Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but dunno how to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" book that will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is that I am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't want to rewire a whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) how to match the power output of cells and the power requirements of simple things (lights, mostly), and (2) how to put them together - not "how to solder", as I know that; but how to connect the above-mentioned and matched components.
Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar cookbook" that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how to build or wire- together a variety of simple lights (or maybe clocks and other *simple* items) - or, alternately, a source for this sort of basic information?
Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components retailers (but no instructional material that I could see).
> Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but dunno how > to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
> What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" book > that > will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is that I > am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't want to rewire a > whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) how to match the power > output of cells and the power requirements of simple things (lights, > mostly), and (2) how to put them together - not "how to solder", as I know > that; but how to connect the above-mentioned and matched components.
> Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar cookbook" > that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how to build or wire- > together a variety of simple lights (or maybe clocks and other *simple* > items) - or, alternately, a source for this sort of basic information?
> Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components retailers > (but no instructional material that I could see).
> Thank You!!
> - Kris
There used to be a general site I would go to about the general stuff but I can't seem to find it now. Is there anything useful here:
> "Kris Krieger" <m...@dowmuff.in> wrote in message > news:7tKdnSx2W9cNlbfVnZ2dnUVZ_h3inZ2d@earthlink.com... >> Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but dunno >> how to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
>> What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" >> book that >> will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is >> that I am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't want >> to rewire a whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) how to >> match the power output of cells and the power requirements of simple >> things (lights, mostly), and (2) how to put them together - not "how >> to solder", as I know that; but how to connect the above-mentioned >> and matched components.
>> Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar >> cookbook" that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how to >> build or wire- together a variety of simple lights (or maybe clocks >> and other *simple* items) - or, alternately, a source for this sort >> of basic information?
>> Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components >> retailers (but no instructional material that I could see).
>> Thank You!!
>> - Kris
> There used to be a general site I would go to about the general stuff > but I can't seem to find it now. Is there anything useful here:
I added it to my "SOLAR" folder, but i;, looking more fro stuff like: To amek a 3-LED solar light, buy the following (A, B, C, ...) and then follow the assembly instructions: (list of instructions).
I want to make stained-glass solar lights, without having to pay for a pre- made light that I then need to disassemble and reassemble. But i know nothing about electronics, aside from "the red wire A connects to the red wire A1, and the black wire B connects to the black wire B1".
> Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but dunno how > to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
> What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" book > that > will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is that I > am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't want to rewire a > whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) how to match the power > output of cells and the power requirements of simple things (lights, > mostly), and (2) how to put them together - not "how to solder", as I know > that; but how to connect the above-mentioned and matched components.
> Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar cookbook" > that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how to build or wire- > together a variety of simple lights (or maybe clocks and other *simple* > items) - or, alternately, a source for this sort of basic information?
> Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components retailers > (but no instructional material that I could see). > Thank You!! > - Kris
First off, there's been a terrible misconception thrown around for a long time which has lead to alot of confusion on this subject. Let me get this part out of the way first: the book. There is no book that I am aware of that dispells the popular myths about solar. There are books that will *teach* you how solar stuff works, but why pay money when you can get the info for free on the web? Here's the deal, are you sitting down? Solar doesn't *power* stuff. Photovoltaic solar cells simply recharge batteries. And then the solar recharged batteries can then power stuff. Thats the simplest explanation you'll find anywhere. From that point on it gets exponentially more complex. Everything I've read, or was told, says the same thing: first find out how much power you require for any given task. Say for example you just want a simple *solar powered* lamp over your desk, sounds easy right? When you run the numbers of the costs of whats involved you'll be flabbergasted. Take it from me, its far, far cheaper to just get a $10 lamp at Walmart and plug it in the wall. On one end of the string you have your PV panel and on the other end you have your desk lamp and in between there are a whole buncha dollar signs to make it happen. Unless you just go out and buy a $50 solar lamp thingy at Lowes or wherever that you sit in the yard you're going to find solar stuff in general is hugely expensive. None of it is cheap.
