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Hey guys.
As a few of you know, I'm quite into affordable solar energy. I am a dealer, myself, but admittedly: often I cannot ship to the USA and compete. I'd like to start this thread for a resource on saving money on solar "stuff", and for new and different affordable solar resources. Albeit, there are a lot of factors to consider, especially if you want government grants, grid tie in: but for the most part... this is for the DIY type / off grid - people who can consider grade B, unrated, cosmetic imperfections... and basically want to put together small and large systems, affordably.
In all fairness, I won't pump my own stuff as heavily as others, that would be pretty spammy! We'll keep it wide open. I am going to quote some another message I left elsewhere to get us started:
($6.97/watt) 1 pcs 9V 2Watt 130*130mm Solar Panel Power Cell $13.95 incl. shipping
To be more correct, I should have called it a "solar laminate", it's not a true "panel". A true 9v panel can be had here:
($11.24/watt) 9V 230MA 2W solar panels solar power panels 2watt $22.49 incl. shipping
Sun-elec.com has some pretty good deals too. Sometimes.
($2.59/watt + shp.) SUN Solar Panel 30 Watts 18.70 Vmp $77.70 + shipping
I also sell a 50 watt / 12v monocrystalline Grade A panel, warrantied, power warrantied, for $140 CDN. ($2.80/watt + shp.) Or, a 140 watt / 12v panel for $300 + shp. ($2.14/watt + shp.)
I have also bought from Thamesmall on ebay, a fair bit: Good Vendor. I like his 6v / 200 mA panels (1.2) for about $7-8 USD delivered. I find if you take a small Walmart mirror and angle it flat in front of these guys, you get about 7.2v / 240 mA. Here is a search of his stuff, he also sells a small 10v, for under $10.
Search Thamesmall for solar on ebay
You can throw together a GREAT tracker for cheap too! It's picaxe / LDR based, the best circuit floating around, I figure (msg me about it if you like, I have the schematic). Here is an awesome 4RPM motor for it, for only $13.00 shipped (The description for this motor is wrong, it's for an ammeter.. but I contacted them directly and have the correct description)! Single Axis tracking gives you 10-35% extra energy. MPPT solar charging gives you an additional 10-30% as well over normal charging.
Here's a screaming deal on the "power your home" solution:
2480 Watts - Hyundai 248w Monocrystalline Solar Panel ($1.29/W!) x10 = $3200
Please help me add to this and keep it up to date with the latest. I'll add some more soon!
Cheers
As a few of you know, I'm quite into affordable solar energy. I am a dealer, myself, but admittedly: often I cannot ship to the USA and compete. I'd like to start this thread for a resource on saving money on solar "stuff", and for new and different affordable solar resources. Albeit, there are a lot of factors to consider, especially if you want government grants, grid tie in: but for the most part... this is for the DIY type / off grid - people who can consider grade B, unrated, cosmetic imperfections... and basically want to put together small and large systems, affordably.
In all fairness, I won't pump my own stuff as heavily as others, that would be pretty spammy! We'll keep it wide open. I am going to quote some another message I left elsewhere to get us started:
($6.97/watt) 1 pcs 9V 2Watt 130*130mm Solar Panel Power Cell $13.95 incl. shipping
To be more correct, I should have called it a "solar laminate", it's not a true "panel". A true 9v panel can be had here:
($11.24/watt) 9V 230MA 2W solar panels solar power panels 2watt $22.49 incl. shipping
Sun-elec.com has some pretty good deals too. Sometimes.
($2.59/watt + shp.) SUN Solar Panel 30 Watts 18.70 Vmp $77.70 + shipping
I also sell a 50 watt / 12v monocrystalline Grade A panel, warrantied, power warrantied, for $140 CDN. ($2.80/watt + shp.) Or, a 140 watt / 12v panel for $300 + shp. ($2.14/watt + shp.)
I have also bought from Thamesmall on ebay, a fair bit: Good Vendor. I like his 6v / 200 mA panels (1.2) for about $7-8 USD delivered. I find if you take a small Walmart mirror and angle it flat in front of these guys, you get about 7.2v / 240 mA. Here is a search of his stuff, he also sells a small 10v, for under $10.
Search Thamesmall for solar on ebay
You can throw together a GREAT tracker for cheap too! It's picaxe / LDR based, the best circuit floating around, I figure (msg me about it if you like, I have the schematic). Here is an awesome 4RPM motor for it, for only $13.00 shipped (The description for this motor is wrong, it's for an ammeter.. but I contacted them directly and have the correct description)! Single Axis tracking gives you 10-35% extra energy. MPPT solar charging gives you an additional 10-30% as well over normal charging.
Here's a screaming deal on the "power your home" solution:
2480 Watts - Hyundai 248w Monocrystalline Solar Panel ($1.29/W!) x10 = $3200
Please help me add to this and keep it up to date with the latest. I'll add some more soon!
Cheers
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