Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 240, 240Wh Backup Lithium Battery, 110V/200W Pure Sine Wave AC Outlet, Solar Generator for Outdoors Camping Travelling and Emergencies. (Solar Panel Separate) – For Sale – Price

7 reviews for Jackery Portable Power Station Explorer 240, 240Wh Backup Lithium Battery, 110V/200W Pure Sine Wave AC Outlet, Solar Generator for Outdoors Camping Travelling and Emergencies. (Solar Panel Separate) – For Sale – Price

1. 

   Anime, Manga and Harlequin Romance Girl – 20 February 2025

   Extremely portable, useful for trips just out and about!
   I bought this item 12/2/2019 and I really wanted to write a review even though I haven’t fully tested it yet. I will update this review once I do all the other things I want it to do. But for now here we go.I bought the Jackery 240 because we lost power for several days in NJ. I was tired of waiting for my husband to fix our broken gas generator. I wanted a rechargeable generator that can 12 volt appliances like little cooking thing or a low powered heater. I boiled eggs/heated food with a sterno cooking thing. It worked but I wanted other alternatives. I know there is a lot of other alternatives for cooking (like propane stuff, wood stove etc) and heat (I used Hot Hands all sizes) and the hubby has all these equipment. But I think he is saving all his equipment for the ultimate doomsday 0_0 and I’d have to ask permission to use them. So I’m like to heck with this I’m going to get my own stuff – something not too exorbitant and not a repeat of equipment he already has. I am supposed to be the helpless female (LOL) but I guess when you have kids (or when you’re tired of waiting to be rescued) you gonna help yourself. Ok that’s my lifestory don’t downgrade my review its down below LOLLLI have the Honeywell HeatBud 250 Watt Personal Ceramic Heater, Black (HCE100). This heater has a low setting – 170 watts and high setting 250 watts. I tested it on both settings and it works! Of course it would be silly of me to use it just for that purpose. As a previous reviewer said, the heater sucked the power off the Jackery and I think it ran between 60-90 minutes. I don’t remember because I was watching TV and then then it just turned off LOL. The Jackery didn’t give me any warning that it was low battery. I also charged other items on the Jackery for 10 minutes before I tested the Honeywell which Im sure drained it a bit but I’m pretty sure it was at least 60 minutes or more before the Jackery was empty. I don’t think I’ll be using the Jackery for heating purposes as that would be such a waste of power. Guess it’ll still be the Hot Hands scenario for heat! But it’s nice to see that the Jackery can power the Honeywell Heatbud heater. So if someone’s hands is close to frostbite I can power on my Honeywell for 90 mins of heat. I also tested a smaller Lasko heater (which I returned actually). The Lasko heater was advertised as 200 watts. It was totally brand new and on first use it was using 240 watts + and the Lasko kept turning on and off. That went on for about 5-10 mins. Then the Lasko began to stabilize and pulling a regular 200watts+ from the Jackery and stayed on. So my assumption was that at first use/brand new the Lasko was trying to heat itself up (??) My Honeywell Heatbud didn’t do that but then again the Honeywell Heatbud was not brand new. But anyway, I’m not too pleased with the Lasko especially as it doesn’t have the tip-over safety feature and lower heat settings. So if I *had* to use a heater with the Jackery it would be the Honeywell Heatbud.I bought a mini hotpot from Amazon that has two power settings 200 watt and 600 watt. I will update my review once I use it either tonight or over the weekend. I am curious to see if the 200 watt setting will work on the Jackery and how long it takes to boil water at the lower setting. I have a review for the mini hotpot somewhere in case you’re curious. But my plan is to use the mini hotpot to boil eggs/heat soups/coffee/chocolate milk for the family faster than the sterno stove (during power outages) and when we go on sporting events several days in a hotel – things like that.The next major test I did (which I would definitely be using the Jackery more this way than any other) was plugging in my Wagan Thermoelectric Cooler/Warmer in the DC outlet – cigarette lighter) My sons had a swim meet competition and we always have hot food cooked. I would