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DIY solar panels are a great way to save money on your power bill and can be a fun project for you. However, breaking your cells when you try to solder them together can eat away at your savings, not to mention waste your time and effort.
In this video, we show you how we built a “jig” or form that not only dramatically helps us reduce breaking the solar cells, it also helps make the stings of cells more uniform. It also helps us tab (solder) the solar cells together much quicker, which helps making DIY solar panels much faster, easier and cheaper.
Try to notice the two grooves we cut in the bottom of the jig. These grooves are meant to be where they tabbing wired and solder go. This allows the tabbing wire to fit below the cells, while keeping the solar cells level.
We found that the tabbing wire creates an uneven surface when you try to solder the cells together and when you press down with the soldering iron, the uneven surface created by the tabbing wire and solder caused the solar cells to break.
Before you get started, take some time to create a similar jig to help you create a sort of “aseembly line” form to help you with your green energy project.
And of course, both Brett and Kurt STRONGLY suggest using “pre tabbed” cells. Pre-tabbed solar cells will not only save you time and trouble, they will save you money in the long run by reducing your broken cells.
Check out the link below. We’ve created a page that shows you more DIY solar panel tips and recources for finding the cheapest pre-tabbed solar cells.
Post time: Jan-23-2017