NEW Jackery Explorer 500 Portable Power Station Review

[@KitoMonster]

You have the best overview of all of the videos I have watched about the Jackery.

[@Tparaday222]

Thank you a 1000 times over for being what I would call, the perfect teacher. I am honest when I say I am clueless to electric anything and so overwhelmed even thinking of the electric portion of my self van build. You outline everything so clearly and finally I am able to comprehend many aspects of what you discuss. I am headed down the rabbit hole of all your videos. I have a 2005 e350 econoline that i am trying to build for weekend trips to the beach here in SoCal and I bought the jackery 1000 with 2 panels and am preparing to try to wire puck lights and outlets to it, and hope to add a flex panel to the top that can charge is while in transit. Wish this greenhorn luck because I am going to be moving forward with all the info I learn here on the channel. Thanks so much for your amazing videos

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Hey, Traci Paraday! I appreciate that. Thanks for watching! 🙂😀

[@tlschmidt25]

Just a natural born teacher Nate. 🤩

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Thanks Tami! 😀😀

[@DorohnL]

I am getting this for the power outage here in Dallas because of the tornado. Thank you so much for the review!

[@themoabpearl5711]

Did it, made a pigtail connection to test my circuits!

[@ruthardt4adventure995]

Nate....we just WON the Explorer 500. Super excited to get this thing out in the woods.

[@johnlong8082]

Very informative, thank you.

[@philfr212]

Nate - I sent an email that it is time to redo this video using the new Bluetti AC200MAX and show us how to use it to completely replace an existing 30A AC/12VDC RV system or to supplement it. As well since this Bluetti model can accept 1400W solar input it would be great to hear your take on suggested installs as well. No one on KZbin has grabbed this 'high ground' with latest generation of solar generators and we need you!

[@enigmaticnomadics]

Great thumbnail, dude! nice editing too! ~Jamie

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Hey Jamie! Thanks so much! :D :D

[@sundeehopossumfeather5246]

Great review as I’m a complete novice and your power explanations make me feel like I can do these things myself. About this unit-as I plan my camper van and intend to spend a large part of my budget ensuring I have enough energy to be truly off grid- would having something like this as an absolute back up in case something significant affects the solar and battery install, be worth the investment? Or

[@blessedbeyond2118]

Wow I thought Prowse was super intelligent when it comes to all this but you blew me away how you described it in layman terms...I am a 55 yr young woman and it is all so confusing but this helped thanks!!! and I DID Sub you are worth my attention :)

[@TeslaOverland]

Super helpful. Thank you!

[@billycarleton7646]

On Jackerys website they say the 500 will run a blender for 7 hours

[@EXPLORISTlife]

What recipie is calling for 7 hours of continuous blender usage?

[@janesinger2008]

I have the Jackery 240 and what was disappointing is that although you can charge with panels and use the power station at the same time, it is not recommended elsewhere in the documentation. Not clear.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Yeah, I'm not sure on that one.

[@aceisking]

It really is a pure sine wave

[@EXPLORISTlife]

It's what the user manual said it was, but I didn't test it or anything.

[@aceisking]

@@EXPLORISTlife I saw a video where the guy used one of those machines and it showed it was a pure sine wave

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Okay, good!

[@judsimonson9087]

Very helpful for someone with little knowledge and experience in this field. Question: could this unit be charged by a 12v car inverter, say rated at 150 watts (power plug in car says 120 w max) with the included 110 power charger? Seems like this would be just as fast as charging off 110 at home and since I am driving on a trip wouldn't this be "free" energy off the alternator just like solar??? Would the inverter need to be a pure sine wave? Thanks....

[@zackarywerner9761]

Anyone know?

[@ScotWalt858]

Nicely done! Thanks!

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Hope it helped. Thanks for watching! 👍

[@davetoms63]

Anyone have a clue where a person can buy plugs for the 2 small dc ports? Ridiculous that jackery cant use the industry standard 5.5mm connectors.

[@campingboy9213]

Great seeing you again. I hope both of you are doing well. Good review. Question? Would you purchase this or one that is a battery power pack and car jumper unit?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

I would probably have 2 separate units as I don't know if there are any car jumper units that have the same capabilities as this unit. I could totally be wrong, but I just don't think I've seen any.

[@uwec86]

Do you need a controller when using a Storage device like a Jackery or is plugging the solar panels directly just fine?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

The Jackery has a built in controller, just keep in mind the max voltage of the unit.

