overall, sounds like it would take less effort to re-implement George Cove’s solar panels than to mess around with this …
Turning CDs/DVDs into a solar panel
Submitted 11 months ago by Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone to diy@slrpnk.net
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cerement@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
john_lemmy@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
Thanks for the link, interesting read and magazine
perestroika@slrpnk.net 11 months ago
Or a solar concentrator and a steam / Stirling motor.
IoSapsai@lemm.ee 11 months ago
That reads like something straight out of five minute crafts. Has anyone tried making anything similar with realistic results?
Warehouse@slrpnk.net 11 months 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.
al177@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
F : 5 Minute Crafts is not a valid reference for a science fair project. See me after class.