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Uploaded on Mar 14, 2009

Documenting building a homemade solar panel from solar cells that would have otherwise been thrown out. Learn how to build your own similar panel @ Instructables.com

Details:
36 Cells were used in series
Thats ~19 volts @ 3.5 Amps
the panel measures 41.5" x 23"

And yes, its completely awesome.

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  • mathman47

    mathman47 3 years ago

    Isn't 19 volts a little high as input to the HT? I have an IC-T7H and it uses 11 volts. What HT are you using?

    Dennis KC9PYD

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  • Charles Bock

    Charles Bock 3 years ago

    Its going through an inverter and DC transformer first so the HT is only actually getting 12 volts

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  • TheSaintLLC

    TheSaintLLC 3 years ago

    all that for 1 light bulbs worth of power?

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  • Charles Bock

    Charles Bock 3 years ago

    One?!

    Still using incandescent bulbs?

    tsk tsk.

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  • Zalzal019

    Zalzal019 3 years ago

    Did you tin the tabs with solder?

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  • Charles Bock

    Charles Bock 3 years ago

    I actually tinned the bus lines on the panel using a flux and then heated the tabs and moved them into the tinning on the panel.

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  • mohsina begum

    mohsina begum 9 months ago

    @ Robin...

    If you want to get the plans

    To build your own solar panels

    Go to Google and search for

    "Top DIY solar panels Review"

    It is a blog that explains how to do it!!

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  • Mark Jones

    Mark Jones 8 months ago

    Awesome project!

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  • My Kol

    My Kol 1 year ago

    Nice job with that Solar Panel. Hope it stays waterproof and doesn't fog up. How have you solved those problems and what did you use for the transparent medium. And have a good source for the Solar Cells to share?

    FYI When you keyed up your HT on that transmitter, I hope you used your Callsign to identify at some point. I think that is what kg4bga was trying to convey. Transmitting without a Callsign could land large FCC fines. Kerchunking is also annoying to many listeners. Yup, control op.

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  • kg4bga

    kg4bga 1 year ago

    That is ILLEGAL.

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  • 721069

    721069 1 year ago

    Yes LEDs don't leak mercury but at the time they were extremely expensive, and hate to break it to you but CFLs do leak mercury.

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  • synthpop88

    synthpop88 1 year ago

    LEDs don't leak mercury :) Neither do CFLs, for that matter- as long as you are responsible.

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  • makeSOLARPANELS

    makeSOLARPANELS 1 year ago

    ★★★★★ beautiful! I got step step manual how to do that if u guys looking... thank you

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  • jarkosih ajarkosih

    jarkosih ajarkosih 1 year ago

    Homemade Solar panels,reduce energy usage click my name below.

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    jarkosih ajarkosih 1 year ago

    Homemade Solar panels,reduce energy usage

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