Have PV cells how to make panel?

 This will be my 1st solar project. Does anyone have any good website
recommendations on how to make PV panels if you have PV cells. Or what not
to do. I have good soldering skills. It will be about 75 watts (hopefully).
Thanks
Greyhound
Tampa, FL

  wrote:

We'll need to know how many cells and the output of them. When
building a panel from cells, you will want to create a panel that will
charge whatever battery(s) you are using or will power the device that
it is hooked up to. Generally, for a 12 volt battery, you're going to
want about 30 to 40 cells that will produce around 19-21 volts so that
when it is connected to a storage device (battery) it will have enough
power to actually charge the device. You will probably also want a
solar charger for this project also.

Wayne or Steve will be by shortly to also help you and George will
stop by later to tell you you are an idiot. Me, I'm a suspect.

Max
http://www.northernmichigansolar.com

 I have 36 cells that are 5 7/8" x 3 1/8" that are the standard size but
some are cracked I got them off E-bay .
http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29393-2357-0?uid%837335&site=0&ver¼A080805&lk=URL&Item (0144122279
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The no load voltage is .55 and together its 3.5 amp. I would like the panel
to be extremely waterproof and maintainable in case I have to take it apart
for repair. Down the road I see the need for the charger, battery and
inverter.
Greyhound
Tampa, FL

 Grey-hound wrote:

http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29393-2357-0?uid%837335&site=0&ver¼A080805&lk=URL&Item (0144122279

That latter bit will be a *very* tall order. If you encapsulate the
cells in silicone you will make them extremely waterproof, but
disassembling the module for repair will be exceedingly difficult. On
the other hand, if you try to seal only the edges of the modules for
easy repair, you will mostly likely find that water *will* find a way
in. At least, that has been the experience of commercial manufacturers
(it took them a very long time to work out a reliable way to keep water
out, particularly in humid conditions).

Of course, they also tend to emphasize low-cost, high-throughput
manufacturing techniques, so you might be able to do something a little
more elaborate than they would be willing to consider. But then, they
have also found that encapsulating the cells in silicone as they do
gives the modules so much mechanical stability that there is rarely, if
ever, a need for repair -- to my knowledge, vandalism is by far the most
common cause of PV module failure, and the vast majority of vandalized
modules I've seen have been beyond repair.

 You will find a lot of information on this site :
http://www.goodideacreative.com/solarpanel.html
It is a PDF file (cost 12.95$) and I learned a lot of useful
informtion on it.

If you can find a place where to buy solar cells at a reasonable
price, let me know.

S.Bourque