How to build a Solar Panel from Solar Cells DIY Part 3

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1. salemramsey5 says:

   January 23, 2012 at 4:40 pm

   amazing:)?
2. ilanmordechai says:

   January 23, 2012 at 4:59 pm

   Great Job! Do you overlap your C channeling? on the corners?
3. andrewjgify says:

   January 23, 2012 at 5:17 pm

   Enjoyed your video .Do? you have any problems with condensation?
4. bmin2709 says:

   January 23, 2012 at 5:30 pm

   @mixcatcom how? many volts per cell?
5. magprob says:

   January 23, 2012 at 5:32 pm

   I’d like to thank you for taking the time to school us on building solar panels. Yours look great, and I am ready to tackle? it. Thank you.
6. magna59 says:

   January 23, 2012 at 5:47 pm

   Great vidi …… have you found out how they grade the cells ? I presume there is some system like the rings on resister components & the like. Did you have? any problems with trapped moisture in the panel, as you generated a bit of a gap ?
   Regards Bob
7. bhaikhurram1 says:

   January 23, 2012 at 6:46 pm

   hello dear nice work can you tell me the one cell specification how voltage and? watts??????
8. tattoosk8r says:

   January 23, 2012 at 7:29 pm

   what about condensation build up inside your glass? You should vacume seal and or epoxy the cells to the glass so no air? inside your case…. just a thought
9. 1990suzuki says:

   January 23, 2012 at 8:02 pm

   if i use an concealing kit like sylgard 187 do i need? to use the silicone or any of that?

   Thanks.
10. singerray1 says:

    January 23, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    Do you really need glass? on the back side? Why can’t you use something like plywood?
11. dbokelly says:

    January 23, 2012 at 9:19 pm

    Like so many others…..I would like the info on your solar cell supplier. Your videos? are excellent……anxious to make my first panel. Once assembled, how fragile is the complete panel?……transportable/mobile for a travel trailer or motor home????
12. DJControllerC says:

    January 23, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    Do u have any problems with the backing warping or bending? I used thick plexi? glass on mine and it warped was following the advice of an ebay manual by livingOffThaGrid
13. TheSonOfLibertys1776 says:

    January 23, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    what kind of out? put you getting on these panels? im guessing cost on that panel is about 40.00 ….. is the accurate??
14. hamodig says:

    January 23, 2012 at 10:48 pm

    how do you know which is positive and negative when? wiring it to the grid ? thanks
15. Antizionist4life says:

    January 23, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    It looks like he is making? a delicious cake!! Lol..
16. grady1610 says:

    January 23, 2012 at 11:54 pm

    I felt you could have given a better detail of the cell layout -? I don’t feel I am confident that I can do – is somehthing missing?
17. ParapaDrifter says:

    January 24, 2012 at 12:05 am

    @ 5:25, that ‘icing’ you put on the cells, has it dried??
18. forrestmunden says:

    January 24, 2012 at 12:26 am

    @mixcatcom Where did you get them for $1.50?
    ?
19. Hubscrown says:

    January 24, 2012 at 1:24 am

    Awesome video.? Sleep for the weak. I saw this video at midnight too. Creative men works at midnite.
20. Coughtry says:

    January 24, 2012 at 2:19 am

    Why not? use Epoxy?
21. electricsuperduty says:

    January 24, 2012 at 2:49 am

    @mixcatcom
    Just wondering how the panel looks now, can you give us a? look? Did the air that was trapped in the panel during assembly turn to moisture and turn the cells brown? Thanks.
22. Aws8819 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 2:57 am

    hey you didn’t expalin how you made the + & – come one man that confused me?? in the last video you had only one line? in this one you have 2? expalin please
23. TheAsylumSound says:

    January 24, 2012 at 3:12 am

    i missed the part to connect the cells in series………..i’m kinda missing that in detail
    ?
24. devinity101 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 3:38 am

    @mixcatcom what’s your email address so I can ask you where? you buy these?
25. prettybear765 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 3:58 am

    i? like your video but the excesive use of silcone i wouldnt call beautiful bro that makes a decent panel look kinda amateur there is a much cleaner profesional way to acomplish that
26. monicapttrsn says:

    January 24, 2012 at 4:01 am

    Robert thank you so much for teaching us. You are great! You built the panel in a manner? that most of us would in terms of learning as we go, simplifying each step. Your lack of sophisticated educational techniques is what has helped so many of us to actually learn to build a solar panel. Please keep teaching. Many in the world would appreciate some electricity.
27. toklaut7 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 4:09 am

    Hi Robert, i got lost in this video. How did you know that it produces 63W? and 18v? Thank you
28. lgsr1 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 4:37 am

    Questions: 1) Could you have glued cells directly to the treated plywood? It looked like the peg board was only used for the holes the use of tile spacers? 2) Did you paint with white for any specific reason? I know white would be coolest as a reflector of heat and black would be hottest. GREAT series!!! Watched? all 15 parts. A lot of time and editing! Good job!
29. KjeftA says:

    January 24, 2012 at 5:05 am

    @fybelectric
    If you build a 77volt panel, you dont really have anything you can use it for. what you can do is to build multiple panels for charging a 12volt battery, and then use a >270watt inverter to power your applience (stereo, computer etc..) on120 or 230v, or whatever you need.
    if you build 4 of the63w panels Robert just made in the video,? and then connect them to each other in parallel, then you get 18v, and 315 watts. (more is better) Then you need a power manager able to handle it.
30. RobertSmith3 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 5:23 am

    @fybelectric

    Well to produce 270 watts, if each solar cell is rated at 1.75watts, you are going to need 154 solar cells.

    So since you know each solar cell is rated for .5v, you can just do the math which is:

    154(solar? cells) x .5v = 77volts if you are hooking it up in series
31. fybelectric says:

    January 24, 2012 at 6:11 am

    i want to build a 270 watt panel i know that my cells are 1.75 watts ,and 0.5v ,143 ohm 3.5 amp? i am having troble with starting to figure out my volts as my starting point so my know,s are 270 watts and my per cell info can you help
32. RobertSmith3 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 6:41 am

    Thanks for all your comments, I’ve read them all, I really? appreciate it
    
33. tedohho says:

    January 24, 2012 at 7:20 am

    Thanks again Robert. Now I know I am gonna make an “A” in? 101 solar by Robert.
    You are a teacher and a dar n good one. Man you are going somewhere and we are following you. May God Bless you and keep it up.
34. anotherD3MISE says:

    January 24, 2012 at 7:55 am

    how u had it at 2:28 equals more power? tho right?
35. bokuwahimodesu says:

    January 24, 2012 at 8:28 am

    I’m an electrician and I learned the Ohm’s law equations on a prayer wheel, but your pyramid is a far easier way to remember them. I’ve just watched all of? your videos up to this point in one sitting and I’m not finished yet. You’re doing a good thing here. I was looking for some DIY solar panel info and you did not disappoint. Nice attention to detail. GJ Thanks
36. rayofminneapolis says:

    January 24, 2012 at 8:58 am

    Thanks for teaching all this good knowledge! You? do a good service to humanity.
37. eric8eric888 says:

    January 24, 2012 at 9:43 am

    Hey, Nice videos your making. I have learned so much from? your tutorials. Thanks a lot!