How To Build A Solar Panel - Part 13

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I, Robert Smith, show you every step I take to building a custom made solar panel from scratch. I explain in detail about each item I use and why to use it, so the video is fairly long.

I will be hosting the majority of the video on my own server so you can view it all in one take. It will take time to edit the video, but the more of you that subscribe to the video, the faster I'll try to get it out to you guys as it just shows that people are interested and appreciate what I'm doing, as I'm providing this video for free unlike some videos you see on YouTube.

The method I described in this video is just one way to go about it, however, there are many ways you can build a custom solar panel. Some use aluminum or plastic frames, but I found for a beginner, working with wood would probably be easier and cheaper.

Overall, building a solar panel can be fun, but there are many factors that play into building a solar panel, and I as well still have an extreme amount to still learn about it.

So I hope that for those wanting to learn more about solar energy and wanting to take the adventure of building their own solar panel will find this video very useful.

To watch to full video just video, just visit: http://www.solartechtown.com

Again the video is fairly large, so to prevent from having to put 6 or 7 parts on youtube in 10 minute sections, I'm just going to host in on my server.

If you all have ANY questions, feel free to leave a comment under the video.

Thanks guys!

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[ronindebeatrice]

Hey Rob,

Great series. Your cuts are a little long at times, but your presentation is well put together regardless. I'll be looking forward to more.

[RobertSmith3]

Thanks, and yeah, it turned out way longer than what I thought it would, but most was taken on just one take, and I rather address as many concerns as I can than create something that has little to no helpful information :)

[virlusun]

Great job, your set up is really nice. I do agree to leave the battery outside. I am planning the hose box is a good idea too. Thanks for sharing.

[RobertSmith3]

No problem, please let others know about Solar Tech Town as well.

Thanks

[tupac93013]

great set up.

[RobertSmith3]

Thanks tupac, love the constant support man!

[CTOL1]

Voltage drop on that long of a DC run would be excessive I understand this is experimental

Pretty cool none the less shows it can be done!

Having the Battery close to the cell would be best, up converting to 110 Vac would be best for long runs

A battery does love cool environments though so under the shed or in the shade would be "cool"

So glad your posting this, folks can learn quite a lot Excellent work Robert

[migxp1]

Rob Robert or Bob, not sure what name you use, GOD bless you and your family. I'm glad you gave us the tour as you saved many of us days and hours of trial and error.

[beercave]

good stuff  also its not sil-a-khan!!!!

[cheapbeersucks]

lol.. kill a watt

[Shuxa02]

Simple and fantastic

[godscreat0r]

Hello , I wanted to compliment you on sutch a great tutorial video.

I did have a question or 2 , i wanted to know how long of full sun does it take to charge that battery you are using ?

Can i connect multiple batterys together so that i can run something for a longer period of time ?

[rh001YT]

Robert: too small a gauge wire running from solar panel to house. I would use 16 gauge to minimze IR loss when drawing the full 2 or 3 amps from the panel. 16 gauge xtension cord on sale is a good deal. You might think 16 gauge is unecessarily large, but oversizing a bit is good engineering practice.

[MegaSolidSteel]

this is the best help i haver ever found i have always wanted to build a solar panel but i could never find the info but when i found your videos they helped so much