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froggie says:
June 16th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
Finally!!! Someone put it together. I really appreciate the video’s. They explain many questions of “How To” I have had. Hope to see more later. Thank you ever sooo much.
dare2 says:
July 3rd, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I second the thank you for the videos. You’ve done an excellent job. I look forward to seeing the rest.
Alex says:
July 10th, 2009 at 6:54 am
You are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you very much for presenting all of this information for free!!!!. I have been doing a lot of research and wasting alot of time until now. You put everything together for me in a clear easy to understand style, and now I can finally get started building my own solar panel from start to finish!!!
Thank You.
thor says:
July 17th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
hi! i have a advanced question (i tink myself) how many kg Watt hours its made with your solar panel. you can also give me a way to figure it out.
Robert says:
July 17th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Visit our forums and ask there.
frank f says:
July 19th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Mr Rober
.. Great job for helping us. can you e mail me where I can buy the frame aluminum completed with glass. I’m breaking so far 17 cells after i solder 24 cells. the wood is not great for our roofs. with your help we can get the frames website. also I need help if i want to make a 175 watts to 200 watts. wich cells do you like best. send me the websites
thanks . franco
frank f says:
July 19th, 2009 at 9:35 am
follow up with my notes…. Mr Rober , where i can get a website like this one. is it costly.
need advise.
How much do you spend in all the materials to make the 60 watts panel.
I want to start asap in my 175 w to 200 watts as soon as you can send me the website to buy cells and the frames. thanks again franco
Robert says:
July 19th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Hi Frank,
I’d be glad to try to answer your questions, but register here on the site and submit your question in our Forums (http://solartechtown.com/forum/) , that way if someone else has the same similar question, they can view it there as well.
It helps us to tackle the problem of having to answer the same question/s over and over…
Thanks
Timothy McGuire says:
July 21st, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Thanks for the video. You are a good person. Question: What was the total cost of building your solar panel and how does that cost compare to a purchased solar panel of equal characteristics?
Robert says:
July 21st, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Hi Timothy,
Thanks for the comment. As for the price, it cost about $400 – $500. I still have all the receipts, but just haven’t gotten to that part of the video, so I really haven’t updated the site with that information yet, but will do soon.
And yes, a 63 watt commercial solar panel would cost alone $400 and up, so you are saving by building it yourself, as remember that doesn’t include the battery I had to buy plus the charge controller and other electrical devices.
AZ-Heat says:
July 27th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
Great job Robert, glad you went out on a limb to make the videos. Can’t wait till you post more. Again Great Job!
nannette says:
August 13th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Thank you so much for sharing. I bought the earth 4 energy video and it doesn’t talk about the spacers. What a great idea. I wanted to know about cleaning the panels before you mount them onto the peg board. I saw another video of a factory and the wash the cells with ionized water I believe. Do you know anything about that? Again, thank you for the good work.
n
Robert says:
August 13th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Hi,
Thanks for the comments. As for cleaning them, I would think your manufacture should already send you clean solar cells, at least most vendors on the net I believe would. But as far as what to use I’m not sure about that.
Debra says:
August 20th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Robert, what a wonderful website you have. I found you from Planet Green with the DIY Projects. I am a grandma with very little experience making anything except household items. I have been searching for any info to help me be a more responsible person with energy plus to help my budget. As with most seniors I have a small fixed income so this will be the only way I will ever get solar panels. God Bless you for being such a giving young man…I know your parents are so pround of you. I also have a grandson who is just getting ready to start college for Mechancial Engineering Degree. I am very proud of him and I feel with young men like you and my Anthony we will have some awesome men to carry on for the future.
mahoneyjim says:
September 17th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Robert, great site! I plan on visiting you on a regular basis. I had tried to build a panel by viewing another site and it didn’t go well. So I plan on watching all of your videos and then starting. Again thanks for you hard work.
Jim
zeta110 says:
October 14th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Dear Robert, Like others I really enjoyed your videos. I followed you until final part where the inverter is hooked up. What size is good for 63 watts and what can you run with it, like small frige or other things except lights. What kind of battery are you using one or two and why.
thanks for your excellent work.
Robert says:
October 17th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Hi zeta110,
Thanks for your comments. If you can buddy, open a thread for this in our forums as I’m sure others have the same questions you have, and I’ll be more than happy to answer your questions there
Sean Capogreco says:
February 26th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
Enjoyed your video – and took notes on the lecture about ohm’s law. Currently – “No Pun”, we are building from the same plans, DIY green energy. 36 Everbright cells = 18V Same dimensions and cells but methods are different. I will look up the spacers 1/4 inch? at Home depot to make the template for non tabbed cells that you have demonstrated but so far have built 9 panels 36 cells x 18V with tabbed cells all with standard benchmark results. Using PVC board for the sidwalls – instead of wood. The substrate is 1/2 inch laminated silver foam from lowes on 1/8th inch plywood. The frame is painted twice with flat white latex. Everything is drilled and glued with silicone and a screw every 3 inches. Lens cover is polycarbonate lexan from Bayer. – am thinking this is better than wood alone from easy to work/ cheap materials. Faster build? – so far running a 3000 watt inverter with 6 deep cycle 12V x 200ah marine batteries. Can run any tool I wish in the backyard shed. – looking to plug in a 490 watt airconditioner this summer.
Good work on your video posts.
peter says:
March 6th, 2010 at 10:07 am
I live in africa, below subsahara, electrcity is expensive and not always there we have a lot of sunshine going to waste. I have being searching for a way to build solar panal cheaply and came across your site. I have tried watching the vedio but the electricity supply is so unreliable that i have not been able to finish the part 1 in almost 2 weeks. Is it possible for one to get the guide in text form, either electronic or hard, or is there any other way people with my kind of problem can be ass isted. thanks a lot for trying to assist others
pedro says:
April 9th, 2010 at 9:48 am
please can you send me the picture after i finish my 36 cells buil i do’nt how i put togeter the tabbing and betwen. thank you. pedro.
Zana Riculfy says:
May 21st, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Hello,just discovered your Blog when i google something and wonder what webhosting do you use for your website,the speed is more faster than my blog, i really want to know it.will back to check it out,thanks!
tiffney says:
June 7th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Hi, robert I like your videos very much specially the final part. What things do you run with such 63 watts.
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