DIY Homemade Solar Panel - My attempt at making a cheap 60 watt DIY Solar Panel.
Looking around the internet, including ebay and all of the alternate energy stores I find that solar panels are still very expensive to purchase. Even though building your own panel is a bit risky in durability, and technical, I found it not to be to hard. Take a look at the tools, parts, and technics below to see how I made my first DIY Homemade Solar Panel!
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List of materials I used to make this panel.
- Old Window
- 36 - 3X6 Solar Cells .5v each
- Solar Cell Tabbing - 2mm
- Solar Cell Bus Wire
- Contact Paper
- Soldering Iron/Station
- Lead Free Solder
- Rosin Flux Pen - Kester
- Liquid Flux
- Posicle Sticks and toothpicks
- Hairdryer or Heat Gun
- Putty Knife
- Screw Driver
- Wire Strippers
- Wire
- Wire Cutters
- Blocking Diode
- Window Sealer Paper
- Small Sealable Box
- Electrical Wire Nuts
Steps to Making the DIY Solar Panel.
- Disassemble the window
- Determine the Layout
- Solder and Tab the Solar Cells
- Arrange the Cells
- Test the Cells
- Re-assemble
- Finish Wiring and Connections
- Test the Finished Solar Panel
