Creating Energy: How To Build Solar Panels In Your Own Home
It is time that we realize the need to use environmentally generated energy than fuel generated energy. This we can do in our own little way at home to cut down on power bills, hence valuable money as well as do something to save the planet. The nice thing of getting this done is that it is a learning experience for a person and also for an entire family too. Start creating your solar powered battery to yoke the power of the sun, a trip to the hardware shop is required. Learn how to build solar panels.
The advantage of this experiment is to learn about something first-hand what one has only read about. This way you will know what it is for yourself. And your entire family can participate too! To begin, head out to the hardware department.
Once there, buy half a square foot of a sheet of copper flashing, an electric stove, a large mouth bottle, glass or plastic (5 litre mineral jar), a sensitive micro-ammeter, few table spoons of table salt, tap water, sand paper or wire brush on an electric drill, metal shears and three alligator clip leads.
First thing, wash hands to keep clean and dry. Cut a piece of the copper sheeting to the size of the diameter of the electric stove. Now, wash copper sheet with soap to rid it of any oil. With sand paper, clean the sheet really well.
Once this is complete, let the sheet cool off without inducing the cooling process. It will be seen that the sheet is getting smaller. Flaking of the chemical deposits will be seen at this point.
Upon completion of this process, the sheet has to be cooled off at room temperature. You will notice that it is reducing in size as it gets to a normal temperature. It is during this process one see the accumulation of the dry bits of chemicals on the sheet.
You will now need another sheet of copper around the same dimensions as the first. Fit them into the bottle without letting them touch each other. The side of the sheet facing up on the stove should face out into the bottle.
Now, attach your clip leads, one to the new copper plate, and one to the COOKED one. The clean sheet should be attached to the positive side of the meter and the cooked one to the negative.
Now, attach the leads. The second sheet should be wired to the positive area of the meter and the first one must be clipped to the negative one. In hot water, put in a good number of tablespoons of salt and mix thoroughly. This concoction has to be poured into the bottle ensuring that the sheets are not submerged up to an inch from top. This is your home manufactured solar panel!
To think it would light up bulbs and other electrical appliances would be foolish. This power box can produce only 50 micro amps at 0.25 volts. One will need hundreds of these to power an entire home which would be a major expenditure.
Yes, you can easily build your own solar panels! Get the full video tutorials through the Green DIY Energy Review. Get rid of your electricity bills with the Green DIY Energy guide.
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