| If you want to build a home solar power system, | | | | You need to make sure that the points in your |
| you must know the step-by-step procedure on | | | | solar cells where you attached the solder and the |
| how it is done. Building solar panels for your home | | | | copper wire is silver, if not, lightly scratch off but |
| is not very complicated as long as you know | | | | you must be very careful as this is the crucial |
| where to look for a guide or a tutorial on how | | | | step in getting a solid contact on your solar cells. |
| you can do it. You must learn how to wire your | | | | Having an odd number of cells in a series is |
| solar cells carefully for it to work properly and | | | | normal, what you start with is what you end with. |
| efficiently. | | | | The positive and negative wired series should be |
| Wiring solar cells includes the following materials: | | | | on opposite sides of your panel to avoid the wires |
| solar cells, pen style soldering gun, 2 gauges of | | | | from touching each other accidentally. This is how |
| copper wire, plywood, glass, caulk and a UV | | | | the wiring should be when you want to build a |
| guard. Depending on what type of cells you have, | | | | solar panel, and now that you know the steps in |
| it can be the one with clear lines or tabbed cells | | | | wiring, you can now start building home solar |
| that have metal squares at the block. Both types | | | | power systems. |
| will work in building home solar panels. All your cells | | | | Remember that you need to choose or buy the |
| should have the same size to be able to produce | | | | same type of cells that you will be using to be |
| the same amount of energy. You should use | | | | able to collect an equal amount of solar energy. |
| enough copper wire on your cells and an acid core | | | | Do not use the soldering iron way too high as it |
| solder when soldering these copper wires into | | | | may burn the cells and do not leave the iron on |
| your cells. These materials are cheap and very | | | | the solar cells for too long. Use as much guides as |
| easy to use especially with a pen type soldering | | | | possible if you are unsure on how to do the wiring |
| gun when joining the cells together. You should | | | | of your solar cells. Always remember that solar |
| wire your cells in a series starting and ending with | | | | cells are very fragile that is why you should |
| the same polled solar cell. Remember that the | | | | handle them with extra care to avoid from |
| front side of the solar cell is the negative pole and | | | | damaging it. This is to avoid any incident or |
| the back part is the positive pole. Start soldering | | | | mistake in wiring and to be able to make a very |
| copper wire in the front so that you will end with | | | | efficient solar panel for your home. |
| the negative pole when you are done. | | | | |