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	<title>DIY Green Solar Energy &#187; diy solar</title>
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		<title>Broken cracked 6&#215;6 solar cells Diy Solar panel grid tie test With 300 watt power jack Inverter</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/broken-cracked-6x6-solar-cells-diy-solar-panel-grid-tie-test-with-300-watt-power-jack-inverter</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[broken]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Power Jack inverter 300 watt Grid Tie, diy solar, Making solar panels, Testing my cheap diy solar panels grid tie power The solar panels put out some great power for cheap storm window panels, and all broken,chiped, and cracked, bowed solar cells, the solar cells was every thing Bad and i could not belive the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Power Jack inverter 300 watt Grid Tie, diy solar, Making solar panels, Testing my cheap diy solar panels grid tie power The solar panels put out some great power for cheap storm window panels, and all broken,chiped, and cracked, bowed solar cells, the solar cells was every thing Bad and i could not belive the [power out put . Mkaes me whant to make more cheap solar cell panels all fun plese share with others Thanks, David www.solarcells101.com some free Help links all free info on making DIY SOLAR PANELS www.solarcells101.com</p>
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		<title>Easy DIY PV Solar Panels</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/easy-diy-pv-solar-panels</link>
		<comments>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/easy-diy-pv-solar-panels#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 02:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[gogreensolarpvpanels.blogspot.com Introduction to DIY PV Solar Panels. Build PV Solar Panels in your own home with this easy step-by-step video instruction guide.]]></description>
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<p>gogreensolarpvpanels.blogspot.com Introduction to DIY PV Solar Panels. Build PV Solar Panels in your own home with this easy step-by-step video instruction guide.</p>
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		<title>Power Jack Solar PV 1.4KW Grid Tie Inverters (GTI&#8217;s)</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/power-jack-solar-pv-1-4kw-grid-tie-inverters-gtis</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1.4 KW Solar Panels sharing the load over nine 300W Grid Tie Inverters (GTI&#8217;s) and is now making a contribution to my overall energy usage. Web Site﻿ &#8211; solarhope.co.uk]]></description>
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<p>1.4 KW Solar Panels sharing the load over nine 300W Grid Tie Inverters (GTI&#8217;s) and is now making a contribution to my overall energy usage. Web Site﻿ &#8211; solarhope.co.uk</p>
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		<title>DIY Solar Water Heater, 4026 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn, CA 95602-9138,</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/diy-solar-water-heater-4026-grass-valley-highway-auburn-ca-95602-9138</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Solar power]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get your very own FREE do-it-yourself solar water heater guide here: smart-think-marketing.com Home made solar hot water heater. It&#8217;s been working in Grass Valley, CA. near Auburn CA, about an hour out side Sacramento, Ca for the last 30 years. Simple and cheap to build. On grid or off grid. You can also find us [...]]]></description>
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<p>Get your very own FREE do-it-yourself solar water heater guide here: smart-think-marketing.com Home made solar hot water heater. It&#8217;s been working in Grass Valley, CA. near Auburn CA, about an hour out side Sacramento, Ca for the last 30 years. Simple and cheap to build. On grid or off grid. You can also find us at www.easyasabt.com 4026 Grass Valley Highway, Auburn, CA 95602-9138</p>
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		<title>DIY Solar Power</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/diy-solar-power-3</link>
		<comments>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/diy-solar-power-3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Low cost passive solar innovation for green energy solution for hot water production for small scale use on residence and communities.]]></description>
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<p>Low cost passive solar innovation for green energy solution for hot water production for small scale use on residence and communities.</p>
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		<title>Do-it-yourself Solar Power from Survive2Day.com,good</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/do-it-yourself-solar-power-from-survive2day-comgood</link>
		<comments>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/do-it-yourself-solar-power-from-survive2day-comgood#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful orrery(solar system model) avaiable in : www.orrerystore.com .I&#39;ve been experimenting with a small scale solar power system. Right now, I am just powering a battery charger for D, C, AAA, AA and 9volt batteries. So far its been very easy to work with. I will do some more experimenting with lighting and other 12 [...]]]></description>