Here in my office I have a computer and a lamp that I wanted to put on an *entry level* solar system that I could expand at a later date. No way. It would cost me over $2,000 right up front just to get the thing started. If I reverse engineer the power grid costs of running my computer and lamp it would take me 20 years to recognize any benefit and unfortunately the solar products won't last that long.
From what I've seen the real solar users in the US fall into 2 categories and both have lots of money. Well, maybe 3 categories. 1) The Ed Begleys that have zillions of dollars and no brain power, so he throws wheelbarrow loads of coins at the thing to assuage his media purchased guilty ass conscience. 2) Wealthy people that live in isolated areas where a power grid is not an option. 3) Less than wealthy people can live off the grid too but they have greatly modified their lifestyle so that electricity is not a major necessity to them, sort of like living 200 years ago, candles, fires, going to bed when the sun goes down, no TV, library computer usage, etc.
If you want to know anything else about this stuff you can ask me, I'm no expert but I have learned a few things, or lurk in alt.solar.photovoltaic or alt.solar.thermal or alt.energy.homepower. I've been hanging out in those groups for a couple years and there's a wealth of info to be found there.
>> "Kris Krieger" <m...@dowmuff.in> wrote in message >> news:7tKdnSx2W9cNlbfVnZ2dnUVZ_h3inZ2d@earthlink.com... >>> Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but dunno >>> how to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
>>> What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" >>> book that >>> will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is >>> that I am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't want >>> to rewire a whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) how to >>> match the power output of cells and the power requirements of simple >>> things (lights, mostly), and (2) how to put them together - not "how >>> to solder", as I know that; but how to connect the above-mentioned >>> and matched components.
>>> Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar >>> cookbook" that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how to >>> build or wire- together a variety of simple lights (or maybe clocks >>> and other *simple* items) - or, alternately, a source for this sort >>> of basic information?
>>> Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components >>> retailers (but no instructional material that I could see).
>>> Thank You!!
>>> - Kris
>> There used to be a general site I would go to about the general stuff >> but I can't seem to find it now. Is there anything useful here:
> I added it to my "SOLAR" folder, but i;, looking more fro stuff like: > To amek a 3-LED solar light, buy the following (A, B, C, ...) and then > follow the assembly instructions: (list of instructions).
> I want to make stained-glass solar lights, without having to pay for a > pre- > made light that I then need to disassemble and reassemble. But i know > nothing about electronics, aside from "the red wire A connects to the red > wire A1, and the black wire B connects to the black wire B1".
You'll need a solar cell, a battery and the lamps....connected in that order. I would suggest you do that which you don't want to do, for educational purposes. Buy a pre-made set up and take it apart and study it, pay attention to the teeny model/serial numbers, manuf. names, etc. and search them on the web and then try to find other sources that are comparable. I did that 6 years ago with a floating water lilly fountain my wife bought for the pool. It worked for a week then stopped so it landed on the workbench and Dr Don took an assortment of specialized instruments to it to find out why it didn't tick. I found out that the battery compartment wasn't waterproof and the batteries (2-C batteries) shorted out. Becasue of the way it was built there was no way to make the battery compartment waterproof, and still be able to change the batteries, so I installed 2 new batteries and siliconed the lid shut and threw it back in the pool. It was still functioning when we sold the house in 2006. For something simple like that the chain goes like this: solar cell --> battery pack ---> pump, lamp, chime, whatever. (hint: its not possible to have a solar cell thats too big) Another hint: scope out some of the surplus sites, like science surplus, miltary surplus, electronics surplus, hell, solar surplus and see what turns up. Me? I watching locally for someone to sell a residential solar panel (150 watts or so) for $100 or less that I can play around with. The hot tip is to get ahold of a 6 volt golf cart battery, then you can really start getting stuff done.
