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Group Buy (Closed): Jackery Explorer Portable Power Stations and SolarSaga Solar Panels

Discussion in 'Closed Group Buys' started by CowboyTaco, Aug 26, 2020.

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  1. Sep 17, 2020 at 6:14 AM
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    CowboyTaco [OP] $20 is $20

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    It's possible. It's also possible that you are getting it today and FedEx just sucks at tracking.

    I've had items arrive on the day they were scheduled with zero updates, and I've also had items (from the same order) change status from "Scheduled arrival today" to "arriving soon" the day after. FedEx is not my favorite shipper. I may be unpopular in my opinion, but I think USPS is the best.

    :stayontopic:

    Let us know if it arrives today.
     
    CowboyTaco, Sep 17, 2020
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  2. Sep 17, 2020 at 6:18 PM
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    As expected, didn’t arrive today.
     
    chilow, Sep 17, 2020
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  3. Sep 18, 2020 at 5:19 AM
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    CowboyTaco [OP] $20 is $20

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    That's a shame. I was hopeful for you. I hope it gets there soon.
     
    CowboyTaco, Sep 18, 2020
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  4. Sep 19, 2020 at 9:37 AM
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    A8C87761-67A2-4918-B62A-79471D725A3B.jpg My 500 receiving some free energy from partly cloudy skies. Y’all have a great weekend.
     
    texas angler, Sep 19, 2020
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  5. Sep 19, 2020 at 10:04 AM
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    Kolunatic Broke ass

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    How many panels did you get?
     
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  6. Sep 19, 2020 at 10:10 AM
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    That’s 2 50w panels by Renogy. It’s their suitcase version. Been waitn on this thing for over a month. Amazon sucks but that’s for another time. Testing now in preparation for some upcoming trips.
     
    texas angler, Sep 19, 2020
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  7. Sep 19, 2020 at 10:11 AM
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    Mine shows to arrive Monday
    We see:fingerscrossed:
     
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  8. Sep 19, 2020 at 10:14 AM
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    If via Amazon...good luck man. I’m about done with them.
     
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    No I don’t shop there. I’ll go to eBay before I shop there:thumbsup:
     
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  10. Sep 19, 2020 at 10:18 AM
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    Right on. Hard lessons learned on my end fo sho. Damn it. :D
     
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  11. Sep 19, 2020 at 8:09 PM
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  12. Sep 21, 2020 at 5:38 PM
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    Got my SolarSaga 100w today. Looks like they made some improvements from the ones I saw reviewed on youtube. The cable and charging ports are in the back pouch now. This keeps them more protected from the elements. It charged my Jackery 240 at 64w which I think is close to the max charge speed for the 240. Sets up in seconds. Pretty happy upon first inspection and test. I'll report back after some real use. I really hope the 240 and these solar panels are enough juice for my purpose.
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  13. Sep 21, 2020 at 5:56 PM
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    Nice. Still waiting on mine. Looks like another shipping delay. I’m almost positive they lost it at this point. Hope everyone else isn’t as unlucky.
     
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  14. Sep 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM
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    I ordered mine on 9/11 and didn't get it until today. I'm used to Amazon prime 2day shipping so it seemed long for me too. They sent me a confirmation email the day I bought it but I didn't hear from them again until today when they emailed saying it was going to be delivered today. I was starting to think they had a delay also. An email when they shipped would have been nice. But overall I'm happy with the product and they always respond to my emails so I'm happy with the customer service too.
     
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  15. Sep 22, 2020 at 4:53 AM
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    That's awesome @JVL1985 !

    I've read (or heard) somewhere that 60W is all that you can reasonably expect from a 100W panel (regardless of brand). IIRC, the Jackery panels have an efficiency rating of 23% which is remarkable.

    Ok, just looked it up 23.7% efficiency.

    For comparison, this Renogy suitcase 100W foldable panel just says "highly efficient" in the manual, but doesn't give actual specs. This stationary Renogy 100W Monocrystalline panel is rated at 22% efficiency.

    I didn't find anything to support the claim of 60W being the reasonable expectation though.
     
    CowboyTaco, Sep 22, 2020
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  16. Sep 22, 2020 at 8:53 AM
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    I checked out that Renogy you linked and that thing looks so bulky compared to these jackery ones. The jackery is pretty big also but it's really thin. I wouldn't want anything bigger for the limited space in my setup.
     
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  17. Sep 22, 2020 at 10:45 AM
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    Yeah. My point was just that the Jackery panels are supposed to be really efficient compared to the competition.

    Are there better options? Probably. Is the Jackery panel a solid option? Most definitely!

    I just opened up my Explorer 1000 and it came at 38% charged. I'll get some pics in a bit and put together some sort of review once I get a chance to run it through some tests.
     
    CowboyTaco, Sep 22, 2020
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    Happy to announce I received my Jackery 500. Anybody else running it with an ARB fridge? The screen shows its drawing 2w when it’s idling and about 60w when compressor kicks one does that sound about right?
     
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  19. Sep 22, 2020 at 5:23 PM
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    CowboyTaco [OP] $20 is $20

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    Yes. That sounds right to me.

    Glad you finally got it!
     
    CowboyTaco, Sep 22, 2020
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  20. Sep 22, 2020 at 6:23 PM
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    someone needs to kick off a bedslide group buy after the jackery and fridge group buys...lol
     
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