Rain or Shine Solar Charger

Step 17 Bond, Solar Cell Bond

Now we'll be bonding the solar cells to the pouch. Run a layer of Sil-Net around the outside edge of the bottom (silver side) of each cell. Insert a piece of cardboard into the pouch to make a flat, rigid surface, and then align and place the cells onto the top surface. It's a good idea to place the cells above the zipper pouch, because even though they're flexible for solar cells they're still stiff compared to the SilNylon.

When the Sil-Net attaching the cells has dried, test to make sure the solar cells are well attached. If they are, cut away the excess wire that runs to the regulator and solder the cells to the wire. Use more Sil-Net to secure the wires to the fabric - getting them snagged on something in the backcountry would be a very bad thing.