Yes, you heard it right; it is possible to build solar panel yourself. It is a little challenging task but with a right guide, you can do it easily with some basic skills of carpenter. Making solar panel is fun and it is a very good idea of passing the free time. On top of that, after completing the solar panel, you can use it to get the solar power to power your house and avoid paying high electricity bills. Read further, and you will find this article as a very good guide of making solar panel yourself.

First you have to gather the following items to build solar panel , which you are going to need in this process. These items can easily be found in your house or at least from near hardware shops. These items are:

1. A saw made of wood, if it is electronic then it will be very good.

2. Screwdriver

3. Soldering gun

4. Drill machine

5. A cutter to cut wires

6. Copper Wires

7. Electrical Solder

8. Paint brush

9. Silicon caulk

10. Plexiglass sheet

11. Rosin flux pen

12. Tin wires

13. Plywood with substantial width and length

14. UV protective varnish

15.  Solar cells

Buying some of these items will cost you a little but it is still cheaper than buying the whole solar panel. Also, it is worthwhile, as it will also save you from high bills.

Once all the tools and gears are set, you can now start making your own solar panel yourself, simply by following the instructions below.

1. First step is to cut the plywood is such a way that all of the solar cells can easily be adjusted in that. Then paint that plywood with UV protective varnish.

2. Attach all the cells together with wires and solder them. But remember, you have to first use Rosin flux pen to put on the flux on all of the connector strips in cells.

3. Now join these cells and the plywood silicon calk dabs.

4. Now, ensure to make hole for two wires that will be pulled from the previous solar cell. After, pulling the wires through that holes, you have to make sure to seal it with silicon beads.

5. Now you have to make hole by drilling in the plexiglass to make space for placing screw in them.

6. After that, make a reliable case for holding that plexiglass.

7. Now, use screws and silicon for connect the case of plexiglass with plywood that have the solar cells.

8. Congratulations, you have made a solar panel by yourself. Now, last thing you have to do is to ensure that there are no flaws in assembling of the parts.

Build you own solar panel is not so difficult to learn as seems and if you have the common or general carpentry skills, so that is actually rather simple. Get together your tools and equipments. If the equipments aren’t available at your residence enhancement store, you would not face any problem while discovering them on any website.

Tools and Tackles Required

Caulking Gun

Drill

Paint Brush

Plexiglas Cutters

Rosin Flux Pen

Plywood

Saw for Cutting

Screwdriver

Soldering Iron Gun

Voltmeter

Wire Cutters

Additional Stuff Required

Plexiglas

Plywood Sheeting

Solder

Silicon Caulk

Solar Cells (Microcrystal cells with cost of $2 for a single cell)

Tin Wire

UV-Ray Protective Varnish

At the time of buying your solar cells, note that around 80 of them will usually generate 100 watts of electricity. You will make use of your voltmeter to check out the level of solar cells independently, building a record of the voltage as each one produces. If you are going to charge 18 volts battery, thus, you would require with 36 solar cells of a panel that each will produce 0.5 volts.

Find out how much power you require from each of the solar panels as you are trying to make, and a thing to remember is that you will require more solar cells in regions which do not observe enough sunlight. After that, cut your plywood to the size big enough to adjust the number of solar cells as will be on a single panel.

Well! Rectangular is the most regular shape of solar panels for residence, one of the benefits of making a decision to design your own solar panel in whichever style you wish to adjust where such panel in rectangular mode won’t go.

After cutting all of your plywood, work through your paintbrush to affect the UV-Ray defensive varnish or polish. Now, let’s begin to work on the solar cells while waiting for the varnish to dry.

Get started through your Rosin Flux pen to affect flux to strips of the bus on your solar cells. The same will make sure about your solar cells in which you solder your tab ribbons, they will stick entirely, and your cabling will be attached properly. After that, you will connect your solar cells to each other.

At the time of rest of the cells have been connected in your solar panel, you are able to use little silicon as much as you can. Attach them safely to the panel of your plywood; you get two unattached wires or cables as hanging form the attached solar cell. It needs that you drill a couple of holes with silicon.

On the next level, you have to make a “Frame” for the panel, since you are require the solar cells with Plexiglas. Stick on the frame of the playwood with more wood screws and silicon, making sure that it is a waterproof gadget. After that, safe the Plexiglas according to your frame, firstly with the silicon and secondly with the screws. Before attaching it to the frame, just make sure about drilling the screw holes hooked on the Plexiglas. If not, it might be broken.

Check every inch space in between the gaps of your solar panel which could let moisture to go through it. In case of discover whichever, doesn’t matter if small, only you have to seal those gaps through your silicon. Keep remember, yet, you have sealed them tightly with such strength the ghost of moisture can remain mounts up inside your newly developed solar panel.

So, finally that you will do is about to drilling a little hole closer to the base or bottom of the panel but in distant from all the cabling / wiring. This practice will let air go through the panel to keep moisture from mounting up. You will also having rain from gathering inside by marking the hole at the bottom of your panel.

If you already have a solar panel, the next thing you have to do is to learn installing it at your home, by yourself. Using solar power is a great means of saving money and scarce resources like fuel. Therefore, solar panel is very essential in this modern era, where the need for more power is increasing with a fast pace.

Below are some instructions that will help you in installing solar panel at your home. Follow these instructions clearly and you will get a solar powered house.

1. First thing first. The most important thing is to have a large solar panel. You can either buy it, which may be little expensive, or you can make it yourself, which is not very expensive. How large the panel is, depends totally on the quantity of electricity you want.

2. Next thing you are going to need is a rechargeable battery, even if it has 12-volt battery. A disposable battery is usable too, but a rechargeable battery is more preferable. You can either use an acid or lead battery because both batteries are capable to releasing great amount of current and they can stand up to overcharging.

3. Making a solar panel yourself need some concern on your safety too. Therefore, a batter box is advised in concern of your safety. It will defend from extreme power produced by the battery.

4. Remember that the power generated will be a direct current (DC) and since the household appliances uses alternate current (AC); you must convert the DC into AC to make it usable. This can be done with the help of inverter.

5. Now it is time to make the connection. First connect the DC meter and the top of the battery box. Now connect the battery with DC meter. In the end, connect the solar panel with the DC meter that connected with the rechargeable battery.

6. The last thing you have to do now is to place the solar panel in the direct sunlight, means where the panel can take lots of sunlight. If you have a large solar panel fixed on your roof, then make sure that it is getting lots of sunlight.

7. In the end, when you get the DC electricity, you can use inverter to make it in AC form and so you can power your appliances with the solar power.

Installing the solar panel system for the first time may prove to be difficult but, simultaneously, doing it is very interesting and worthwhile. The above instructions will help you face all the problems during the installation process and you will find it easier than you think. By using solar power, you can get rid of high electricity bills and you can also save the scarce resources of this earth.