Where to Purchase Cells

[aquabilly]

I recently bought from mlsolar via ebay. 80 cells (rough edges) with "extras" to cover any damaged. USA to Scotland in a week . Packaging was good. 2 cakes of 46 , shrink wrapped , padded with cardboard, then bubblewrap and finally shoe box sized container with polystyrene flakes. Not a mark. Some of the edges were rough , as advertised ...but mean nothing in reality.They were pre tabbed. about a half dozen tabs were off or misaligned or off but again this was made clear in the advert. (that there may be a few like this.) Only problem was postage, about 32 quid (50 bucks) , then customs held them for import duty...that was 8 pounds and Parcelfarce charged me 12 quid "handling fee". As anyone in the UK countries knows this is a racket that these buggers have sewn up. So, at the end of the day, the postage will cost you more than the cells which is of course preposterous but you may as well know. Total cost was 108 pounds. As I live in rip off Scotland this is still cheap compared against new panels. If we had USA prices, I would not bother with DIY, save for the educational and hobby value. I`ll post the final cost of my panel when I decide on plexiglass or standard glass. For those in this country, I`ll scan and post the Customs reply to my complaint on import duty on cells.The abridged version goes like this, "nothings going to change so boo hoo." Cheers all!

[BuzzBuds]

http://www.everbrightsolar.net/200-3...ires20036.html Try this it has tabed solar cells.

Have you used these guys Delta if so how are and did it all work out for you with no damaged cells in shipping?

[BRYANinNC]

What about a 10 to 15 watt pre-constructed panel? I want to eventually make a closed-loop solar thermal system that is PV pumped.

[angelo]

Never mind..I found the information.. here's the link http://www.solarbuzz.com/solarindex/...ufacturers.htm

[angelo]

I tried seaching the internt, but I can't find company/ manufactures who sell just the solar cell? We should be able to pick them up for less then $.50/ watt!

Thanks for you help?

[SiL3nT]

As posted above, you can get some good deals on ebay on solar cells.

[DeltaFox 25]

http://www.everbrightsolar.net/200-3...ires20036.html Try this it has tabed solar cells.

[MarineLiner]

... to purchase the individual solar cells to make a solar panel, or a solar panel already constructed?

[NathanGarcia]

i've seen you spam this link in another post. i would be weary of buying anything from this guys website. its hard to take a website seriously when most of the pages on it don't have any information on it. your about us page, terms, etc has nothing on it. plus its not even a real website, you are using some free online store builder.

[teetree]

This is a good website for solar cells, and broken cells,i made a panel with broken cells puts out 17.5 volts around 1.20amps ,not bade for my first solar panel!!

[Jason]

Hey Keith,

I typed in "tabbed solar cells" in ebay and found quite a few. I didn't have luck finding a particular website that sells them, and from what I've read, ebay sounds like the best bet. good luck and thanks again.

[KeithH]

Thanks for the info. I have seen them on ebay, didn't find any that are tabbed - I can work with them, but just trying to make the job a little easier.

Thanks again.

[Jason]

ok great...i have purchased some on ebay a few times with success. just go to ebay.com and type in "solar cells"

if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask!

[KeithH]

Hi Jasun - I need cells to construct my own panel

[Jason]

Hi Keith, thanks for joining.

Are you looking to purchase the individual solar cells to make a solar panel, or a solar panel already constructed? I just wanted to clarify before I start suggesting links.

Thanks!