www.productstoyou.com To get full detail and more information on making solar panels. This is just part one on the video but if you want more on solar power information check it out. We’ll show where to buy your solar panels from any anything else your’ll need.
It’s easy to cut open a power transistor like the 2N3055 to expose the NPN silicon material inside to make a solar cell. When exposed to sunlight, or household lights, it conducts electricity. The N-type and P-type materials work like a solar cell. The best way is from the Base to the Collector though from both the Base and Emitter combined and then to the Collector also works well. The voltage and current aren’t much but with just a few of them in series you can power a small 1.5 volt calculator. See also: rimstar.org See my “Make Solar Cell Transistor Powered Calculator using 2n3055” video where I make a solar panel out of these cells to power a calculator: youtu.be Also, watch “How to make solar cells (DIY/homemade solar cell)” where I make a solar cell from a copper sheet and salt water: youtu.be Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com – rimstar.org
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mikellas041 says:
January 20, 2013 at 4:54 pm (UTC 0)
Where’s the other parts?!
shipp angelique says:
January 20, 2013 at 5:38 pm (UTC 0)
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Hardi Holpus says:
January 20, 2013 at 6:17 pm (UTC 0)
/watch?v=AWOUcvBfR1w
905SONICking says:
January 20, 2013 at 6:33 pm (UTC 0)
i would like to know how to make these and add wires to plug it into a AC outlet so if power shuts off everyone would have this
makeSOLARPANELS says:
January 20, 2013 at 6:38 pm (UTC 0)
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VanhellsThe says:
January 20, 2013 at 7:34 pm (UTC 0)
he ask for money to show u how that work if u go on link under video u will see…
Derrick Hendricks says:
January 20, 2013 at 8:03 pm (UTC 0)
I turned my attention to the music, instead of watching and focusing on tabbing the cells 🙂
Shela Witzel says:
January 20, 2013 at 8:21 pm (UTC 0)
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January 20, 2013 at 9:17 pm (UTC 0)
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DeorajLalchanVine says:
January 20, 2013 at 9:51 pm (UTC 0)
music sucks African shit
deadfred821 says:
January 20, 2013 at 10:04 pm (UTC 0)
OMG you’re so full of shit! Posted all the steps? NO YOU DIDN’T! You posted a bullshit video that links to an advertisement website just like this one. God forbid you actually “teach” someone or spread some knowledge without charging a fee…
Capitalist fucks!
makeSOLARPANEL says:
January 20, 2013 at 10:16 pm (UTC 0)
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January 20, 2013 at 11:12 pm (UTC 0)
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January 20, 2013 at 11:26 pm (UTC 0)
@SeanAnthony
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j corvett says:
January 21, 2013 at 12:15 am (UTC 0)
You can not run your house directly off solar panels. You need batteries and a power inverter to change the DC power to AC so you can run your house. The solar cells keep the batteries charged to have continuous electricity. Here’s a real question, why dont all houses already use power inverters to save energy and the world? If we only used say 24volts off the power lines from the electric company, connected to 1-2 large power inverters, save $1000s . The power company’s are getting rich !!
zideffil says:
January 21, 2013 at 1:00 am (UTC 0)
What do you mean? Have I missed something here? He says that the whole info system costs $49.95. How does that translate to $700.00? The thing that I am stuck on more though, is how does one generate all the electricity needed to save what he’s saying? Some people are writing back that they generated 18 volts and it takes 120 volts to run anything in my house and it has to be AC and not DC current? Just how many solar panels would one need to power a house?
iLOVENATURE2011 says:
January 21, 2013 at 1:05 am (UTC 0)
great video! =)
Gohanbryson says:
January 21, 2013 at 1:13 am (UTC 0)
@Criticmizer lol the videos only like 5 mins long so if you bought one new you would be paying a company like 700$ for 5 mins hahahahahhaha
J BING says:
January 21, 2013 at 1:26 am (UTC 0)
see howotomakesolarpanels dot – net
Muhamad Ahmad Qamar says:
January 21, 2013 at 1:31 am (UTC 0)
how can i make solar cell plez reply me
Tyler Durden says:
January 21, 2013 at 2:26 am (UTC 0)
I dont need a ebook I need a solar cell supplier all I know is ebay but were to they get there solar cells that they sell?
nookybynature says:
January 21, 2013 at 3:20 am (UTC 0)
Try the link again its under the video
Tyler Durden says:
January 21, 2013 at 3:29 am (UTC 0)
niet the link does not work
nookybynature says:
January 21, 2013 at 4:04 am (UTC 0)
try this link productstoyou com
ReptilesAsPets says:
January 21, 2013 at 4:07 am (UTC 0)
I went to the link above and the info that I got from your site was on the money. I made 8 panels to run my shed and I saved over $1000. Thanks for the info it’s worth every cent !!!
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 4:53 am (UTC 0)
Could be. I just figured some light was still getting to it since it was far from a perfect covering. But solar cells to work with infrared too.
