The Truth About Solar Panels: The Book That Solar Manufacturers, Vendors, Installers And DIY Scammers Don't Want You To Read

The book is great since I got in a concise form the essential info about cheap and second-hand solar panels. Both internet and the real world swarm with books and guides about how to assemble a DIY solar electric system but it’s hard for me to find the pros and cons of such a decision packed together and supported by some smart calculations.If you’re an avid DIY-er, this book will not provide you with info you don’t know. Instead it draws your mind and attention on issues you should constantly beware of. The book is an excellent guide not only for PV beginners simply because, judging from my own experience, it’s rather easy to forget some plain truths while hanging in PV forums on the web.

This book has a lot of useful information and is worth the four bucks. It is very poorly written, however. The writers seem to have English as a second language. They would benefit by spending $500 - $1000 to have a writer/editor step in and clean it up.

Quite an interesting read!I’m not an electric engineer, my background is chemical engineering. I'm interested in solar technology itself because it is close to my current job. This book lays the basics of solar panels technology and that is what I liked most of all. I know the authors barely intended to choose chemical engineers as a target group but nevertheless the book seems written so as to fall within my domain:-)The chapter about surveying second-hand solar panels was really amazing. I guess any solar DIYer would appreciate it.

Informative but I think it does not explain some of the complex issues around Speckmanship that MFC use. Small book, could have appendix with more on real life examples.

Is just the ebook I was looking for. It had the calculations and terms necessary for understanding the potential and limits of the materials and design of any size. I am interested in going totally off the grid one panel at a time in my mobile home. Great book, thanks, John.Wilson

Very poorly written. The author seems to have a significant amount of electrical/solar panel experience, but the poor editing makes me question his credibility.The title also does not represent the content of the book. This is much more of a DIYers guide to solar panel design and installation than an exposé on the industry that you might expect from the title.There are some references given that are not terrible, by I'm not sure that is worth the $5 Amazon is charging.

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It is a good book for those who have little knowledge about solar panels and a fine tutorial for teaching a class on basic solar.

My expectations were apparently a bit too high.They cover only basics, not even one "secret" was revealed...This is really just the beginner's handbook, with a "nice cover"

Very helpful for understanding solar panel specifications provided by vendor.

The content bears no resemblance to the title. The content itself (DIY solar installation planning) is poorly edited, if at all, and requires proof reading and typesetting. Unnecessary use of free clipart graphics doesn't improve the poorly-ordered content. The only good thing I can say is that, due to a very large typeface, the book only wastes an hour of your time cover to cover. Will avoid these authors in future. If this is the future of books via Amazon then bricks-and-mortar bookshops, where you can browse through a copy before buying, are where I will take my custom.

Have enjoyed this information and great for my solar theory seeking. Easy to read and absorb.

I am not an expert in this field but many things said in this booklet sounded highly interesting. Mathematics of a solar system well explained and did not confuse me. A highly useful book and worth purchasing as an additional source of unbiased information.