Jackery SolarSaga 100W Panel
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Jackery SolarSaga 100W Panel ($269.99). bigger. I got mine from Amazon. I'd also get it at B&H, or at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
The Solar Generator set includes this SolarSaga 100W solar panel and Explorer 300 Power Station which I use together. This panel can charge just about anything, other power banks or power stations of other brands.
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This is a powerful, sturdy, easy to carry and setup solar panel. It charges my Jackery Explorer 300 Power Station or Anker PowerHouse 300 II in a couple of hours, even if it's not entirely sunny.
It folds in half, with magnetic closures, for carrying and storage:
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It has flip-out adjustable legs to support it at different angles:
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When done, just pick it up, fold it in half and magnetic closures hold it closed. The legs are have clever elastic to retract them magically as you take the panel off the ground. Brilliant!
This panel is perfect for charging power stations like my Explorer 300 Power Station, and can charge other things via USB-C and USB-A ports hidden inside the zippered pouch that holds the long cord:
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I got my SolarSaga 100W from Amazon. I'd also get it at B&H, or at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
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Surprisingly robust power output all day long.
Charges power stations fast, even when cloudy but bright.
Sets-up and strikes super-fast.
16 AWG cord with standard 7.9 × 0.9mm (DC7909) plug.
Includes a tethered 7.9×0.9 to 8.0×2.0mm (DC7909 to DC8020) adapter to charge some other power stations, specifically the Jackery Explorer 1500 and Jackery Explorer 2000.
Extension cords are inexpensive and easy to find if you want to put the panel outside and charge or use the power inside.
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Not waterproof, but rated IP65 water-resistant.
No 7.9×0.9 to 5.5×2.1mm (DC7909 to DC5521) adapter included to charge smaller DC devices.
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Cord
10-foot (3 meter) round 16 AWG cord with standard 7.9 × 0.9mm (DC7909) plug.Cells
Monocrystalline silicon.
Power Output
100 watts in full direct mid-day sunlight.
18 V at 5.556A.
Less in dimmer light, cloudier weather, far northern and southern latitudes, winter time, ends of the day and if the panel isn't pointed directly at the sun.
Open-Circuit Voltage
21.6 V.
Short-Circuit Current
6.1 A.
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23%.
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Rated 15 watts (5 V at 3 A).
Actual output about 10W regardless of daylight level.
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12 watts (5 V at 2.4 A).
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Folded
610 × 535 × 35 mm.
24.0 × 21.1 × 1.4 inches.
Unfolded
1,220 × 535 × 5 mm.
48.0 × 21.1 × 0.2 inches.
Weight
9.1 lbs (4.1 kg).
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Made in China.
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-10 ~ +65º C (14 ~ 149º F).
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I got my SolarSaga 100W from Amazon. I'd also get it at B&H, or at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
I'm impressed. With enough light I really get 100 watts out of this.
When first connected I saw an indicated 103W charging my Explorer 300 Power Station - even when partly cloudy!
Of course solar panels become less efficient as they heat up in sunlight, so the power drops as they sit out in the sun.
I even get 60 watts out of it near sunset. I'm very impressed.
I measure that it puts out about 1.2 watts per kilolux of ambient light. Full sun is about 100 kilolux, and shade is about 10 kilolux. Partly cloudy or cloudy bright might be 30 kilolux; it all varies. For instance, in 40 kilolux cloudy bright I was getting 48 watts charging my Explorer 300 Power Station.
I get about 10W from the USB-C port, even in dimmer light.
Your results will vary.
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I got my SolarSaga 100W from Amazon. I'd also get it at B&H, or at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
If you want strong USB-C PD power, ignore the low-powered (15W maximum) outlet on the back of the panel. Instead use this to charge a power station with the direct DC mainline output and then take full USB-C PD power from the power station. Most power stations will let you use the PD outputs as they charge, too.
Good news is that you can use the panel's own USB outputs to charge small power banks or other devices at the same time as you're mainline charging a power station with the DC cord.
If you're an electronic engineer you can design a direct high power DC to PD converter to charge at high power via PD direct from the panel's main DC output, but be real: we don't want to leave our MacBook Pros sitting outside by themselves as they charge — even though converted to USB-C PD my MacBook pro charges in an hour.
Avoid using solar panels indoors: newer homes often use special heat- and infra-red-reflective glass which greatly reduces the output from solar panels. Panels make a great deal of their electricity from infra-red which is blocked by most glass.
Don't worry if you're charging something that uses this voltage but is rated to charge at less than 100W. Smaller devices, like my Anker PowerHouse 300 II which is only rated to charge at 65W from a solar panel, simply won't draw more than 65W. An advantage of using a larger panel is that in dimmer light, you can still get 65W out of it where a panel only rated 65W would not put out 65W in dimmer light.
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I got my SolarSaga 100W from Amazon. I'd also get it at B&H, or at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay.
Jackery's page on the SolarSaga 100W.
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