SolarSaga 100W Portable Solar Panel | Foldable Monocrystalline Solar Cell Solar Charger with USB Outputs for Explorer 240/500/1000 & Off-Grid Use

I purchased a Jackery Explorer 1000 power station via Amazon UK in April of this year and considered buying 2 x 100w Jackery Solar Saga panels at the same time, as an alternative to just charging the power station from the mains supply.My decision not to buy the panels at that time was based partially on cost, but also because of doubts I had about the ability of the Jackery solar panels to cope with weather conditions in the Outer Hebrides, where I live.We have some rain here on up to 300 days a year and strong winds on almost as many.Jackery do make it clear in their advertising that the solar panels are not waterproof and looking at the foldable stands on the website pictures, I was also concerned that they might be too flimsy to remain standing in windy weather.Nevertheless, I continued to be interested in the solar panels and eventually decided to buy a pair three or four weeks ago, when they were offered at 30% discount during Amazon's most recent Prime Day.So, how have they fared?Generally, very well. I use the Jackery Explorer 1000 to provide lighting in the house during power cuts and for regular use in my polytunnel and shed, where I do not have mains electricity. It has become indispensable around the croft and house.Having these solar panels increases the flexibility of the power station, which I was previously charging just from a wall socket.The 2 solar panels arrived a couple of weeks ago and I have been getting to grips with them ever since.Straight out of the box, the panels are impressive to look at. They are sturdily made and neatly finished. They look durable and and I am fairly confident that with care, they will last a long time.The 2 solar panels connect easily to the Jackery 1000 with a dedicated connector that is supplied with the power station, not with the panels.A useful feature is that devices can be charged by plugging them directly into the usb or usb-c socket on the rear of the solar panels without the need for them to be connected to a power station.When connected to the Jackery 1000, the solar panels started to charge it immediately and it quickly became clear that the rate at which they charge is heavily affected by the intensity of light and the angle of the panels whilst charging.My initial concerns about wind and rain turned out to be realistic and several times during the first few days, I had to pick the solar panels up from the ground where the wind blew them and on other occasions, rush out to retrieve them when it started to rain.Life is too short to deal with these problems regularly, so I have now moved the panels into my polytunnel where they sit protected from the weather and where the light intensity is still sufficient to charge the Jackery power station with them at a rate only slightly slower than if they were outside in the open.I have found these solar panels to be a useful addition to the Jackery 1000 and since owning them, have learnt that you need to take a little time to learn how to use them to best effect in your own situation.They could be improved for UK use by making them completely waterproof and strengthening the leg stand, but overall, these panels greatly add to the versatility of the Jackery power station and are good bits of kit to have for stand by/ off grid/ camping use.

I bought the Solar Saga on a whim when I saw that they now supplied in the UK through Amazon - I had two reasons to buy. First to look at renewable power solutions to make available at the foodbank I have worked at during COVID and also to extend a project with my kids where they can only charge their devices from renewable energy in an attempt to limit screen time and teach about the environment.In the latter case, this product is a little too good. On a sunny day it easily charges their ipads as well as a couple of power-banks for later charging!... in other words... it provides so much power that it doesnt limit their screen time much!The product itself looks smart, operates straight out the box and folds nicely into it's own case-like form. The soft legs are robust enough to support the items without adding extra bulk and the eyelets in the corner offer the facility to more securely fix in place where necessary.This panel is ideal for portable device charging and performs well even during overcast skys - Don't expect miracle output if it isnt sunny, but the Solarsaga performs as efficiently as technology allows in dull conditions.This is a great product which I would highly recommend to anyone - even if it is to teach youngsters about renewable energy and charging their devices or giving a topup to devices while picnicking in the park or on the beach. I can't wait to explore further Jackery products as they hit the market.

