"Whether you're trying to get off the grid, or you just like to experiment, the
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Build Your Own Solar Panel will show you how to: 
    *Design and build PV panels
    * Customize panel output
    * Make tab and bus ribbon
    * Solder cell connections
    * Wire a photovoltaic panel
    * Purchase solar cells
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    * Repair damaged solar cells
    * Work with broken cells
    * Encapsulate solar cells"
 
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^This is the book.

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