JACKERY REVIEW EXPLORER 1000 V2

[@JudiBjerke]

Wow! That looks like it would be perfect to have on hand for power outages!

[@simplepursuits]

It really is!

[@bryanthomemovies4248]

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 only two solar panel 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 KZbin 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!