| A revolutionary change is sweeping across the world | | | | dark. Roast the sheet for about half hour. |
| and the U.S. As more and more people are | | | | Upon completion of this process, the sheet has to be |
| generating energy naturally than through carbon | | | | cooled off at room temperature. You will notice that |
| generating methods. You too can learn how to build | | | | it is reducing in size as it gets to a normal |
| solar panels in your own home as an experiment to | | | | temperature. It is during this process one see the |
| see how this renewable source of energy can cut | | | | accumulation of the dry bits of chemicals on the |
| down expenditure. | | | | sheet. Run water over it from a running tap after it |
| The advantage of this experiment is to learn about | | | | cools down. This will wash off the flakes but ensure |
| something first-hand what one has only read about. | | | | you do this really gently and do not erode this solar |
| This way you will know what it is for yourself. And | | | | panel created by you. |
| your entire family can participate too! To begin, head | | | | Create another copper piece of the same size and |
| out to the hardware department. One does not need | | | | place them both inside the big container. Ensure that |
| more than half square foot copper flashing sheet, an | | | | they do not touch. Remember to keep the side of |
| electrical food heater, one container with a large | | | | the sheet facing up on the stove to face outward. |
| opening, one efficient micro-ammeter, salt, water, | | | | Now, attach the leads. The second sheet should be |
| sand paper, shears to cut metal and finally two clip | | | | wired to the positive area of the meter and the first |
| leads. | | | | one must be clipped to the negative one. In hot |
| Now to start the experiment. Clean your hands | | | | water, put in a good number of tablespoons of salt |
| thoroughly and wipe it dry completely. The copper | | | | and mix thoroughly. This concoction has to be poured |
| sheeting has to be cut to the size of the diameter of | | | | into the bottle ensuring that the sheets are not |
| the food heater. Now, wash the sheet with | | | | submerged up to an inch from top. This is your home |
| detergent in order to do away with any oil residue on | | | | manufactured solar panel! |
| it. With the sand paper, wipe the sheet dry. | | | | To think it would light up bulbs and other electrical |
| Meanwhile, get the stove started and raise | | | | appliances would be foolish. This power box can |
| temperature to high. Place the copper sheet on top | | | | produce only 50 micro amps at 0.25 volts. One will |
| of it. You will see the sheet changing colors from | | | | need hundreds of these to power an entire home |
| orange to purple to red and then pink; once it heats | | | | which would be a major expenditure. |
| further, the colors will go and now the sheet will go | | | | |