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http://www.diysolarelectricity.org - click here now to see how you can make diy solar panels VERY CHEAP!!! How Do I Find the Materials to Build a Solar Panel? Almost all the materials you'll need to build a solar panel (such as copper wire, plywood, glass, silicone, etc.) can be found at either your local hardware store (such as Home Depot or Lowes) or an electronics store . The same goes for the tools and equipment you'll need to build your solar panels. Any tool you don't already have in your garage or shed (such as a voltage meter), you can buy at your local hardware or electronics store. The exception to this rule is the photovoltaic solar cells that you'll need to build into your DIY solar power panels. Unless you live in a very large city with a specialized solar hardware store, you'll probably need to make your own, However you will save steps and time if you order them online. Where Should I Place My Diy Solar Panels? The two most common places to put DIY solar panels are either on the roof of your house, or on the ground in your yard. The roof it the most popular place to install your solar panels for two reasons. First, in order to convert sunlight into electricity, solar energy panels need to be in direct sun light. Trees, buildings, or any other obstacle that provides shade or otherwise gets in the way will block the sun from your solar panels. The easiest way to solve this problem is to raise the solar power panels up higher than the obstacles. To do that, of course, you should place the DIY solar panels on the roof. Second, solar energy panels are big, and take up a lot of space. You'll probably need many solar panels to power your home. If you mount your solar panels on the ground, you may fill your entire yard, and if you have kids they could destroy your solar panel Project. Solar panels on the roof has the advantage of keeping them out of the way and freeing up your yard. How Should I Position My Solar Panels South is best, but panels installed facing east or west still generate a very high percentage of power. It is usually more effective (and more attractive) to install the panels in the same plane as the roof direction, rather than build an awkward mount to angle them.Placing your DIY solar panels on the roof pointing due south if you are in the continental United States, so no matter where the sun is in the sky or at what angle, sunlight is still hitting the solar panel somewhere., mount your DIY solar panels on the south-facing side of your roof to collect the most sunlight. In the , the sun is in the southern part of the sky for the most part.