I returned the Jackery 1500 Solar Gen back to Jackery. It looked and appeared to be a well built solid unit. The only reason that I got it was in case electric power was out for an extended period of time - many days or weeks. I needed a unit that would charge fairly rapidly from the two 320 watt solar panels that I have, and maybe power a crockpot at the same time.
It was very disappointing when I connected 640 watts of solar power to the unit for recharging, and it would only take a total of 240 watts - 120 watts from each panel. It is listed as taking 500 watts from solar panels. I contacted Jackery, and they said it was operating per design.
It was very disappointing when I connected 640 watts of solar power to the unit for recharging, and it would only take a total of 240 watts - 120 watts from each panel. It is listed as taking 500 watts from solar panels. I contacted Jackery, and they said it was operating per design.