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DIY Solar Panels and More
By Trev Walker
DIY Solar Panels Made Easy - Site Recommendation
I'm quite passionate about the topic of alternative energy. A good friend of mine runs the site DIY Solar Panel Guides. Anyone interested in the topic should take some time to check it out. I'm attaching some photos to show you my first DIY Solar Panel project. I was somewhat skeptical about the idea before I started, but I was able to build a complete solar panel! I'm quite proud of this particular project. Building your own solar panels will save you up to 90% over the cost of buying them. And, it's rewarding and fun.
Using the ideas taught in Green Power Easy (the top guide listed on the aforementioned site), I was able to build a complete solar panel. The total cost of the panel was about $150 Canadian. In total it took me just over an hour to build the panel. The solar panel I built produces 26.5 Volts at 3.8 amps in the day time. This means it produces about 100Watts of electricity for every hour that it's kept in the sun. The project itself was a lot fun, and with the success of my first solar panel, I do plan to build more of these and use them to supplement the grid for power my home (ie reduce my power bill). I have attached a couple of images to show the panel, and the resulting 26 volt output. Even if you've never considered building a solar panel before, most people can accomplish the task in about 1 hour. As with any DIY project though, it starts with the right instruction. Check out this site: DIY Solar Panel Guides Cheers,
Trev |
DIY Solar Panel Guides
 
My First Solar Panel
My Completed Panel Produced 26 Volts
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Great idea. How much does it save you on your electric bill?
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That would depend on how many solar panels that I decided to build. I could eliminate my power bill if I wanted too. That first panel was really just my first try. I'll use that one for camping or something, I'm going to improve my design slightly before putting them on the roof.
I think I'll use puckboard as a backer so that I don't have to repaint it, and I think I'll use an aluminum framing material - again so that I don't have to repaint it. A solar panel is expected to last 35 years, so for the ones I build for home, I want to make them as maintenance free as possible. Cheers,
Trevas
It is great to see that the technology for solar panels is becoming simple enough for a DIY project.
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