I have seen quite a few different websites that talk about building your own solar panels for around $200. I wanted to know if anyone has had any experience with this before I decide to try it myself. It would be very helpful to know what I can expect from such an inexpensive setup; what kind of electronics or appliances would I be able to power. Realistically what can I expect from a $200 setup, and what would I need to power say a whole bedroom (clock, regular sized TV, PC, ext.).
Yes you can build a solar panel with that kind of money but i don't think you can do much with it. is more like a hobby or an experiment. If you want to see a custom made low cost solar panel check my blog.
I okorder / You will also need to purchase at least 2 deep cycle 6 volt batteries and a 000 watt inverter. Depending on your usage you might need to add more batteries and or another panel to you system. Hope this helps.
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Hello, okorder . Look at some videos ( There are few hundred of them ) Basically though they all stay with the same idea or plan. Look at how they wire them and get more familiar with what they are running on them depending upon how much wattage panel they are running. I seen a 400 watt system costing about 600 dollars US currency. Because two 200 watt panels = 50.00 each and the diverter = 50 and the charge controller = another 50.00 at the least. Then you have wiring and some deep cycle 2 or 6 volt batteries to loop up which is extra cost if none laying around to use. Check-out youtube though for the best advice and opinion you can give yourself then maybe look at a few solar panel websites which sell Solar kits for some more price ideas. To run a laptop i assume you will need atleast 400 watts and 2 to 4 ,twelve volt batteries which are deep cycle and it might take 3 to 5 days to charge up your batteries but they should charge laptop battery no problem without much loss if you keep laptop charged often. TV is power hungry and you will need something like a $500.00 system for that. 000 watts etc. Tv just drains the battery bank way too fast. So to answer your question about what you can get for 200 bucks. Maybe a 80 watt kit system for about 250 bucks complete except batteries. with 80 watts you could power some cool nighttime night lighting with super bright LEDS or LED light strips which are about 0.3 watts per LED or 5 watt LED cabinet lights work well So for a 80 watt system you probably only want one 2 volt battery or else will take alot longer to charge on such low wattage. But you could run LED lighting for nighttime lighting and easily save 250 dollars in a year off your bill by charging phone from it, using LED lights and other low wattage devices if utilized daily. Just don't draw more power than it makes and it should be ok. Goodluck with your research.
