Homemade 63 Watt Solar Panel

I am a young person interested in solar energy. I decided to build a solar panel. I am young and if I can do it then anybody else can to. I will take you through everything from building the frame to soldering. When this is completed this will give you 63 watts of free energy that is good for camping or for small household items. Lets get started!

step 1Tools and Materials

Tools 1. Soldering Iron 2. Drill 3. Caulk Gun Materials 1. Solar Cells 2. Bus Bar 3. Tabbing Wire 4. Solder 5. Flux Pen 6. Plywood 7. Trim Pieces 8. Primer 9. Super Pai…

step 2Build the Frame

The frame is the easiest part of the solar panel. Take your 2 by 4 piece of plywood and glue your trim pieces to it. I used glue because my trim pieces are birch and it wil…

step 3Solder the Cells Together

Soldering solar cells can be tricky. I recommend a low wattage soldering iron because they are lower temperature. Start with 2 cells. Use your flux pen to flux the 6 dots o…

step 4Solder the Bus Bar

Soldering bus bar is much easier than soldering solar cells. You also need to solder tabbing wires to the untabbed dots on first solar cell of each row. You need to take th…

step 5Add Plexiglass and Your Done

Silicone your wires to the plywood. Now just silicone your plexiglass on and seal up the wire holes from the outside and your done. The total cost is about 200 dollars and …