Build A Solar Generator

One can easily make a solar power generator for $250 to $300 using parts available in the local stores. These home mahe solar power generators are good enough to power your computers, televisions, lights, and other appliances. moreover, they can be used in cabins, boats, tents, archaeological digs, or any other place.

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Just follow the steps given below and you will have a solar power generator ready to be used.

1. Get a small solar panel from a RV or marine supplies store. For about $100 you will be able to get one rated at 12 volts.
2. Look for a battery. It can be of any size deep cycle 12 volt lead/acid or gel battery. This deep cycle battery will be for continuous use and not like the one used in a car just for starting the engine. You can easily get these batteries for $50 to $60.
3. Buy a battery box to put it in. This is just a precautionary measure to cover up the exposed terminals in case there are children about. If you are planning to install the system in a pump shed, cabin, or boat, skip this. This box will cost you another $10 or something.
4. Buy a 12 volt DC meter. This should not cost you more than $30.
5. Next, you will a DC input. You can also use the triple inlet model which you can find at a car parts store in the cigarette lighter parts section for about $15. This is enough to power DC appliances. Many cassette players, answering machines, and other electrical appliances are DC already and with the right cable will run straight off the box.
6. If you want to run AC appliances as well, better get an inverter as well. This will convert the stored DC power in the battery into AC power.
7. Useing a drill, attach the meter and DC input to the top of the box.
8. Use insulated wire to attach the meter to the wingnut terminals on the battery. Connect the negative (-) pole first. Only handle one wire at a time. Connect the DC inlet to the battery in the same way. Connect the solar panel to the battery in the same way.
9. Close the lid. Put the solar panel in the sun. It takes 5-8 hours to charge a dead battery; 1-3 hours to top off a weak one. It will run radios, fans, and small wattage lights all night, or give you about 5 hours of continuous use at 115 volt AC, or about an hour boiling water. This system may be added on to with larger panels, inverters, and batteries.

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