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<p>Beautiful orrery(solar system model) avaiable in : www.orrerystore.com .I&#39;ve been experimenting with a small scale solar power system. Right now, I am just powering a battery charger for D, C, AAA, AA and 9volt batteries. So far its been very easy to work with. I will do some more experimenting with lighting and other 12 volt appliances and post the results.</p>
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		<title>How to build a solar panel part 2</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/how-to-build-a-solar-panel-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/how-to-build-a-solar-panel-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to build your own solar panel part 2, solar cell, off the grid, clean power, green power, make your own power, green living, diy, diy solar, supergokue1, www.offthegrid4u.com, templet, series, part 2,]]></description>
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<p>How to build your own solar panel part 2, solar cell, off the grid, clean power, green power, make your own power, green living, diy, diy solar, supergokue1, www.offthegrid4u.com, templet, series, part 2,</p>
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		<title>Should I Choose Evacuated Tube Or Flat Plate Solar Collector</title>
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		<comments>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/should-i-choose-evacuated-tube-or-flat-plate-solar-collector#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[www.solarhotwaterstore.com &#8211; should you choose evacuated tube solar collectors or flat plate solar collectors for your DIY solar hot water or solar heating project? Discover the simple answer. And, to learn more, visit www.solarhotwaterstore.com]]></description>
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<p>www.solarhotwaterstore.com &#8211; should you choose evacuated tube solar collectors or flat plate solar collectors for your DIY solar hot water or solar heating project? Discover the simple answer. And, to learn more, visit www.solarhotwaterstore.com</p>
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		<title>DIY Solar powered Hot Tub</title>
		<link>http://diygreensolarenergy.com/diy-solar-powered-hot-tub</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*** NEW *** Arduino code available at : code.google.com A short video of my garden and operation of the DIY solar water heater for the hot tub. About two years ago I bought a Lay-Z-spa portable hot tub. The only problem is, its has no insulation and can be expensive to run. Luckily I have [...]]]></description>
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<p>*** NEW *** Arduino code available at : code.google.com A short video of my garden and operation of the DIY solar water heater for the hot tub. About two years ago I bought a Lay-Z-spa portable hot tub. The only problem is, its has no insulation and can be expensive to run. Luckily I have a south facing garden which is quite a suntrap. Over the winter I built a solar hot water collector from 125 metres of thin walled black UV stable PVC irrigation pipe. I used tanalised timber for the frame and glazed it with UV stable corrugated clear PVC. The controller is an Arduino Duemilanove running two LM335Z temperature sensors and the pump is an old Grundfos Selectric central heating pump controlled by a 5v relay. The custom software provides both freeze and overheat protection. Thanks to Neil from reuk.co.uk for his advice and input. *** Update 09/11/2011 *** Well, we are at the end of the summer here in the UK.(Such as it was) I only designed it to run from Early April to early September and I&#8217;ve been doing some rough calculations to work out my electricity saving. Feel free to check my maths. The pump has ran for ~400 hours. It only pumps when the temperature in the coil is 4 degress higher than that of the pool and it pumps 3 litres a minute. So: 60 minutes x 3 litres x 400 hours means over the summer its heated 72000 litres of water If it take 4180 joules of energy to heat 1 litre of water by one degree it takes 16720 joules to heat it by 4 degrees. 16720 joules x 72000 <b>&#8230;</b></p>
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		<title>Solar Panels Are Only As Good As the Wire Connected With</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 04:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ahand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I really need to buy some good outdoor 10 gauge fine stranded wire. My four large solar panels would only put out 20 watts today. I guess because of the small wire I used.]]></description>
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<p>I really need to buy some good outdoor 10 gauge fine stranded wire. My four large solar panels would only put out 20 watts today. I guess because of the small wire I used.</p>
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