GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.
Build A Solar iPod Charger - Yosemite Outside
Building An Affordable Solar Home (entire book available as PDFs) - Alden M Hathaway II
Homemade Solar Panel - Chris's Web
Homemade Solar Panels - Tom Wood
How To Make A Solar Power Generator For Less Than $300 - Fearsome Homepage
How To Use Amorphous Solar Cells - Jeremy Cooper
Installing A Small Inverter In A Motor Home - Bob & Chrissy Eustace
Juice From Juice: Make Your Own Blackberry Juice Solar Cell (PDF) - Jill Johnsen & Stephanie Chasteen
Learn About Wiring Solar Panels & Batteries - Solatron Technologies
Make Your Own Solar Cell - Solar4Scholars
Measuring Sunlight At Earth's Surface: Build Your Own Pyranometer - David Brooks, PhD.
The Solar Guy and Friends: Solar Questions and Answers (water heating, collector angles, window overhangs...) - Texas Solar Energy Society
Solar Information Index - GO Solar Company
Solar Power (PDF documents) - Home Power Magazine
Solar Water Pumps (see 'Training Articles' at right: adjusting water pressure, preventing cavitation, peripherals...) - Conenergy
Using Multimeters - Rainbow Power Company Ltd
BUYING TIPS
Buying Guide To Solar Power - Cynthia Loweburg
Colorado Consumer's Guide To Buying A Solar Electric System (useful info for all homeowners) - Governor's Office Of Energy Management & Conservation
Estimating Your Needs - Rainbow Power Company Ltd
Independent Step-By-Step Guide To Purchasing A Solar Energy System - SolarBuzz
Photovoltaic Systems: A Buyer's Guide - Natural Resources Canada
CIRCUITS
Build This Simple Mini Maximiser (improves performance of solar-powered pumps & motors) - Voltscommissar
Digital Clock with Timer and Solar Panel Regulator (charge controller used to maintain a deep cycle battery) - Bowden's Hobby Circuits
FC's Solar Circuits (solar charge controller, solar power center, self-powered solar box furnace...) - SolOrb.com
Low Loss Circuit Powers Solar Lantern - EDN
Photovoltaic Solar Battery Regulator & Load Controller - Henry's Exciting Electronics
Solar Panel Voltage Regulator - Homo Ludens
Solar Power Supply - CircuitoZ.net
HEATING WATER
7 Solar Water Heating System Designs - Backwoods Home Magazine
A Simple Solar Water Heater - diydata
A Solar Water Heating Guide - The Centre For Alternative Technology
Build Your Own Solar Thermal Panel - The Sietch
Build Your Own Solar Water Heating Panel - Biggin Hill
Karl Kruszelnicki's Kern Kraft (solar hot water heater) - Voltscommissar
Passive Solar Water Heating - El Paso Solar Energy Association
Residential Solar Pool Heating Systems: A Buyer's Guide - Natural Resources Canada
Selling Solar Water Heating - Windy Dankoff
Solar Pool Heating - El Paso Solar Energy Association
Solar Water Heating - Centre For Alternative Technology
Solar Water Heating (building your own system) - J-Square Ltd
Solar Water Heating Systems: A Buyer's Guide (PDF document) - Natural Resources Canada
HEATING AIR
Almost Free Garage Heat: Just Drink A Lot Of Soda! - Hemmings Auto Blogs
Beer Can Passive Solar Heat - linkpub
Building An Inexpensive Solar Heating Panel - MobileHomeRepair.com
Do-It-Yourself Solar Heat Collectors (heath grabbers, hot air collector, panels, thermosiphoning, recycled cans...) - Tabitha Alterman
Heating With Solar (active direct air solar heater) - The Rainhouse
Mother's Fluorescent Tube Solar Collector - Mother Earth News
Passive Solar Retrofit (solar collector increases interior temperatures 60-70 degrees Farenheit) - Build It Solar
Thermosiphon Solar Heater - Build It Solar
SYSTEM DESIGN & INSTALLATION
A Detailed Guide To Installing A Solar Electric System - Power Naturally
A Guide To Photovoltaic System Design & Installation (PDF document) - California Energy Commission
Building A Grid-Tied Solar Electric System - Altenergy
Design and Installation of PV Systems - Sandia National Laboratories
Design Guide (for photovoltaic systems) - Rocky Grove Sun Company
Optimum Orientation Of Solar Panels - MACS Lab Inc
Solar Design Guide & Worksheets (sizing, inverters, design) - SunWize Technologies
TRACKERS & TRACKING
A Tracking Solar Concentrator For The Home Experimenter - Teton Engineering
Mother's Solar Tracking System (1979 article) - Mother Earth News
My Homemade Solar Tracker (& how to make your own)
Solar Tracker From An Old Satelite Dish - Chris's Web
Sun-Tracking Circuit For Solar Arrays - CircuitoZ.net (Also see this circuit for rechargeable power for the tracker.)
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