>>> "Kris Krieger" <m...@dowmuff.in> wrote in message >>> news:7tKdnSx2W9cNlbfVnZ2dnUVZ_h3inZ2d@earthlink.com... >>>> Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but >>>> dunno how to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
>>>> What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" >>>> book that >>>> will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is >>>> that I am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't >>>> want to rewire a whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) >>>> how to match the power output of cells and the power requirements >>>> of simple things (lights, mostly), and (2) how to put them together >>>> - not "how to solder", as I know that; but how to connect the >>>> above-mentioned and matched components.
>>>> Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar >>>> cookbook" that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how >>>> to build or wire- together a variety of simple lights (or maybe >>>> clocks and other *simple* items) - or, alternately, a source for >>>> this sort of basic information?
>>>> Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components >>>> retailers (but no instructional material that I could see).
>>>> Thank You!!
>>>> - Kris
>>> There used to be a general site I would go to about the general >>> stuff but I can't seem to find it now. Is there anything useful >>> here:
>> I added it to my "SOLAR" folder, but i;, looking more fro stuff like: >> To amek a 3-LED solar light, buy the following (A, B, C, ...) and >> then follow the assembly instructions: (list of instructions).
>> I want to make stained-glass solar lights, without having to pay for >> a pre- >> made light that I then need to disassemble and reassemble. But i >> know nothing about electronics, aside from "the red wire A connects >> to the red wire A1, and the black wire B connects to the black wire >> B1".
> You'll need a solar cell, a battery and the lamps....connected in that > order.
> I would suggest you do that which you don't want to do, for > educational purposes. > Buy a pre-made set up and take it apart and study it, pay attention to > the teeny model/serial numbers, manuf. names, etc. and search them on > the web and then try to find other sources that are comparable. > I did that 6 years ago with a floating water lilly fountain my wife > bought for the pool. It worked for a week then stopped so it landed on > the workbench and Dr Don took an assortment of specialized instruments > to it to find out why it didn't tick. > I found out that the battery compartment wasn't waterproof and the > batteries (2-C batteries) shorted out. > Becasue of the way it was built there was no way to make the battery > compartment waterproof, and still be able to change the batteries, so > I installed 2 new batteries and siliconed the lid shut and threw it > back in the pool. It was still functioning when we sold the house in > 2006.
Well, that's cool - OTOH, the batteries ought to discharge completely through the course fo the night, whcih seems to be one of the "rules of thumb" for the longevity of rechargeables...at least, IIRC....
> For something simple like that the chain goes like this: > solar cell --> battery pack ---> pump, lamp, chime, whatever. > (hint: its not possible to have a solar cell thats too big)
I thought that the abtteries had to be large enough to handle the input from the solar cell(s) - which is one of the mystifying parts - i.e., what are the "rules of thumb"...
> Another hint: scope out some of the surplus sites, like science > surplus, miltary surplus, electronics surplus, hell, solar surplus and > see what turns up. > Me? > I watching locally for someone to sell a residential solar panel (150 > watts or so) for $100 or less that I can play around with. > The hot tip is to get ahold of a 6 volt golf cart battery, then you > can really start getting stuff done.
Well, for now, I just want to see whether it'd be profitable to make stained-glass garden lights ;)
> "Kris Krieger"> wrote >> Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but dunno >> how to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
>> What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" >> book that >> will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is >> that I am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't want >> to rewire a whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) how to >> match the power output of cells and the power requirements of simple >> things (lights, mostly), and (2) how to put them together - not "how >> to solder", as I know that; but how to connect the above-mentioned >> and matched components.
>> Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar >> cookbook" that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how to >> build or wire- together a variety of simple lights (or maybe clocks >> and other *simple* items) - or, alternately, a source for this sort >> of basic information?
>> Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components >> retailers (but no instructional material that I could see). >> Thank You!! >> - Kris
> First off, there's been a terrible misconception thrown around for a > long time which has lead to alot of confusion on this subject. > Let me get this part out of the way first: the book. > There is no book that I am aware of that dispells the popular myths > about solar. > There are books that will *teach* you how solar stuff works, but why > pay money when you can get the info for free on the web? > Here's the deal, are you sitting down? > Solar doesn't *power* stuff. > Photovoltaic solar cells simply recharge batteries. > And then the solar recharged batteries can then power stuff.
Right. Same tends to be true of wind (and I say "tends" only because I'm not absolutely cwertain that wind turbines "never" work any other way...)
But what's the rule for balancing solar cell output, to battery capacity...?
> Thats the simplest explanation you'll find anywhere. > From that point on it gets exponentially more complex. > Everything I've read, or was told, says the same thing: first find out > how much power you require for any given task. > Say for example you just want a simple *solar powered* lamp over your > desk, sounds easy right? > When you run the numbers of the costs of whats involved you'll be > flabbergasted. > Take it from me, its far, far cheaper to just get a $10 lamp at > Walmart and plug it in the wall.
The whole point, tho', for me personally at this time is to see whetehr I could do stained glass garden lights. Yeah, you can buy all sorts fo solar lights (from cheap black plastic things, to stainelss steel and otehr emtal units, to silly/cutie glowing resin animal charicatures), but what I'm interested in doing is "stepping it up a notch" and dong a hand- crafted thingy that's unusual - for example, a design using variously- textured clear glass the way one uses lines and whatnot in doing pen'n'ink drawings, larger than typical path lights (i.e., more LEDs) and acting as a sculpture that attractively catches sunlight by day, and just happens to have lights in it for nighttime viewing.
I'm certainly no stranger to WalMart, but I want to *make* something (if I can figure out the lighting part), and specifically, try to make something beautiful, or at least unusual, that people might be interested in buying.
> On one end of the string you have your PV panel and on the other end > you have your desk lamp and in between there are a whole buncha dollar > signs to make it happen. > Unless you just go out and buy a $50 solar lamp thingy at Lowes or > wherever that you sit in the yard you're going to find solar stuff in > general is hugely expensive. > None of it is cheap.
Neither are hand-crafted stained glass objets d'art - "cheap" isn't my point in this. I can estimate how long it'd take me to do the glass parts, but I also need to know what sorts fo parts I'd need, and how toassemple them, before I can make any sort of estimate regarding my costs (and therefore, reasonable profit margin) for that part.
What it is, is that I'd like to at least try to see whether I could make some things that would harmonize with a given house style, IOW, somehting that's more stylistically individualized - the target audience being people who care about that sort of thing.
> Here in my office I have a computer and a lamp that I wanted to put on > an *entry level* solar system that I could expand at a later date. > No way. > It would cost me over $2,000 right up front just to get the thing > started. If I reverse engineer the power grid costs of running my > computer and lamp it would take me 20 years to recognize any benefit > and unfortunately the solar products won't last that long.
> From what I've seen the real solar users in the US fall into 2 > categories and both have lots of money. > Well, maybe 3 categories. > 1) The Ed Begleys that have zillions of dollars and no brain power, so > he throws wheelbarrow loads of coins at the thing to assuage his media > purchased guilty ass conscience. > 2) Wealthy people that live in isolated areas where a power grid is > not an option. > 3) Less than wealthy people can live off the grid too but they have > greatly modified their lifestyle so that electricity is not a major > necessity to them, sort of like living 200 years ago, candles, fires, > going to bed when the sun goes down, no TV, library computer usage, > etc.
4) people who are just interested,IOW, natural "tech-heads" ;) 5) people who want to have some light in the yard without stringing electrical wires all the heck over the place ;)
I'm going for the arsty-fartsy subgrouping of #5 <g!>
> If you want to know anything else about this stuff you can ask me, I'm > no expert but I have learned a few things, or lurk in > alt.solar.photovoltaic or alt.solar.thermal or alt.energy.homepower. > I've been hanging out in those groups for a couple years and there's a > wealth of info to be found there.
