How to pre tin a solar cell for assembly into a full solar panel Part 2

3,796 views · Published 2 November 2011 · 2:28 · Indexed 10 November 2026

Channel: The Do It Yourself World · 2011 · Howto & Style

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A demonstration on how to solder a solar cell to prepare it for assembly into a full solar panel. In this video you can see the top side of the solar cell being tinned with solder to prepare it for the next stage. Adding solder first allows the tabbing wire to stick easier to the solar cell.

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Please forgive the graininess of the video. The lines in the solar cell caused optical illusions on my video camera. I will be uploading better videos later with a better video camera.

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