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Jackery Explorer 500
#19 of 20 in medium · #55 of 56 overall · all Jackery models
1.9
Older NMC design with 500-cycle rating, one AC outlet and no USB-C.
518 Whcapacity
500 Wcontinuous output
NMC500 cycles
13.3 lbweight
$399street price, being verified
Runs a 500 W load about 0.9 h$770 per kWh of capacityFull AC recharge in about 6.6 h
Ratings
Spec-based rating. No independent measurement has been logged for this power station yet, so the score uses manufacturer specifications and price. How that works.
Each rating places this unit among the others on a 0.5–5 scale, within its size class for the measures that scale with size and across the whole catalog for the rest. Weighted together they give the overall 1.9. Formula and weights.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 518 Wh
- Max expanded
- 518 Wh
- AC output
- 500 W continuous
- Surge
- 1,000 W
- Chemistry
- NMC
- Cycle rating
- 500
- Weight
- 13.3 lb
- AC recharge
- 90 W
- Solar input
- 100 W
- UPS switchover
- None / not rated
- AC outlets
- 1
- USB-C PD max
- None
- 240V output
- No
- App
- No
- Price per kWh
- $770
- Released
- 2019
Independent measurements
None logged yet. We only record numbers from published tests, each with a link to its source. The reviewers and labs we track. Know of a test we've missed? Tell us.
How it compares with its neighbors
| # | Model | Wh | AC W | Chem. | Cycles | lb | AC in W | Solar W | $/kWh | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | EcoFlow River 2 Pro | 768 | 800 | LiFePO4 | 3,000 | 17.2 | 940 | 220 | 650 | 3.2 |
| 17 | EcoFlow River 2 Max | 512 | 500 | LiFePO4 | 3,000 | 13.4 | 660 | 220 | 682 | 3.0 |
| 18 | Bluetti EB55 | 537 | 700 | LiFePO4 | 2,500 | 16.5 | 200 | 200 | 650 | 2.6 |
| 19 | Jackery Explorer 500 | 518 | 500 | NMC | 500 | 13.3 | 90 | 100 | 770 | 1.9 |
| 20 | Goal Zero Yeti 500X | 505 | 300 | NMC | 500 | 12.9 | 60 | 120 | 889 | 1.6 |