build your own solar panel!

[Jack Martin]

I can give you several reasons for wanting to make your own solar panel, but two will suffice for now. Firstly, the cost of electricity has become unreasonably expensive and shows no signs of reversing the trend. The second reason is that I want to be prepared for the day when there will be a total blackout in the country.
Checkout the video "build your own solar panel" and leave your comment about it.

[Dale Sheler]

It's been done over and over and over and over and over....................... these days you can get name brand factory built panels WITH a warranty for considerably less than 2 bux a watt, it's a no brainer as far as I'm concerned.
But, if it trips your trigger, have fun.

[Jack Martin]

If you are hoping to generate enough electricity for all of your needs AND to sell back to "the Grid", you will need an AC Breaker Panel, and a Kilowatt-per-Hour Indicator. The KW-per-hour Indicator for example is necessary to monitor the amount of electricity coming to and from the Grid so as to determine the charge or credit which appears on your electrical bill.

Please do not forge the least expensive and potentially most cost-effective energy conservation tip which is the use of Energy-Saver fluorescent light bulbs to replace incandescent bulb. These may be more expensive in the short run but they consume considerably less energy and last many times longer that the regular bulbs.

Homemade solar panels are a great way to help make the home energy self-sufficient and is one of many excellent energy conservation tips. Such panels can be purchased in kit form or made from scratch, which of course is the cheapest option. There are other uses of solar power which will be discussed in future articles.

[Jack Martin]

Here in this post I just want to show you a comedy solar video. I just want the members of this forum to watch it in my signature and leave a comment what they think about it.

[Rob Beckers]

Funny video Jack!
Not entirely sure what it has to do with solar panels though, it could just as well be called "build your very own basement Mr. Fusion"...

-RoB-