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Turning CDs/DVDs into a solar panel (heliushub.com)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

F : 5 Minute Crafts is not a valid reference for a science fair project. See me after class.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

overall, sounds like it would take less effort to re-implement George Cove’s solar panels than to mess around with this …

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the link, interesting read and magazine

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Or a solar concentrator and a steam / Stirling motor.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

That reads like something straight out of five minute crafts. Has anyone tried making anything similar with realistic results?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

These CD solar panels don't work. The most you can really do without manufacturing them is to use LED's as solar cells (since solar cells are basically IR LED's used in reverse), but it's way less efficient.