Finally : cheap DIY selfmade solar cell with common materials !

[Doug1]

jeanna
  What is madder and weld?

[jeanna]

Hi Doug,
Madder is Rubia tinctoria. It is in the gallium family (or something). It looks a little like woodruff which is also in the same taxonomic group, but madder has way more color property than the rest. You use the root of plants that are 4 years old.

Weld is Reseda luteola. It grows like a weed and you use any part of the top of the plant. The green leaves turn wool bright yellow. Gorse, goldenrod, broom, and turmeric are also good sources for luteolin. (Again, weld has the most.)

Did the guy that made that youtube video ever explain his reason for the dye? And, is there a color preference?

I hope this helps.

jeanna

[Doug1]

jeana
No he never explained the color relationship. I would guess it is to block out certain wave lengths of light.
  Get a load of this. Yesterday after two delays of the delivery my printer shows up. I have to go meet the tractor trailer because it is two big to fit here. We transfer the printer into my truck and i get it home and start to unpack it. It turns out that they sent me the wrong thing. It's the biggest freaken TV I have ever seen. So monday they are going to pick it up or set up a pick up at least and inform the guy who's gonna get the surprise of his life when he figures out he cant watch his favorite programs on a HP wide format printer. I cant figure out why anyone would want such a large TV. There is nothing on TV worth watching to begin with how does super sizing nothing make it better. There is always an event attached to every attempt which makes me question if it is worth even trying.
  Is'nt this TV an example of modern life and it's excesses? I look forward to the day I can move away from here and the people around me.

[infringer]

Jenna,

Great info actually I enjoy the contribution....

Anyone else making any progress I am currently trying to devise a way to turn a garden style 8ft wind turbine into a generator with the proper mods it should be possible but planning is an important step to the puzzel.

By the way the panel I have that I made has been charging a car battery which is charged every day and used every day the things I use are lower power devices using a 12v 15 amp inverter with fuse inline I LOVE IT!:

Energizer 15min charger
2 MP3 Players a creative zen 20gb and a touch screen model
1 cell phone
and occasional I hook up the 13 watt cfl which is as bright as the typical 60 watt.

Solar is a real thing as well is wind great projects man with solid proof why don't we work to make these things more viable for people to own I have used magnifying glasses and the results were interesting to say the least under an ordinary cfl light it put out 1.92v and a fresnal lense or magnifying sheet friggin put the power to 3.12v...

Maybe a combination of magnification and home made may make homemade a viable solution dunno just a bright idea hanging in the wind

[ResinRat2]

Where I work the paint chemists have super-conducting carbon black pigment that has been mixed with solvent and a simple binder to allow it to be drawn down on panels and baked. I am thinking of testing some of this out by hand-painting a very thin layer on an aluminum sheet, then using an LCD screen painted with the silver conducting paint to place atop this. I actually have a couple of small vials of these pigments I sampled.

I just need to purchase or obtain an LCD screen. Does anyone know where an LCD screen can be purchased?