Do It Yourself Solar Power – 4 Large Cups Of Coffee And You’Re Done!
Author: Thomas Hussey
Do It Yourself Solar Power can help you save money and lessen carbon footprint. I learned how to do it after drinking 4 large cups of coffee…
My neighbor said it was impossible to make a do it yourself solar power system because it‘s fairly complicated and the process would require someone with high technical skills.
Well, I’m glad I didn’t listen to him!
Solar panels are expensive yet I still wanted to avoid using electricity to power my work shed. So what else?
I had to go the DIY route. I had to give it a fair shot at the very least!
Okay I have to admit that my first do it yourself solar power project wasn’t a bed of roses. Putting the components together was an absolute nightmare!
What’s the hardest part of all?
Well, soldering the cells was something I didn’t enjoy at all. But like I said, the entire assembling process was a nightmare!
My fault to be honest…
I was an amateur who tried to act like a pro.
See what happened was I discovered an instruction online. It was pretty detailed but it was also 100% text…There were no photos, no illustration plans, nothing of that sort.
So I viewed the instruction thoroughly and followed each step very carefully.
No good!
I failed my first do it yourself solar power project! The wiring and soldering section was all jumbled up!
So I went searching online and long story short. Found what I was looking for – amateur friendly video instructions along with printable manuals with photos.
1st Step to Success
I drank a large cup of coffee while viewing the videos and manuals.
2nd Step to Success
Rolled up my sleeve and got to work again.
3 cups of coffee later and I got my first solar panel set up. The wiring, solar cells fixed to the plywood panel, plexiglass framing – basically the whole shebang done!
The moral of the story?
If you’re an amateur, try to get detailed tutorials, where each process is delivered in a clear fashion. A successful do it yourself solar power project can be done in less than 210 bucks once you get all the details right.
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About the Author
Quite frankly, do it yourself solar power is not all that difficult.
Once done you can start reducing your electric bills and then maybe you might want send an apology note to your power company. Sounds good?
If so, just go to -> http://www.howtobuildyourownsolarpanel.com/ to get download info for manuals and videos.
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