How to build a solar panel. DIY Solar cell tabbing & solar panel testing
by admin on Saturday, December 10th, 2011 | 25 Comments
How to build a solar panel. DIY Solar cell tabbing & solar panel testing I bought 60+ solar cells that I tab and solder. This is a great DIY project. Its not as hard as I thought to build a solar panel from single solar cells. This is a great way to save money and do your part to save energy. I hope you enjoy it. -Pete Mixcatcom Mixcat.com
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Also, I thought the tabbing wire is self soldering. Have you tried soldering it without using solder? I guess the tin coating on the wire acts as the solder.
Does the tabbing wire have to be in flat contact with the whole strip? It looked like you had a couple places where it arched away from the cell on the first one you did.
Wicked man, you really shone
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can u tell me how to get those panels?plz
Thanks this soldering works some of the other tabbing techniques on other diy vids don’t. Good on you from australia.
great series. im inspired. thanks. i need to get some solar cells. can you recommend a good source? thanks from hawaii!!
great series. im inspired. thanks. i need to get some solar cells. can you recommend a good source? thanks from hawaii!!
@mixcatcom get low iron glass , work best for solar panels. Help you get the infrared light . Great video btw,
Honestly… your soldering technique(s) need work. Use a fan to blow the solder smoke away from your face, and, if possible, do it an outside ventilated room.
200% video.
Are you doing this on plastic bubble wrap, what about heat melting it?
Very cool! tysm =-)
If there is sun panels all over the windmill you will nearly always be capable to get energy from the constrution.
Well if people have a house and garden, they can construct a windmill maybe together with sun panels.
Looks great! Keep it up!
I like those small panels. 65 dollar is not too expensive, here in Holland I can buy only 6 small panels for that money. Great show man.
@mixcatcom yeah i have seen them mounted a bunch of different ways when they are built like these are that’s why i asked. saw one design where a guy re-purposed his old c-band satelite and covered them with thin lexan, saw one mounted in boxes all around his chimney, one that built round cylinders out of them for on his roof those designs were so no matter what time of the day it was they were getting energy from the sun. I am still impressed with the solar shingles actually.
@edstar83 Glad you enjoyed it.. Lots more to come.
-Pete
@roxtar10870 LOL
@daddytech Im looking for glass sheets to mount them in and I will put them on my roof. I cant wait to get a couple of these done,
-Pete
Another Great Project video. Thanks my friend.
Hoooray for solder smoke!!
interesting what are you going to put them all in ?
@mixcatcom get some schottky diodes, to separate each bank of cells, you want at least 18 volts to then be regulated by a charge controller then to the 12 volt battery.
The output will not always be as high as that, but would provide usable voltages under low light conditions.
10 amp charge controller can be found on ebay for less than $20
search “10A Solar Panel Charge Controller Regulator 12V/24V”
they are from China, but hey, what isn’t these days?
Patio doors work great!!