Solar Panel Construction 3 - Open Source Ecology

This shows how to solder solar cell ribbon to solar cells. Part 3. For more information, see

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[H0D0NKAIN]

What are the "cells" made from? And how do I make them?

[jimmy59ca]

where do you buy the single cells?

[joerond]

@Felipecabesas plenty videos out there with alots of great advise, try to read and listen to all their instructions. Most important 1- use right tool. 2- keep it clean 3- right materials , 4- learn how to use your tools , last and not less important 5- right temperture. hope this help you in anyways.

[qcages]

@jimmy59ca Check ebay! lots of options.

[qcages]

@H0D0NKAIN I would not recommend making the cells lol, but you can buy them in lots of 36, 50, 100, and all the way up to 1000 on ebay. Try a kit to start, it will come with cells, tabbing wire and bus wire, a flux pen, and a blocking diode. A cool project to get into solar.

[Mobbin01]

This group, open source ecology, is working on many open source technologies. I would suggest going to their site openfarmtech(dot)com and if you like what OSE is doing, become a TRUE FAN , which means a donation of $10 a month for 2 years. They are at a 100 true fans right now but their goal is a 1000. The sooner we can get these open source tools and technologies off the ground, the sooner we can ALL start living sustainable, truly free lives... !

[ptacnik1988]

is it a weller soldering iron ?? :) im gonna make my house solar or at least my garage since is the part of the house that consumes more electricity :)

[reformedtheologian00]

can you please tell me where did you buy your solar panels?

Thanks for the ear

[Felipecabesas]

When I solder my tab wire to the Neg. of the p.v. cell it comes off. How i do it: Flux the contacts, put a little bit of soder on the tab wire, Soder it to the p.v. cell. Jesssss I just can't seem to make it attach, HELP> W/ suggestions?

[mykol13v]

It's on a spool roll on the right side of this video. He touches it with the very hot soldering iron and the solder melts on the tip. I prefer to brace everything and just control the solder feed and the iron. This is very easy, I've was a Bench Tech for many years.