The Pecron E2400LFP takes up to 800 W of solar through a GX16 solar input (32–95 V, 15 A, 700 W) and a DC5521 solar input (12–18 V, 7 A, 100 W). The quickest refill from a maker panel on sale today: 1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X, 1 panel on the GX16 solar input, which brings it to 500 W and refills its 2,048 Wh in about 4.1 h of full sun.
Solar limit
800W
Fastest refill
4.1h of sun
Panels
1× 500 W
The panels cost $799 at Jackery, checked Oct 11, 2026. At a more typical 70% panel yield the refill takes about 5.9 h. Every arrangement here keeps the panels' open-circuit voltage under the limit on a -10 °C (14 °F) morning. Every panel we track.
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X on the Pecron E2400LFP: 1 panel on the GX16 solar input; 500 W in.
32 to 95 V open-circuit, 15 A max, 700 W, aviation plug
DC5521 solar input
12 to 18 V open-circuit, 7 A max, 100 W, DC5521 plug
All inputs together
800 W (Pecron: "800W Solar Input Max (GX16MF+DC5521)")
Two panels in series add their voltages; strings in parallel add their currents. A panel's open-circuit voltage (Voc) rises on cold, bright mornings, so each arrangement below is checked with the panel's own temperature coefficient, or -0.35% per °C where the maker publishes none, at -10 °C (14 °F). Strings in parallel are kept within the input's current figure; a single string that could give more is held back by the input itself.
Every maker panel we track, on the E2400LFP
5 of the 18 panels fit, fastest refill first. Each uses every input that can take it; the hours are full sun, from empty.
Maker panels on the Pecron E2400LFP; prices Oct 11, 2026
"Full sun to refill" is the ideal floor: the station taking its input limit every hour. Panels rarely deliver their rating, so the 70% column is closer to a good day, and a usable day holds four to six hours of full sun in most of the US. Panels whose maker does not name an MC4 plug are counted one to an input, since they link to others only through the maker's own adapters.
Cables between panel and station
Jackery SolarSaga 500 X: Anderson on the panel and an aviation socket on the station, so you need an Anderson-to-aviation solar cable. Its cable: 5m charging cable.
BLUETTI PV350 and other panels with the same plug: MC4 on the panel and an aviation socket on the station, so you need an MC4-to-aviation solar cable. Its cable: 20A MC4 to XT60 Solar Charging Cable (1.5m).
What a day of sun puts back
Watt-hours back in a day, at a 70% panel yield and the station's input limit. Winter in the northern US gives about 3 hours of full sun, a clear summer day in the Southwest 6 or more.
Watt-hours back per day; the E2400LFP holds 2,048 Wh
Setup
3 h of sun
4 h of sun
5 h of sun
6 h of sun
1 × Jackery SolarSaga 500 X
1,050 Wh51% of the battery
1,400 Wh68% of the battery
1,750 Wh85% of the battery
2,048 Wha full refill
Check another panel on the E2400LFP
Type the figures from the panel's label or spec sheet (they are given at 25 °C). The check assumes MC4 plugs, so panels can go in series or parallel.
Enter the four figures to see how many of these panels the E2400LFP takes, and how to wire them.
Where the solar limits come from
Pecron product page: "DC5521: Voc 12V~18V / 100W Max /7A Max" · "GX16MF: Voc 32V~95V / 700W Max / 15A Max" · "800W Solar Input Max (GX16MF+DC5521)"
Pecron user manual (PDF): "DC5521 Charging Port: PV/DC 12V~18V, 100W maximum; VOC(open circuit voltage) of solar panel must be less than 25V;" · "GX16MF-5 Charging Port: PV(operating voltage) range 32V~95V, 700W maximum; VOC(open circuit voltage) of solar panel/array must be less than 95V, otherwise, it will damage the unit!" · "MC4 Solar Charging Cable(LSMC4-5GX16)*1"
Pecron product page: "E2400LFP-200W Solar Panel" · "E2400LFP-4*200W Solar Panel" · "E2400LFP-300W Solar Panel"
Panel figures: each panel's own page links its maker's spec sheet.