[@din1903]

How can this be charged faster with solar? I have a compact car pulling a tiny travel trailer this Jackery Explorer 500 would simplify my electrical set up A LOT. But 9-14 hours of strong sun is WAY too much to ask for in the northeast. Shouldn't a 24V panel that can put out more then 3.5 amps work? Or two 100W 12V panels into a 24V charge controller before input to the Jackery? This looks like a great product but charge time is a problem.

[@FMTFXE22]

When charging the Bluetti 2000wP with solar, should there be any dual shutoff circuit breakers wired in and any inline fuses uses on each panel when charging to the max 700 watts in order to avoid overage amperage?

[@lenward474]

Hi! Great techy review thanks! Question..could it be used to run trolling motor or is current,connections too low capacity. Thanks!!!

[@EXPLORISTlife]

I'm not sure how much power a trolling motor pulls, but this unit is only capable of pushing 10 amps DC out.

[@popatop75]

you have anything on how to use solar with the jackery and use another solar panel and not the jackery panel. how would you set that up or how to make a cord for it

[@gregherd6936]

Hi ..Can this power unit be charged from my petrol/ gas generator ( 1 Kw..single phase pure sine 800w unit) If so..What would I need to use to do so? Thanks

[@EXPLORISTlife]

This charges from any standard wall outlet, so if you generator has that; you should be good to go.

[@pamflowers8364]

If I use my Lenovo computer to watch a dvd movie each evening, will this last a couple of days?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

I dont know the exact power consumption of your exact computer, but theres a VERY good chance it would work for that purpose, especially if you were using a solar panel during the day; no problem.

[@danglassphoto]

Hi Nate. I have immersed myself in all things Explorist.life. thanks for the education. Since this review, does the Bluetti AC200 change your mind much about an all-in-one? It seems to fall into my power requirement range and the money I save could go into boosting my solar up to 650-700w. Am interested in your opinion.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

I don't really have much of a change in opinion on those. I still like all-in-one generators for a grab-and-go solution when high performance and system flexibility is not needed.

[@philbrennaman4572]

So does he not consider the Bluetti and all-in-one generator?

[@tracker5849]

I want one for an electric frying pan and a crockpot...also to charge my ASUS CHROMEBOOK LAPTOP. will it work? Thank you

[@EXPLORISTlife]

How many watts are each of those devices?

[@flyingdutch9818]

Why did you murder that innocent box? You couldn’t just lift the product out like any sane non-box-murdering purchaser? #boxmurderer

[@EXPLORISTlife]

That was the initial plan but then the box attacked me with a fierce cardboard cut so I had to teach it that it was not the captain of my shop.

[@flyingdutch9818]

EXPLORIST life fair enough. Cardboard cuts are stipulated under the Geneva Convention and one must establish of one’s workspace.

[@daynarenee9830]

I've watched so many of these videos but I just dont understand electricity or power. I barely understand Wh and watts but not much else. So your speaking a completely different language to me. What I keep trying to figure out is how long (if i charge/use one thing at a time), will it keep its charge? I just dont get it. 🤯

[@EXPLORISTlife]

How many watts is the device you are wanting to use? How big is the battery in the device you are wanting to charge?

[@ChatGPT1111]

Think about it this way. A Watt Hour is running a Watt of power for 1 Hour. So if this thing is 500 Watt Hours, you can run a big honkin 500 Watt TV for 1 Hour. You could run a smaller 250 Watt TV for 2 Hours. You could run a small 100 Watt TV for 5 Hours. Same thing by substituting a TV with anything else, like a small fridge, light bulbs, radio, computer, etc. Each of these examples is just multiplying the Watts X Hours. If I have 10 50 Watt Bulbs (10x50=500), I could run them all for 1 Hour. If you want to dig deeper, a Watt = 1 Volt X 1 Amp. If you go up to 10 Volts X 10 Amps, that’s 100 Watts. Now let’s try convering Watts to Amps. Divide Watts by EITHER Amps or Volts to get the other one. 100 Watts / 10 Amps = 10 Volts. 100 Watts / 10 Volts = 10 Amps. Does This Make Sense?

[@bernardgalimba8144]

ego nexus power station have you heard about this product? I hope you could get a review about this product.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

A quick look shows that it can't charge via Solar? I probably won't ever review anything that can't be charged via solar. Those EGO batteries are neat though. My mom has an EGO lawn mower. haha

[@terryrodbourn2793]

Will it power say tent lights or alarm clocks for nature hunters early rise?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Yep! Given your lights, alarms, or anything else you are trying to power are under 500 watts.

