Comments on: DIY build your own solar panels video

By: Wretha

Wretha — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:40:29 +0000

Hi Tony, thanks for writing. I have found the best source for new and broken solar cells are on eBay, follow this link http://tinyurl.com/ebay-solar-cells, I'll leave it up to you to decide which eBay deal to go for.

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:41:23 +0000

Can I get the name of the company where I can buy new or defect cells?

By: Wretha

Wretha — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:39:04 +0000

Thanks Imran for commenting, sorry about the music on my videos, the camera I had at the time was a cheap, very cheap camera and didn’t record audio, YouTube offers the option of adding music to videos so that’s what I did… if the music is not agreeable then it’s easily turned down or off. I’m glad you enjoyed the instruction though. :)
Wretha

By: Imran

Imran — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:44:13 +0000

I wish you could speak louder and the music softer. Thanks for the Instructions though.

By: DIY Solar Panel

DIY Solar Panel — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:11:22 +0000

I have used both new cells and factory defects. I favor the factory defects due to price and often not much efficiency lost.

By: Wretha

Wretha — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:34:32 +0000

Thanks Eric, that’s food info to have. :)

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:08:44 +0000

1) Get pre-tabbed cells. This cuts the soldering to 1/3 or less because you are only doing the 6 on the back, not the pain in the wazoo strips on the front.

2) Here is a good writeup on one way of doing it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Build_a_60_Watt_Solar_Panel/ I followed this but with two changes. I used new, good cells, rather than factory defect ones, because they are relatively cheap; and I divided it into 3 sections of 12 cells, in a 4 high, 3 wide, configuration, because it made the overall unit more structurally sound.

By: Alexander Dombroff

Alexander Dombroff — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:58:40 +0000

Hey, thanks for the post, I’m looking for more of a step by step guide that I can download and print. Know of anything?

By: Wretha

Wretha — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:03:10 +0000

Thanks Vee, darned spell checker! No offence, oh I mean offense taken. :)

By: Vee

Vee — Mon, 18 May 2009 22:22:39 +0000

Apparently only doctors will be any good at this as they are the only ones with patients.!!!

As you might guess I have no patience (hee hee) with poor spelling…No offence