use the Wagan to keep it warm for them. In the past I would power the Wagan with my Honda CR-V cigarette lighter. But whenever I turn my car off it cuts the power to the Wagan. Also, there is a warning that in order to avoid the Wagan from malfunctioning I must power off the Wagan then shut my car AND/OR plug the Wagan to the car before powering it on. So with the Jackery 240 I don’t need to worry about any of that! So at 100% I plugged in my Wagan and powered on the Jackery and the Wagan respectively about 730AM in the morning with my 3 already hot spaghetti inside. I never turned off the Wagan or the Jackery. About 5 hours or so later I checked on the Jackery and it was about 40% power remaining! Cool!Since using an electric cooler (and soon my Alpicool compressor fridge/freezer) is mostly what I’ll be using the Jackery for (as well as the mini hotpot if it works) – and the minor charging of other electronics I’d leave this review here for now. My husband uses a CPAP machine – Resmed Airsense 10. I read in the reviews that the Jackery can power this machine so that is cool. Although my husband says he can live without the CPAP since power outages (or vacations somewhere is temporary) I am unable to test this for myself. Since he gets mad if I nag him I won’t bother convincing him. But it’s good know that if need be the Jackery can power his CPAP machine if he ever decides to use it.In summary below are what I like, dislike, the items I used it for/tested with, final thoughts until my next update with other things I want to test it with.What I like:1. Seems durable and high quality – doesn’t look and feel like it will break easily2. Light and portable – carrying it around is no biggie for 5ft me3. 12V DC outlet works (I heard that it gives the max power even when battery is low) it worked well with my 12volt thermo electric cooler4. You can power and charge the machine at the same time (haven’t check this yet)5. Bought it at the lower price during an Amazon Lightning Deal (yay!)What I dislike:1. Wish it had a USB-C outlet (that’s what my tablet and phone use)2. Slow charging – in the AC outlet I saw it pulls in 39 wattsFinal Thoughts:This is my first “solar” generator. But I did research a lot – or should I say Amazon reviews and Youtube research LOL. Jackery seemed to come up as being reliable and not too expensive like Goalzero. Maybe just maybe if I did the whole off grid living and conversion van life I would get Goalzero 1000 as well but I’m not. And I don’t want to throw my money away. The consensus seems that Jackery is a solid brand and worth it.I plan to keep my Jackery 240 in my car as I drive 64 miles one way to work. I like the Jackery 240 so much that I may just buy the 500 watt version if it goes on sale again. It’s back to $500 right now. But anyway, I’m still researching and maybe I’m getting carried away. But I want the ability to higher wattage appliances and/or charge a lot more. I like the previous reviewers advice of having two of these. Since they recharge slowly one can be used while the other is recharging – perfect! But $$$. I usually like to get two powerful items. But the 240 is only 6 lbs while the 500 is 13 lbs. So I think it’s a wise decision for me to have a Jackery 240 and Jackery 500. Now if they come out with a Jackery 1000 I might get that instead. Jackery are you coming out with a 1000???I recently purchased a Rockpals 100 watt folding solar panel which should be delivered today. (Yep I’m getting carried away!!!) I want to be able to charge my Jackery 240 while I’m at lunch by putting it on the roof of my car. I did not get the Jackery branded solar panels because it was too expensive for me. The Jackery 60 watt panel – though it went on sale – can only charge the Jackery alone. The Jackery 100 watt panel – which I REALLY liked and wanted to get since it can power other things as well – was $299! Since I plan to buy another Jackery (either 500 or 1000 if they make it in the future) I need to purchase wisely.Appliances I tested with:1. Honeywell Heatbud2. Honeywell Desktop Air Purifier3. Wagan Thermoelectric Warmer/Cooler (using 12v, didn’t try the AC plug)4. Android Tablets & Phones5. Rav Battery Bank6. Rechargeable Flashlights & LampsAppliances I will test with soon:1. Coolio Thermoelectric Warmer/Cooler2. Alpicool C20 Fridge & Freezer3. Rockpals 100 Watt Folding Solar Panel4. Acer Chromebook5. Dell Laptop6. Modem & Router

2. 