Oh! OK, good idea, for some reason (well OK, lack thereof!) I never thought of checking the newsgroups...thanks!
>> "Kris Krieger"> wrote >>> Hi, All, I don't know where to ask this; also tried Google but dunno >>> how to phrase the Q. so as to get fewer than 50,000+ hits...
>>> What i'm wondering is wherer tehre is a basic/beginner's/'how to" >>> book that >>> will tell me how to build simple solar-powered items. The thing is >>> that I am *not* an electrician, never studied electronics, don't want >>> to rewire a whole house, etc. - I just want to find out (1) how to >>> match the power output of cells and the power requirements of simple >>> things (lights, mostly), and (2) how to put them together - not "how >>> to solder", as I know that; but how to connect the above-mentioned >>> and matched components.
>>> Basically, does anyone know whether is there a sort of "solar >>> cookbook" that will bypass the things I don't want and tell me how to >>> build or wire- together a variety of simple lights (or maybe clocks >>> and other *simple* items) - or, alternately, a source for this sort >>> of basic information?
>>> Most of my hits were retailers of completed units, OR components >>> retailers (but no instructional material that I could see). >>> Thank You!! >>> - Kris
>> First off, there's been a terrible misconception thrown around for a >> long time which has lead to alot of confusion on this subject. >> Let me get this part out of the way first: the book. >> There is no book that I am aware of that dispells the popular myths >> about solar. >> There are books that will *teach* you how solar stuff works, but why >> pay money when you can get the info for free on the web? >> Here's the deal, are you sitting down? >> Solar doesn't *power* stuff. >> Photovoltaic solar cells simply recharge batteries. >> And then the solar recharged batteries can then power stuff.
> Right. Same tends to be true of wind (and I say "tends" only because I'm > not absolutely cwertain that wind turbines "never" work any other way...)
> But what's the rule for balancing solar cell output, to battery > capacity...?
>> Thats the simplest explanation you'll find anywhere. >> From that point on it gets exponentially more complex. >> Everything I've read, or was told, says the same thing: first find out >> how much power you require for any given task. >> Say for example you just want a simple *solar powered* lamp over your >> desk, sounds easy right? >> When you run the numbers of the costs of whats involved you'll be >> flabbergasted. >> Take it from me, its far, far cheaper to just get a $10 lamp at >> Walmart and plug it in the wall.
> The whole point, tho', for me personally at this time is to see whetehr I > could do stained glass garden lights. Yeah, you can buy all sorts fo > solar lights (from cheap black plastic things, to stainelss steel and > otehr emtal units, to silly/cutie glowing resin animal charicatures), but > what I'm interested in doing is "stepping it up a notch" and dong a hand- > crafted thingy that's unusual - for example, a design using variously- > textured clear glass the way one uses lines and whatnot in doing > pen'n'ink drawings, larger than typical path lights (i.e., more LEDs) and > acting as a sculpture that attractively catches sunlight by day, and just > happens to have lights in it for nighttime viewing.
> I'm certainly no stranger to WalMart, but I want to *make* something (if > I can figure out the lighting part), and specifically, try to make > something beautiful, or at least unusual, that people might be interested > in buying.
>> On one end of the string you have your PV panel and on the other end >> you have your desk lamp and in between there are a whole buncha dollar >> signs to make it happen. >> Unless you just go out and buy a $50 solar lamp thingy at Lowes or >> wherever that you sit in the yard you're going to find solar stuff in >> general is hugely expensive. >> None of it is cheap.
> Neither are hand-crafted stained glass objets d'art - "cheap" isn't my > point in this. I can estimate how long it'd take me to do the glass > parts, but I also need to know what sorts fo parts I'd need, and how > toassemple them, before I can make any sort of estimate regarding my > costs (and therefore, reasonable profit margin) for that part.
