On early 90's, Solar Panels are very rare and cost high here in the Philippines. I still remember that a client of mine is trying to sell a 50 watts solar panel for PHP15,000.00 each which came from Germany. But now, this Free Source of Energy are available in Malls and some Streets in Recto (Quiapo) in Manila for a very low price.
I bought mine for only PHP 650.00 pesos each and currently using 3 of this 10 watts Solar Panels to power up a 12 volts Rechargeable Lead Acid Battery which I also bought few months ago.
The Battery costs PHP 600.00 each if I remember correctly while the Desk Fan is PHP 750.00 when I bought it in CDR King. Of course the prices may vary without prior notice. :)
Moving forward, I have placed and mounted the Solar Panel in a flat iron bar in our roof top and used an old Cable and Telephone wires to connect the Positive and Negative charge directly to the Battery. I'm not using a charge controller though I have one as advised by the Technician that it's not needed for this setup co'z using charge controller will just waste some of the Energy.
Also note that I'm using separate Battery for powering up a 12 volts desk fan that using right now. As compared to a 12 volts bulb, the fan consumes much Energy.
I'm planning to buy more Solar Panels and Batteries to support more lighting in our house in future.
I have included some images and a video below for reference purposes only.
That's all for now and If you have questions or other ideas you may post it in the comments.