   Mr. Bruce – 20 February 2025

   Can be used for multiple purposes (outputs) and charged simultaneously
   To replace my old lead-acid battery powered inverter (bought in 2003), whose battery finally died, I bought the Jackery 240. This review may be slightly more technical than most, as I am an electrical engineer, with experience in product testing. I am a member of the ARRL ARES organization (Amateur Radio Emergency Services), as well as RACES (Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service). These organizations are affiliated with our county Emergency Operations Center. Every year we conduct several drills (exercises) to test equipment, processes, people’s training, and general readiness to tackle a real disaster. I will describe two such drills, in which the Jackery was used, and performed flawlessly. The Jackery was purchased in June, 2019, and was used in an exercise witnessed by our state disaster personnel in July, and again at a second exercise conducted in August, 2019, this time observed and critiqued by FEMA.The Jackery was used as the 115 VAC power source for a 12 volt DC power supply, which powered a Kenwood 50 Watt mobile Amateur radio (used in VHF band). Both drills were a county-wide field exercise with multiple sites involved. I was assigned to a location where people could be evacuated to, in the event of a real disaster. I had to be capable of maintaining communications from this site for many hours, and I did not want to deplete the car battery to provide 12 Volts to the Kenwood transmitter. I also did not want to leave the car idling for several hours during the drill. The Jackery was a perfect fit for this, as it was able to supply a stable 115 Volt AC source to the 12 volt power supply, it had enough capacity to run my transceiver all day, and could be recharged by the car during usage, so I could run the car only enough to recharge the Jackery when it reached about 65% (my choice of recharge point). As the Jackery could be charged during use (my old lead-acid based inverter could not), and displayed its remaining capacity, and also showed watt usage, I could keep close track on its performance, and make a decision when I wanted to start the car to recharge it. I was also able to use it to keep my cell phone charged as well. The photo I attached to this review shows the Jackery sitting on the floor of the car on the passenger side of the vehicle, connected to the car’s 12 Volt cigarette lighter socket, and with a second connector to my cell phone. I used a separate 12 volt power supply (not the 12 volts supplied by the Jackery), as the Kenwood transceiver required 13 Amps at 12 volts, and the Jackery will only supply 10 Amps at 12 volts. Instead the Jackery supplied 115 VAC at 13 watts to receive, and at 170 watts to transmit from the Kenwood mobile rig, using the big 12 volt power supply (shown just next to the Jackery in the photograph). The Jackery was monitored with a Fluke voltmeter to verify its output, a true RMS wattmeter to verify its watt output display, and my 12 volt supply was monitored as well both during receive (low load), and during transmit (very high load, pulling 170 watts from the Jackery).In all cases, the Jackery 240 provided accurate readouts on its display, provided stable power up to its specifications, and could be charged with the 12 volts from the car while supplying 115 VAC to my external 12 Volt supply without interruption. The Jackery unit provided fine performance during the two drills, and kept my cell phone charged during the entire drill. It is light to carry (those internal lithium ion batteries are a whole lot lighter than a big lead-acid battery). It appears to be reliable, and simple to use. I can wholeheartedly recommend it.

3. 

   Sergio Corona – 20 February 2025

   No es mala, pero por el precio podria haber comprado algo mejor

4. 

