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I’d like to do the “Build your own solar battery charger” project, but I’m new to this. Can you suggest places to get the solar cells?

Thanks,

Jimi

I get this question a lot. Finding bulk or “raw” solar cells can be a bit tricky. With the very high cost of pure silicon, and the fact that even “bad” solar cells (ones with small defects, or small color issues) still work very well, most companies no longer will give away the “rejects.” However there are still ways to get cells to work with. Below are a couple of ways you can try to go about getting them.

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