulling some watts but when he turned on the generator light, it kept the lights that were plugged into it on but it stopped pulling watts from them. ( At least on the display.) He had no idea why so maybe you do?
I'll have to look into this. I've had mine glitch out something like this before. Display acts like its not powering or charging anything but it is. I've just adapted into using both of my Jackerys now so I guess it worked out.
I replace my 240 with a Bluetti Customer service was 0 help ..Dont but a Jackery !!!
Where are you located? I would consider buying it since I don't use diesel heater!
I've decided to keep both of them. But Amazon is still running the sale on the 1000 I believe.
These Jackery models use lithium ion batteries, vs the LiFePO4. Personally, I'd dump them both and get a Bluetti or look into building your own battery system.
Space and cost is why I haven't built my own system. At this point I'm committed to the Jackerys, but I will go a different route on future builds.
@@nextweeksadventure Same here. Unfortunately, I wasn't paying attention to the battery type of the 1000 I purchased earlier this year, so I'm in the same boat. Hopefully, by next summer I'll go with an onboard battery in my 4Runner or get a Bluetti.
It's the glow plug that's killing your 1000 it draws a lot when it kicks in. It seems more sensitive to spikes
Whatever it is is sucks. I just use my 500 solely for the heater now and it works no problem.
May as well just keep both. Just more power, you can have in the bank.
@@seric4546 I did. Sucks for space but works great for extra power.
Has Jackery improved their batteries because last I knew their batteries only lasted 500 times at full charge before they drop below 80% and they drop down from that point.
That I'm not sure. I've heard that same thing. I haven't noticed any problems with battery in either of mine and I'm not the best at running them completely down before charging.
@@nextweeksadventure The new Jackery 1000 v.2 that was just released will charge 4000 times before they drop below 70%. It comes with a 1070WH LiFePO4 battery (1500W AC Output). It also has 1 hour super charging and 1.7 hour fast charging. Seems to be a significant improvement over the earlier version.
Jackery has no service after the warranty runs out ..My 240 will not charge and Jackery would not help !! Poor customer service.... Buy a Bluetti
The only jackery they got right was the jackery 300.
I still run the 500 with no issues so add that one to the good list also. The 1000.... Still disappointed
30amp with 360w ac to dc should definitely work on 1000 jackery have same issue
Link I send u can buy from Amazon
Great testing video! Are you interested in headlight bulbs testing sponsorship?
You don't do headlights for jeep xj's
SO AMAZE LOVE IT
Read the manual ...
I did. Said it should work fine. Unfortunately I can't get the Jackery to agree with the manual.
@dab0yhdizzle can you share the link please thanks 🙏