   Jeremy C – 20 February 2025

   I was a bit reluctant to get this battery due to the fact that I knew Resmed charges $1200 for their AirSense 10 battery, so I wasn’t sure whether this unit would do a comparable job, given it is a fraction of the cost.I got the Explorer 240 in hopes that it will provide sufficient power to my CPAP Airsense 10 (no humification, no heated tube) for 2 nights camping with the family recently. I have bad sleep apnea so I have needed regular CPAP for over 12 years now. The last couple of times camping without it have resulted in very poor sleep for me and annoyance for my family with the incessant snoring. My kids did not really look forward to a repeat performance, so I thought I would try to mitigate the eventual complaining by picking up the Jackery battery. It was really through online reviews that purchasing this product became compelling.It was received quickly by Canada Post and packaged very professionally and it was delivered to me a day or so before my camping trip. I charged the Jackery up the night before and then took it with me. I didn’t buy the solar panels and while I should have tried it at home first, I didn’t (didn’t have time). The good news is once it was bedtime the first night in our tent I was able to easily figure out how to work it. I like the fact that the AC outlet I have to manually turn on – it’s not on default and won’t leak out power unnecessarily. I was pleased to start my CPAP machine and saw it is working. I do like the fact that it shows both the power input and output, so it gives the user a reasonable idea of what to expect for output, given a certain power draw that one can see.I was even more pleased to see after the first night of 6-7 hours of sleep, my Jackery battery showed remaining life of 69%! Which gave me hope it would last one more night. By the second night it was still at 69% when I went to bed, and I slept about 6-7 hours again and awoke with the Jackery at 33%. I am not sure if it would have powered a third night but I was happy it powered up my CPAP completely during my trip which was the goal. There were no interruptions of power delivery to my CPAP on either night. I was able to use another remaining 11% to power up all the kids and my cell phone the next day before we left and still had power to spare. All in all, this is an impressive product. Great design, easy to use, light weight and even the packaging was nicely put together with little space to spare but everything was neat and tidy. Liked the manual and the included stickers too. After this experience, I am certainly bullish on Jackery products and it’s funny because when I went to Costco the Friday that I was leaving for camping, I saw they were selling Jackery 880W Explorers. I was very tempted to buy one, but wanted to see the 240W in action first. I will no doubt be buying another Jackery, knowing how reliable it is, and it more than exceeded my expectations. When I came home I went to register the product with Jackery to receive an additional year of warranty. It is too bad that the $200.00 off they give as a result can only be spent in the US and only for orders over $1200. But overall I am very pleased at this product and would recommend it without hesitation for anyone needing a way to power up their CPAP while camping. Obviously if one is using humidification or a heated tube, the power draw would be much more and it would be hard to say what you would get in one or two nights. Certainly buying a higher wattage Jackery would mitigate that, but for what I got for what I paid, I am very delighted.

5. 

   alexander sepp – 20 February 2025

   Before purchasing this product, I took a close look at my power requirements and this battery was well within and exceeded it. I also purchased a solar saga 100 and the combination worked well for me. The solar cell was able to directly power a USB ceiling fan all day, and the battery kept two iPhones charged and powered an LG tablet while continuously charging the battery. I like the look of the unit and the size and weight fit well in the small houseboat that we rented for our vacation. The battery is very light and you can easily pick it up with one hand. The display is easy to read. People should not shy away from these smaller batteries if you don’t need the extra wattage. I looked at a lot of different batteries and decided to go with Jackery because they have been around a while and their products get good reviews. I have no complaints about the explorer 240.

6. 

   Kevin – 20 February 2025

   *writing from Canada – Bought lowest power option as I am primarily using for laptop/cellphones/lightsI come from a background of just using powerbanks for phone chargers, but really hated how they take hours and hours to charge, or die off when it drops below freezing. I seeked out Jackery simply because it was mentioned over and over again in car camping/campervan conversion forums as the #1 go to.Things I like:1. Durable quality parts – It feels high quality, not cheap. It’s much lighter then I thought, the grab handle is awesome and kudos for adding a rubberized bottom for grip so it doesn’t fall over, very smart.2. Resists cold – I’ve used this in -18 celcius (0 Fahrenheit) and the charge does not remotely get affected, doesn’t deviate at all. Most powerbanks lose charge fast at those temperatures, not this one!3. Charges fast! – Connected it to my car lighter adapter, and it charges surprisingly fast, I can get about 10-20%back just driving an hour or so easy, and that’s when its also charging my phone. Haven’t charged it by outlet since opening because it just re-charges so fast, ive had no need, and I’m never worried on road trips.4. Charges devices fast – I don’t know the tech specs, but it feels like i’m plugging my phone and laptop into a wall outlet, lightyears faster then using a powerbank.Things that I did not like:1. The cigarette outlet on the battery does not come with a cover, so you have a big empty hole that is exposed to dirty,dust, etc… Not a huge deal, I just put some paper towels in there to stuff the whole when not in use.Buy this!

7. 

   Catlyn – 20 February 2025

   I got my 240 jackery back in 2020. Since then I’ve had it on weekend long camping trips, out on boat trips, and used it during power outages. Still works great, and the battery still seems to be holding a full charge when at 100 percent. It is also small enough and light enough to keep in a duffle bag.When combined with a small 25 watt solar panel you can have enough power to keep a laptop and your phone fully charged all weekend.If I were to point out one thing that could be improved it is that it can only be charged with the included charging cables instead of other more common plugs, but I haven’t had an issue with that yet. Just make sure you don’t lose that charging cable.