One of the most common complaints of the Jackery products is their use of an 8mm input port for charging. It doesn’t have any glaring issues, just minor stuff. Overall, the drawbacks are pretty minimal. But with a portable power station of this size, that really isn’t a big deal. But that’s only for AC port charging, not for solar or car charging.įinally, there isn’t a bluetooth app to keep tabs on it and control it from your phone. The charging cable has the inverter on the cord, which makes the cord a bit of a pain to take around. It doesn’t show how many hours it will continue for like some of the EcoFlow products do. That means you either have to use their panels or you need to buy an adapter, which may be hard to come by.īesides that, their LCD screen only shows battery percentage and input/output wattages. But for a solar generator of this size, it would make sense to include one.īut the biggest complaint is that Jackery uses the 8mm input connection rather than an MC4 connector. While the Jackery Explorer 300 portable power station has a lot going for it, there are a few drawbacks to note.įirst, it doesn’t have a flashlight, which to me isn’t a huge deal (I always carry one anyway). You can only use 8mm solar input cables (no MC4 connector).The LCD screen doesn’t give much information.The charging cable has an inverter, rather than it being built-in to the unit.Overall, the Jackery solar generator is an excellent power bank with enough power output for most camping and basic off-grid needs. But the 100W panel can still charge the unit to full in about 4-.5 to 5.5 hours, so I wouldn’t get the 200W solar panel unless you have other solar power stations to charge and would use it for them as well. If you have one of their 200 watt panels, you can cap out this 125W. It can take a solar charging input of up to 30V and it can intake up to 125W at a time, which is fast for a generator of this size. In fact, I found out from Hobotech’s review video that the 12V outlet can output up to 13 amps (156 watts) without losing any voltage! ![]() The 12V outlet is regulated, which means that no matter what the battery percentage of the Jackery is, the output will still be 12V volts-there’s no fluctuation, so it’s safe for CPAP machines. It has two of these AC outlets as well as every type of USB port and a 12V outlet. ![]() The AC output port can put out up to 300W with a 500W peak surge. It has an MPPT solar charge controller, pure sine-wave inverter, and every kind of outlet you may need. You can plug it into a 60W PD USB-C charger and the 90W AC wall outlet charger at the same time, meaning it can charge to full in just 2.5 hours! It’s also extremely reliable-Jackery is like the Toyota of the portable power station world. What I like about the Jackery Explorer 300 is that it’s small, easy to carry around, and has multiple ways to charge up. Up to 95% of wattage is usable (many competitors only get 70-90%).Let’s take a look at the good and the bad of the Jackery 300.
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