[A/S] solar panels

[Dick and Kris Parins <dkparins@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike, I love this idea.  Can you give us more info?  What is the physical
size of the cells?  What is their individual output?  Is it obvious how to
string them together?  How many individual cells go in one panel and what is
the resulting output?  Could I use Plexi instead of glass to save weight and
be more durable?  Can the panel be plexi on top and aluminum on the back?
Is a blocking diode a one of a kind thing that I can ask for at radio shack
or do I need to know size, voltage etc?  I imagine a person would still need
the controller and eMeter discussed in the following post from Jim Dunmyer,
or do you have some economical approaches for those as well?  Any insights
would be appreciated.  Thanks,
Dick.