This solar panel is good in that it works to spec, but it comes with... Issues.The primary issue is that it needs to have zero shade and can't cope with more than a tiny amount.For example - if it's put up in direct, full sunlight, pointed directly at the midday sun it will suck in 100W. If there is a narrow pole nearby casting a tiny shadow across it, this falls to 5W.I have a cheap 40W panel and in the same situation, this will give me 35W.It is fragile. Given that it is intended for travel use and to be freestanding, it should not be able to break itself under its own weight, and should be able to survive small knocks. Mine has almost lost a corner from about a 6 inch fall, while the previously mentioned 40W panel fell 8 feet without damage.This it only rigid down the sides. This means it cannot be placed portrait, and if it is placed on uneven ground, it may damage itself. So far mine hasn't had anything that didn't brush out ok, but I do worry at how raw the edges are and how long it will last.The stands on the back are a good idea, but they are very wobbly. In some situations this is helpful e.g. on uneven ground. But on smoother ground it means it slips and falls over.The lead with it is excellent, however it is incompatible with my explorer 240 v2 and requires a "DC8020 to USB-C" adapter which Jackery sells for £30.With the adapter, this pairs excellently with my 240.It will charge it to full in about 3hrs.The lead that comes with it can push out up to 27W directly to USB C and A, however this is very inefficient, so if you are pairing this with a solar generator - only use this if the generator is nearly full or standalone.All round, this is pricey, and you will want to keep in mind how much you value portability, as this makes many sacrifices for that portability while piling on the price.Update:I've been using this near constantly for over a year now and it's still going strong.It lays on my shed roof and powers a mini office / entertainment tent.I got myself 2 rigid panels to supplement it, along with a suitcase style rigid panel but for travel and portability - this plus my 240v2 is working the best as it folds down flat and weighs very little.

Fantastic . Kept everything charged on a 3 day trip

This is an incredible solar panel. The performance relative to others I have tried is outstanding. Even here in cloudy grey Scotland on average sunny days I can pick up anywhere between 45 to 60 plus watts and that is in hazy slightly dappled cloud days. In direct bright sunshine I get even higher busting right up to 100 and slightly over at times. This was surprising to me as everyone seemed to suggest you would be lucky to get three quarters of the max rating.One note which I found hard to find info on. If you get this to power a Jackery 240 V2 power station with usb input you have to buy an additional lead to convert the power outlet to usb c for plugging into the power station innit. Although the door charger output does have two usb charging sockets these don't deliver enough oomph to feed the power station. It took me ages of searching and I thought my panels were dud at first. So just remember that and enjoy your free electricity!

Excellent product

This solar panel works well and delivers in the ballpark of its rated power output in the early spring sun. Even in heavily overcast weather, you can expect it to put out enough juice to charge a phone or even power a laptop.One thing worth mentioning is that a DC8020 to DC7909 adapter is included, so it will work with older Jackery devices without issues.

I'm really happy with this. It's expensive and so is the power pack but it is very well made ( get what you pay for? ) and it appears to work really well.Early days but I'm getting 11w input with cloud ( output on my phone is about 7 ) so even with a cloud I appear to be making more than I lose by charging a mobile )When I plugged it into the mains I was getting about 64w input and I'm getting so far best of 69w input from the sun...so it appears to load it with more power from the sun than I get from my mains electricity when charging..Any shadow on any part of it does have a significant and immediate effect on the input which seems logical but worth avoiding even a shadow on one corner...Would I buy it again if I had the choice to go back? YES I think it's great and a great addition to a leisure battery on my camper van..I decided to have this separate to adding solar to the van because it gives me more versatility and so if we just want to go camping with a tent we could still easily power a portable cool box and pump up Paddle boards with an electric pump.

J'ai acheté ce panneau pour accompagner le générateur de la même marque. Le panneau n'allume plus le générateur. Amazon gère les problèmes le premier mois, donc je dois gérer avec jackery directement. Pour l'instant pas de réponse.... Pour le prix, je suis évidemment très déçue car je pensais avoir payé le prix de la qualité.Up : Jackery m'a contacté suite à mon mail. SAV en cours. Plutôt un bon point ! Je ferais le retour définitif quand le SAV sera clôt.Up : je viens de recevoir le panneau de remplacement. Jackery a un formidable SAV !! Je les remercie infiniment ! Le panneau marche et j'espère pour longtemps ! Je passe mon avis de 1 à 5 étoiles tant je suis contente de leur SAV !

LEGGENDO LE RECENSIONI HO AVUTO UN RIPENSAMENTO SUL RENDIMENTO DEL PANNELLO SOLARE. APPENA RITIRATO QUINDI, SONO ANDATO IN MONTAGNA ED HO TESTARO UL SUO FUNZIONAMENTO. PER QUANTO HO MISURATO ALLE ORE 12,00 ESSO MI DAVA 95 96 WATT CON PUNTE DI 105 WATT. CERTO LE CONDIZIONI ERANO OTTIME CIELO TERSO, SOLE SPACCAPIETRE ... . IL RENDIMENTO QUINDI NON E' UN PROBLEMA COME NON LO E' LA SUA PRATICITA'. L'UNICO INCONEVINTE CHE NECESSITA DI UN MIGLIORAMENTO E' IL VELCRO CHE TRATTINE LE GAMBETTE IN ADERENZA ALLA PARETE POSTERIORE DEL PANNELLO E BISOGNA ESERCITARE UN PO DI FORZA PER METTERLE IN POSIZIONE. UN PO CARO, CERTO MA RISPONDE CORRETTAMENTE ALLE CARATTERISTICHE ESPRESSE.

