| Having solar panels at home can bring down your | | | | - Glass sheet |
| electricity bills to almost half. And, that's a regular | | | | - Steel tubing |
| saving you make every month. Who wouldn't like | | | | - Sheet metal (for making frame of the solar-panel) |
| that kind of savings! But, buying a ready to use solar | | | | - Copper wire |
| panel surely drills a hole in your pocket. So, the next | | | | - And some commonly used hand toolsFor making big |
| best possible option is to make it on your own. Yes | | | | savings you may recycle some of the hardware. For |
| you can do it, as it's not any high-tech project. You | | | | instance you could get sheet metal at a throw away |
| just need to have the needed supplies, a bit of | | | | price from a scrap dealer. Likewise, you may visit |
| initiative and undergo a bit of physical strain. | | | | some of the auction sites and get other items at |
| Making of solar-panels is an easy job and anybody | | | | highly reduced prices. |
| can do it at home. All the materials needed for | | | | For making an effective solar panel, it's imperative to |
| making one are available at hardware shops. Some of | | | | get a guide to see you through the project, more so |
| the items that you need, apart from the solar cells, | | | | if you are making it the first time. The guide gives |
| the primary components, are: | | | | you detailed information on the subject, the materials |
| - A Car battery (it should be of 24 volts, though a | | | | needed and systematic instructions for assembling |
| 48 volt is preferred) | | | | the panel. |
| - Copper sheet | | | | |