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frontpage Posted by DLS4U | Staff • Mar 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025 6:03 PM
Jackery Explorer 100 Plus 99Wh LiFePO4 USB Charging Power Station
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I had gotten one of these Jackery Explorers as a free bonus item with one of my orders, but I returned it for credit ($77) so I did not get a chance to check it out.
While neat, I don't have a use for this size.
Its not really, other then having high usb c output maybe. I bought 2 20kmah for $20 each that i use for flying. Defiantly a premium here, i like the new color though.
I had gotten one of these Jackery Explorers as a free bonus item with one of my orders, but I returned it for credit ($77) so I did not get a chance to check it out.
While neat, I don't have a use for this size.
It's not my experience. Mine lasted a month, and after that, I couldn't use it in DC mode.
Inverters lose 20% of energy
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LFP packs are more expensive and larger, but last 4-10x longer.
LFP also handles abuse better. Operating at 1-25% regularly is actually where you get the most longevity. Running 1-75% easily could get thousands of charge cycles.
This is for people that want to run portable power constantly and will use it for years. Or for backup power you just leave hold charged at 50-75% and top off once a year. Easily could last 10-25 years.
That said LFP is going to get dirt cheap soon. I would only buy with specific uses in mind today.
Houny has the same design with jump starting. Hard to get today, but standard issue in my cars now.
LFP also handles abuse better. Operating at 1-25% regularly is actually where you get the most longevity. Running 1-75% easily could get thousands of charge cycles.
This is for people that want to run portable power constantly and will use it for years. Or for backup power you just leave hold charged at 50-75% and top off once a year. Easily could last 10-25 years.
That said LFP is going to get dirt cheap soon. I would only buy with specific uses in mind today.
Houny has the same design with jump starting. Hard to get today, but standard issue in my cars now.
Out of date info, by about a year now.
https://insideevs.com/news/731210...udy-finds/
Study conclusively confirmed LFP is dramatically different than traditional Lithium Ion/Polymer chemistry.
The least wear occurred on LFP / LiFePO4 batteries when they were cycled at 1-25% SoC.
What I posted came from that Tesla-funded study.
You are correct that you have difficulty *measuring* SoC in the 25-75% range. But that does not translate to aging/wear.
Bottom line: You totally can keep an LFP held at 40/60/80 percent charge. It will still greatly outpace traditonal Li-ion in longevity. But don't run it down to absolute zero, and don't fully charge it except rarely to recalibrate the SoC monitor. (Tesla recommends weekly, Ford monthly - but this is out of necessity as EVs making even slight range miscalculation often leads to a bad outcome).
Exactly. Even at this price it's not a great deal unless you're buying it for its tiny cuteness factor.
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That's like telling someone that's telling their camper trailer that they're getting worse fuel mileage. Of course an inverter has overhead but you only turn it on when you want to use it.