Muy buena adquisicion para nuestra caravana, tiene que estar justo hacia el sol para que cargue bien, en el momento que hay aunque sea una ramita tapando el sol, la potencia de carga baja bastante. La usamos en nuestra caravana y para cargar un par de dias la bateria va bien, pero no haciendo mucho uso de la electricidad, si realmente gastas mucho compra dos como esta.

Jag har solpanelen på balkongerna. Ger i solen på balkongen 70W.

Ich habe mir die Jackery Explorer 500 plus SolarSaga 100 Solarpanel auf Grund einiger Reviews geholt bin mit dem Set sehr zufrieden.Ich werde das Set in erster Linie im möglichen Fall von längeren Stromausfällen nutzen, um damit die Taschenlampen und Mobiltelefone zu laden. Ggf noch in Verbindung mit einem Kompressorkühlschrank, der sogar, alleine angeschlossen, bis zu 48 Stunden betrieben werden kann ohne nachzuladen. Die Teile kamen gut verpackt und somit auch unbeschädigt an. Die Nutzung geht intuitiv.Mit dem Solarpanel ist man zumindestens bei Sonnenschein auch unabhängig vom Stromnetz.Was ja im Falle eines möglichen Blackouts genau der Sinn der Sache ist. Oder beim Camping oder einem Tag am See mit Kühlbox und Musikanlage.Ich habe das Set im Sale mit 20% Rabatt gekauft. Damit ist natürlich das Preis/Leistungsverhältnis meiner Meinung nach auch sehr gut.Was ich gut finde :- gute Verarbeitung und gut ablesbares Display auch bei direkter Sonneneinstrahlung- die Angabe wirklich nutzbarer Leistung. Bei anderen Geräten kann man durchaus 20% abziehen. Aber hier sind die 500 WH auch verfügbar. Sogar noch etwas mehr.- Stabiler 12 V Ausgang.- kein Lüfter beim Ladevorgang- Gebrauch der Ausgänge auch während des Ladevorganges möglich- genaue Verbrauchsanzeige inkl. des Verbrauchs der internen Elektronik- Prozentgenaue Akkuladestandsanzeige- Schutz z.B. gegen Über-/Untertemperatur, Überlastschutz- USB 2,4A pro Ausgang- das Solarpanel bringt seine Leistung auch, wenn dieses nicht ganz exakt ausgerichtet ist. Somit reicht ein Nachführen auch ca jede 1 - 1.5 Stunden.- Laden mit Solar startet automatisch , auch wenige Watt bei Dämmerlicht werden schon mitgenommen.- gut auch, daß man am Solarpanel auch direkt einen USB Anschluß hat. So kann man etwas aufladen, ohne eine Powerstation dabei zu haben.wirklich nur kleine Schwachpunkte :- Man erreicht nur ca maximal 78W Ladeleistung mit Solarpanel (bei Abschattung oder Bewölkung natürlich weniger). Mit Glück auch mehr. Bei einem Versuch habe ich das panel fast auf den Boden gelegt. Dabei ist die Ausgangsspannung des Panels unter 15V gekommen und die Ladeelektronik der Jackery hat "geöffnet" und es wurde mit 98W geladen. Aber man hat nicht immer Glück. Hier wäre es gut, wenn man das SolarSaga noch etwas besser ausnutzen könnte. Denn der Ladeeingang kann ja 100W.- Fehlende USB-Quick-Charge und USBC Lademöglichkeit. Es gibt aber dafür Lösungen über den 12V Car-Ausgang. Man hätte diese 12V Rundstecker weglassen können zu Gunsten von Quick-Charge und USBC- Die Ladeabdeckungen sind ehr "labbrig" und fallen manchmal nach unten hin ab. Besser wäre eine Anbringung oben an dem Ausgang gewesen.Wobei die USB Anschlüsse und der Ladeeingang nicht abgedeckt sind. Somit könnte man die Abdeckungen 12V / 220V auch weg lassen.- Das Licht an der Seite kann auch blinken, aber nur S O anstelle von SOS.Aber die "Cons" sind wirklich nur Kleinigkeiten. Insgesamt eine tolle Kombi. Absolut empfehlenswert.Da ich diese ja, wie gesagt, in erster Linie für einen evtl. Stromausfall hier habe, muss man sich ab und an um den Akku kümmern.Alle 2 Monate lade ich einige Male dann Sachen damit auf, bis der Akku auf 20% runter ist. Dann wird per Solar wieder auf 80% geladen.