Selection of Vendors and product reviewed

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SOLARBOTICS

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SCC3733 back

SCC3733 front

SCC3733, 37 x 33mm Polycrystalline Solar Cell, $6.25

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With Miller engine front

With Miller engine back

SCC3733a-MSE - 37 x 33mm Solarcell with Miller Engine $9.00
1.9V indoors 6.55V outdoors 0:40 to charge small cap to 4V 2:00 large cap to 4V\\

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10 x SCPD - 1/8" Square Solar Cell $1.00
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2 x SCC2433a - 24 x 33mm Polycrystalline Solar Cell $5.00
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RU 2420?
0.89V indoors 2.86V outdoors 0:30 to charge small cap to 2V

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details

SILICONE SOLAR

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Flexible panel front view

Flexible panel back view

Flexible Solar Panels 6v (05-1290A), 13.00
1.32V indoors 8.45V outdoors 0:20 to charge small cap to 4V

Flexible Solar Panels 3v-4v (05-1282), 3.50
1.295V indoors 4.31V outdoors 1:30 to charge small cap to 4V\\

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Bag of broken ones

Scrap Solar Cells (04-1203), buy a bag for about $3.00. Broken cells are a cheap way to use solar power. The scraps of cells are still good and can be attached together to produced the desired amount of electricity. See Gilad's Instructable on how to do so.

Keep in mind as you attach strings of cells in series and in parrale that each parrale line should have exactly the same properties (amperage and voltage) to produce a proper and functioning circuit.

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Solar Cells-Silicon (04-1193), 1.60

SOLAR WORLD

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S-MPT3.6-75 PowerFilm ® 3.6V, 50mA, 8.50

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Ready to go

SPE-50-6, Single Output Panel, rated for 9V, 25.00
2.46V indoors 8.35V outdoors 0:25 to charge small cap to 4V 1:05 to charge large cap to 4V\\

Here you pay for efficency, easy of use and a solid little panel. It's a bit heavy though so it's not ideal for mobile projects. The connecting screws make it easy to attach to any type of wire you like to use.

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SC-3 Super Cells

SC-2 Super Cells

SC-1 Super Cells

Super Cells series. about 2 inches long.
SC-1 Super Cells, buy 10 for 8.75
SC-3 Super Cells, buy 8 for 9.50

Super big solar panel
1.77V indoors 9.80V outdoors 4:00 to charge small cap to 0.6V
Seems to be a problem, to be double tested. (payed it about 14$ a year or 2 ago)