The first question everyone asks is, can you build a solar panel for under $200 using the Homemade Energy package? The answer is yes. In fact, they include videos that show what tools you need, building the panel, wiring, all right in front of you, step-by-step, from start to finish. In fact Homemade Energy includes more videos than any other package available ' over 6 hours of video. If you're looking for detailed instructions and lots of video to guide you through the whole build, Homemade Energy is a great package.
Ebook and Worksheets
Homemade Energy Ebook
The Homemade Energy ebook is very comprehensive and includes chapters on:
Reducing Your Energy Needs
How to Build Your Own Solar Panel
Maintaining Your Panels
Build Your Own Wind Turbine
Wiring Your Battery System
The Alternative Energy Home
Workshops and Resources
The ebook covers a lot of material and includes plenty of pictures and diagrams. It goes through all the tools and parts you'll need, where to find them (including links to online sources) and how to get them at a discount.
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There is also an Excel spreadsheet with worksheets to help you figure out how much electricity your appliances use, how many solar panels you'll need, and sizing batteries and power inverter. Honestly, the ebooks from all the different how to guides are pretty similar. They are all pretty comprehensive and give you all the info you need to build a solar panel. It's the videos where you'll find the biggest difference so let's talk about the videos.
Videos
Homemade Energy Video 1
To put it short and sweet, Homemade Energy includes the most video, period. There are 15 videos with over 6 hours of content in this package! The videos cover topics like:
System Components and Types
System Design and Sizing
Tools Needed
Layout, Calculations and Measurement
Building the Panel
Wiring
Finishing the Panel
Batteries
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For some videos, a guy in his garage is a negative, in this case it's exactly what I want! They literally show a guy in his garage building a solar panel from start to finish. He does everything from get the tools and parts together to doing the calculations, to laying everything out, building the panel, wiring the cells, finishing, everything. You can follow along with him while you build your solar panel. He even accidentally makes a mistake while wiring the solar cells together, notices the mistake and then shows you how he fixes it!
Conclusion
The Homemade energy package is really comprehensive. It includes a pdf ebook, sizing worksheets and videos. LOTS of videos. In fact, Homemade Energy has more video than any other DIY solar panel guide. The videos show the entire process of building a solar panel from start to finish. Given a few common tools and some basic skills, anyone can build a solar panel with the help ofHomemade Energy package, anyone can build a solar panel with the help of Homemade Energy.