> What it is, is that I'd like to at least try to see whether I could make > some things that would harmonize with a given house style, IOW, somehting > that's more stylistically individualized - the target audience being > people who care about that sort of thing.
>> Here in my office I have a computer and a lamp that I wanted to put on >> an *entry level* solar system that I could expand at a later date. >> No way. >> It would cost me over $2,000 right up front just to get the thing >> started. If I reverse engineer the power grid costs of running my >> computer and lamp it would take me 20 years to recognize any benefit >> and unfortunately the solar products won't last that long.
>> From what I've seen the real solar users in the US fall into 2 >> categories and both have lots of money. >> Well, maybe 3 categories. >> 1) The Ed Begleys that have zillions of dollars and no brain power, so >> he throws wheelbarrow loads of coins at the thing to assuage his media >> purchased guilty ass conscience. >> 2) Wealthy people that live in isolated areas where a power grid is >> not an option. >> 3) Less than wealthy people can live off the grid too but they have >> greatly modified their lifestyle so that electricity is not a major >> necessity to them, sort of like living 200 years ago, candles, fires, >> going to bed when the sun goes down, no TV, library computer usage, >> etc.
> 4) people who are just interested,IOW, natural "tech-heads" ;) > 5) people who want to have some light in the yard without stringing > electrical wires all the heck over the place ;)
> I'm going for the arsty-fartsy subgrouping of #5 <g!>
>> If you want to know anything else about this stuff you can ask me, I'm >> no expert but I have learned a few things, or lurk in >> alt.solar.photovoltaic or alt.solar.thermal or alt.energy.homepower. >> I've been hanging out in those groups for a couple years and there's a >> wealth of info to be found there.
> Oh! OK, good idea, for some reason (well OK, lack thereof!) I never > thought of checking the newsgroups...thanks!
Here's the gist of the instruction manual, not too detailed:
SS-Starter Kit
MATERIAL:
. 1 Low voltage electric motor
. 1 Plastic propeller
. 1 Rechargeable battery
. 1 Battery Holder
. 1 Diode
. 3 Test leads
. 1 Pushbutton switch
. 1.5v @ 300mA Solar Panel
. 1 Spare wire (6 inches)
OPERATION:
Before installation, it is recommended that a soldering iron is used. Though
it is not required, soldering can ensure safe and secure connections. Also, you
may use "alligator" clamps for easy on/off connection.
1. Take all components out of bag and check to make sure all components match your materials
list above.
2. Insert rechargeable battery into battery holder.
3. Insert Propeller on to motor.
4. Take one end of the test lead and connect it to the negative terminal (-) of the battery holder
and connect the other end to the negative terminal of motor (blue wire if motor has wires).
5. Take one end of another test lead and connect it to the positive terminal (+) of battery holder
and connect the opposite end to the diode (grey/white band side).
6. Take the other end of the diode (black side opposite of grey/white band) and connect to positive
(+) terminal of panel.
7. Take spare wire and fasten to the negative (-) end of the battery holder (side with the coil).
Ensure proper connection .
8. Take spare wire and fasten remaining end to negative (-) terminal of panel.
9. Take push button switch and connect positive (+) end (black push button switch wire with
numbers) to diode (grey band side) and positive wire (+) from the battery holder.
10. Connect remaining push button switch wire (black) to remaining terminal on motor
(brown wire if motor has wires)
11. Place panel out in sun and use switch to turn on/off propeller.
Congratulations! Enjoy your new Solar Energy System!
If for any reason you have Technical questions or any other questions concerning your order,
please fill out the form online including Invoice number and contact info at the below link. All
educational Solar Kits are non-returnable.
From ALL of us at Silicon Solar, Thank You for your order and hope we can meet your current
future solar energy needs!
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This is a great first step into Solar Energy, and combined with our DIY Solar Panel Kits or Solar Cell Sample Kits, it is a great to experiement with solar energy in a safe, affordable way. Great for students, children's groups, and anyone interested in learning more about the benefits of solar energy.
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