Solar panel made of pop cans - material specs
Parts and material needed for assembling pop can solar heater is listed in the following table.
At the bottom, you can see the total cost for solar panel. Of course, if you manage to use parts that you already have
in your basement or garage, the final amount might be reduced significantly.
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Do not forget that you will need pop cans in addition to the list above, and of course, the tools.
Solar panel technical specs:
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Width:
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1090
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mm
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Hight:
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2200
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mm
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Depth:
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160
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mm
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Total panel area:
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2,4
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m2
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Effective panel area:
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2,3
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m2
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Weight:
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66
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kg
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Air intake diameter:
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100
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mm
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Air outlet diameter:
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125
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mm
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Number of cans:
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225
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pcs
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orientation:
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vertical/horizontal
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As the plexiglass is rather expensive, you can make the panel cover out of lexan (which is a lot cheaper)
but keep in mind that the panel will be less efficient in this case.
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Implementation and pictures
by Malden P (The inventor)
02. December 2009.
Text, pictures, web design, SEO
by Drashco G (Doctor)
07. August 2010.
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