[@franka5467]

So does this really cut off after a few hours, due too the fact that I use a cpap

[@ddbbella1]

Hi Nate. What size wire would you suggest to use on the POS and NEG terminals if connecting my 12v DC appliances to a fuse panel and then to a cigarette male adapter? Thank you

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Since the cigarette output on the Jackery can only output 10A; as long as your fuse panel is under 15 away from your Jackery unit, 10 gauge wire will keep you under 3% voltage drop and is what I would recommend for this purpose. Here's some good 10 gauge duplex wire for that purpose: amzn.to/2PFU5Dn

[@ddbbella1]

@@EXPLORISTlife Would you put a 10 amp fuse between the cigarette adapter and fuse panel? The cigarette adapter comes with a 15 amp fuse within it. Thank you!

[@EXPLORISTlife]

@@ddbbella1 Nope. The DC output from the jackery is fixed before the outlet.

[@donwhittaker2116]

Wonder if it would power a CPAP machine

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Yep! Sure will!

[@jerrysmith3414]

i was looking to just use for 110 plug in internet mobile device and 110 plug in phone and a apple ipad air like for 6 hours while traveling any chance of frying thease items with this product?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Frying? Nope.

[@AchillesxHeal]

Can this power a high powered gaming laptop? If so, around how many hours would it last until the generator is drained?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

It depends on what kind of power your gaming laptop draws. You can find out how many watts it uses by looking at your power brick and multiplying the Output Volts by the Output Amps to get the output watts. As long as that is below 500, this will run your computer. How long will it run it? Take 518 (watt hours of the Jackery 500) and divide that by the output watts you figured earlier. This will tell you how many hours you can run your computer.

[@AchillesxHeal]

I think the brick is 230watts

[@daneebouy]

Hey! How is your plasti dip holding up on your van? Is it easily damaged? Cheers

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Hey! Most of the stuff that was wrong with if after the 1 year review hasn't gotten any worse after the 2nd year. Here was the 1 year review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGiTmmatrNOfhJI

[@jerrysmith3414]

why does it only have one 110 outlet? can u get the unit with out the solor power option?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

I dont know why it only has one outlet. I also dont like that its orange, but I dont get to make those decisions. Lol

[@benediktbruelisauer3532]

Can it power my lights in my small RV ?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Maybe. It depends on how your electrical is set up in your small RV. That's not really what this is for though and I think you'll be disappointed in it if you are trying to use it as a shore power replacement. Likely, upgrading the batteries in your RV will be a better solution.

[@angiesparks4684]

Several you tubers are reviewing this Jackery 500 but it isn’t available on Amazon. I’m wanting to buy this and it’s not available. Can you comment on expectations for availability? Please and thank you

[@EXPLORISTlife]

They've been telling us it'll be within a few days. They sold out quicker than expected.

[@JackeryInc]

Hi Dear, Jackery 500 will be available again on 7th, August. You can use the 20%off code "EXPLORIST" for both the power station and the 100W solar panel.

[@rebellucy5610]

Jackery product are top notch. I have 3 x and the new 500 watt world be a nice addition to my collection. I like the shape and design of them. The built in handle is very nice. Now with 500 watts why not give us 2 or even 3 ac plug outlets?

[@ambersaxon8733]

Can I use this while it is charging?

[@ambersaxon8733]

Should have added while it is charging by solar specifically.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Yep! Sure can!

[@jacobthiessen7027]

Just curious, where did you shoot this video? Have you guys found a new place to shoot or is this the beginnings of the shop?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

It's in the place we are renting for the next year. Not building the shop... did you get the most recent newsletter?

[@jacobthiessen7027]

@@EXPLORISTlife I should signup I suppose 😅

[@funnybeingme]

Does it have a power saving mode where it turns off after 6 hrs when it's only drawing less than 10 watts? That's one reason I returned and went with GoalZero Yeti instead.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

Just to clarify... you 'want' or 'did not want' it to turn off after 6hrs at sub-10 watts?

[@james10739]

From the thumbnail looks like it will shock you im not buying that

[@EXPLORISTlife]

If you judge the content of a video based on the thumbnail; you are going to be highly disappointed in the videos you find on KZbin. Welcome to the internet!

[@j5892000]

Damn small battery

[@EXPLORISTlife]

I have systems available for up to 600 amp hours available here: www.explorist.life/solarwiringdiagrams

[@peterryan7340]

Does it have MPPT?

[@EXPLORISTlife]

I can't say for 100% sure one way or the other, but I can ask. Though, the only way I can see being able to charge at 12, 18, AND 25v is to have an MPPT inside.

[@EXPLORISTlife]

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