DigGil3 says:
January 21, 2013 at 5:10 am (UTC 0)
I guess that your “solar cell” keeps outputting energy even when covered is because it may work better at infrared wavelengths as most solar cells.
madmali35 says:
January 21, 2013 at 6:05 am (UTC 0)
No problem bud. Thanks anyway.
Best regards.
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 6:48 am (UTC 0)
Sorry, nope. I bought a batch years ago from ebay but haven’t kept touch with where to buy them since.
madmali35 says:
January 21, 2013 at 7:34 am (UTC 0)
I really didn’t think it was possible anyway…I was hoping I was wrong lol.
Please can you give me an indication of the cheapest solar cells available?
Thank you for the video and response.
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 7:35 am (UTC 0)
This is just a fun experiment, though in my “Make Solar Cell Transistor Powered Calculator using 2n3055” video I show that it can be practical but only for very small loads. All methods I know of making homemade solar cells from scratch give even less power, like the one in my “How to make solar cells (DIY/homemade solar cell)” video made from a sheet of copper and salt water. You’re better off buying manufactured cells or whole panels. See this videos description for links to those videos.
madmali35 says:
January 21, 2013 at 7:49 am (UTC 0)
Thanks for this unique video, I haven’t seen anyone else try to start from the solar cell component when building a solar system. They all purchase solar cells from manufacturers who have a monopoly on the technology; because manufacture of photo-voltaic cells is difficult and expensive.
Is it possible to make solar cells yourself, from scratch?
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 7:59 am (UTC 0)
I haven’t tried that yet. Maybe next summer.
EmancipatedSquirrel says:
January 21, 2013 at 8:24 am (UTC 0)
With a joule thief have you tried charging a 1.5v battery with it? btw 2n3055’s are great for joule ringers and power led light bulbs. 😀
TheDaikashido says:
January 21, 2013 at 8:42 am (UTC 0)
yeah mine did too actually, I’d probably hit it with the 4 inch cutting wheel…lol. great videos thank you!
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 9:37 am (UTC 0)
What, no exercise? 🙂 Actually it took only a moment to cut open and I burned out my dremel motor a while back.
TheDaikashido says:
January 21, 2013 at 9:45 am (UTC 0)
save yourself the agony and use a dremel to cut that thing open
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 10:13 am (UTC 0)
I think it was partly because solar cells have a minimum inherent voltage due to the different doping of the two silicon layers and partly because I was still letting some visible light in.
Phillip Smith says:
January 21, 2013 at 10:30 am (UTC 0)
Hey, just a question on this thing, since your hand is emitting infrared photons, and this gizmo is probably stimulated by any photons hitting it, perhaps your hand is giving it that extra oomph, what happens if you cover it with say, a metal cover or something?, throw a metal tray under it, and a small metal cover on top of it.
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 10:56 am (UTC 0)
Sure. They increase. That’s what I show at 3:19 in the video.
Debasis Basak says:
January 21, 2013 at 11:30 am (UTC 0)
does this work??
/watch?v=STTenDq4_ws&feature=related
Debasis Basak says:
January 21, 2013 at 12:19 pm (UTC 0)
any hope to increase volts and currents under fresnel lens???
kentlandzintoba says:
January 21, 2013 at 12:43 pm (UTC 0)
Germaium DIODE. Cheers; get off your bum young people.
kentlandzintoba says:
January 21, 2013 at 1:01 pm (UTC 0)
I made transistor transmitters and receivers from anything I could get my hands on. A trip into Melbourne central no problem. To make a crystal set ( free radio) , all you need is a Germaium Diox
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 1:42 pm (UTC 0)
But that’s what my diagram at 0:56 says: collector is the case and pins are base and emitter. If you’re referring to the annotation, what I goofed on was having the collector be P when it should have been N and the base be N when it should have been P.
ihelk says:
January 21, 2013 at 2:07 pm (UTC 0)
thats weird because the case on my 2n3055 is the collector and the pins are base and emitter
aurextecson says:
January 21, 2013 at 2:18 pm (UTC 0)
becoz im tried to make salted water energy but the voltage is quickly goes down and stay in low voltage..even i put more cup with salted water the voltage is increasing but just a little… now i want to try your idea by using solar energy thanks a lot sir i really appreciate 🙂
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 2:24 pm (UTC 0)
Yes, if you connect the transistors in series then each transistor will add more voltage. For example you could connect the 1st transistor’s collector to the 2nd transistor’s base, and then the 2nd transistor’s collector to the 3rd one’s base, and so on.
See my other video “Make Solar Cell Transistor Powered Calculator using 2n3055” where I do it with five transistors. There’s a link to it in the description below this video or you can find it on my channel.
aurextecson says:
January 21, 2013 at 2:44 pm (UTC 0)
sir i just want to ask if i use more transistor i will get more volts? pls response
RimstarOrg says:
January 21, 2013 at 2:48 pm (UTC 0)
Thanks. It’s definitely fun to experiment with.