First, you want to look for a panel that is 12 volts or higher. Most RV shops and marinas can sell you a 16 volt for under $100. Or you can build your own check it out at Earth4Energy..

Second, You want to get a battery. No, not the 9 volt or even the type in your car. you want a small and rechargeable battery. Get a 12-volt lead – acid – battery, you can usually get these for about $50 – $60 online.

Next, for safety reasons, you’ll want to buy a battery box. This is especially a good idea if you have kids around. Low cost solar panels won’t do you good if you don’t have it protected.

After that, buy a DC Meter that’s 12 volts ($25 at electronics stores) and a DC Input (car parts store — $10). These will allow you to take the energy from the panel and use them for your DC appliances. Note that you will NOT be able to use AC appliances until you buy an inverter. Inverters will convert your DC energy into AC energy so you can power them (most hardware stores will have these starting at $50). Take an estimate as to how much energy you will be using and remember that the wattage of the inverter must be greater than the wattage you’re going to use.

Now use a drill to attach the DC Meter and Input to the box, and use insulated wire to attach the meter to the battery. Only handle one wire at a time, and ALWAYS CONNECT TO THE NEGATIVE (-) SIDE FIRST! No point getting a low cost solar panel if you get electrocuted in the process. Now connect the DC Inlet to the battery, then connect the solar panel to the battery. Actually there is no chance of getting electrocuted the potential health hazard is rapid heating of the wires if shorted also you want to keep sparks and open flames away from led-acid batteries as they produce hydrogen when charged or discharged.

That’s it! Close the lid, seal it tight (bungee cords are recommended) and let your generator sit in the sun for 8 hours. Congratulations! You’ve got yourself a working solar panel and it will power your low wattage devices and save you money every month on electricity. Isn’t that cool? George Jetson would be proud of you.
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The first half of Magnets 4 Energy gives You some basics of solar setups
And identifies some of the components. The second half is well written
Without a lot of fluff I like it when they get to the point.
I have printed off the parts list and off to the hard ware store.
Back from the hard ware store and What A disappointing trip not a single Idem was found. Let my fingers do the walking and made some calls and was able to find some of the stuff but was not willing to do all the running. So I have decided to buy Most of the components on line and share where I found them and there cost. I have also converted the metric hardware to SAE Just easier in my area. (List at bottom)

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The price of the parts are proving to be much more expensive then the $100.00 that the Magnets 4 Energy system suggest. If Someone out There finds them cheaper  please let me know so I can  pass it on.
The Molds are a pain a good saber saw worked good for cutting them out.
I have access to A metal lathe to finish them. It took a lot of sanding and many coats of varnish to get them smooth. I used shellac and that was not the best because I had some wrinkling in the mold from the heat.

Hi Sorry for not getting to this sooner I have been very busy.

I just followed the Plans for the Coils and it worked out fine.

The Magnets worked out ok on the steel plates as the plains show but I will put some mat in the next set as there was some cracking in the fiberglass nothing serious but I did not like it.

The spine with the spindle needed a cross piece for ease of fastening it down. But the rest worked out fine By the plains.

The finished product seem well built but it Does not run under its own power it does put out good power when turned by some other source.
I have hooked it up to a wind turbine but having trouble getting sufficient speed to put out sufficient power.

Fiberglass Supplies (Murray’s Oreilly 37.99)
Fiberglass Mat 1 oz sq foot – 1 sq Yard (Murray’s Oreilly 5.99)
Talcum power Filler (Drug Store 5.49)

Magnets (16) .787 x 1.969 x 1.969
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Ceramic Magnets C8 2″X2″X1″ Hard Ferrite Magnets     16     $1.60 ech        $25.60

Stainless Steel Wire  .079 (Harbor Freight)

Enameled Winding Wire 14AWG .067
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Braded Wire 14AWG 20’ (Tractor Supply)
Bridge Rectifiers (2) 25A  200V Single Phase
Heat sink (Tractor Supply)
Steel for spine 15” x 1” x 2” x .125” (Tractor Supply)
Steel Plate For Disk Must be magnetic ¼” x 12 1/8” Diameter

Threaded Rod 3/8”-16 x 36” (Tractor Supply)
32 – 3/8-16 hex nuts (Tractor Supply)
16 – 3/8 Washers (Tractor Supply)
Threaded Rod 5/16”-18 x 16” Most places you will have to by 36” pieces (Tractor Supply)

8 – 5/16-18 nuts (Tractor Supply)

2 – 3/16 x ¾ Machine screw with nuts (Tractor Supply)

Hub With bearings
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Part #
SKU:                        Product          Quantity           Price
T0R104BT8X        T0R104BT8X        1                $6.95       Spindle
LOBT121E             LOBT121E            1                $16.95     Hub Ass 4 on 4”

Metric to Inch
6 MM = .236
13 MM = .512
15 MM  = .591
20 MM  = .787
30 MM = .512
40 MM = 1.575
45 MM = 1.662
50 MM = 1.969
60 MM = 2.363
75 MM = 2.953
100 MM = 3.938
125 MM = 5.922
130 MM = 5.119
140 MM = 5.515
178 MM = 7.009
199 MM = 7.836
250 MM = 9.844
305 MM = 12.009
320 MM = 12.006
355 MM = 13,978
315 MM = 12.403
325 MM = 12.797
340 MM = 13.388
360 MM = 14.175
368 MM = 14.490
380 MM = 14.963
500 MM = 19.688