Micro Solar cells

As other reviews note, these are EXTREMELY fragile. That said, they do what they say on the tin (for the most part). Most of the ones I've tested end up reading in the 0.6v range under intense light, and have a consistent gradient of output as light is applied. They're trivially easy to get dirty - 90% or better isopropyl alcohol seems to do a good job for cleaning, and doesn't degrade the cells.

Electrically, these are a five-star product, but you might not wind up being to use them. They seem to be an intermediate manufacturing product: scribed from the silicon wafer but not prepared for end use. Extremely thin and brittle. The product description is accurate and to be believed. Ideally, they would be integrated into solar-power manufactured goods - handled robotically and terminated by automated equipment. Prove me wrong by using a manual vacuum tip and your micro-soldering skills. I have done successful cell phone parts-level repair using watchmakers magnifying glasses and dental tools. It is the unsupported silicon wafer structure that is the difficulty. These mini solar cells are a good value if you can use them. Note that the surface and metallization is unprotected: vulnerable to destruction from contamination and moisture as well as mechanical damage. I had some luck glueing them down to G-10 epoxy-glass laminate circuit board material but ultimately had to buy PV solar cells already packaged and terminated. In a word: these are an excellent product but probably not suitable for use by us experimenters and inventors.

Great for hobby builds, they are very fragile and soldering on them is not easy, I have found making sure the surface is clean and using an iron around 300c works best.

Cells are very small - 2 x 3/4 inches. The entire stack of 100 is an inch thick. Each cell is thinner than a postcard, line them up and you can feel the difference with your finger. The entire thing is about three stacked dominoes, the only things I could think of this small. They come extremely well packed. Lots of bubble wrap around a plastic-wrapped bundle of the cells. Still, delicacy is required in handling them. This is an incredibly thin glass substrate. I'm guessing a few will be broken in testing how to mount them to an adequate base material. They seem very powerful for their size. Under a very bright light the yield was 0.65 volts and 140 mA. The current surprised me. It will be interesting to see the results under sunlight. Getting 100 seems about right. There will be breakage at various steps because they are so delicate and I don't need all 100 for my projects. I like being able to make custom arrays of different voltage and current outputs and the price was awesome. Very pleased with the purchase.

Arrived broken and unusable.

While these solar panels are light weight compact they are also extremely fragile. These panels break with slightest of pressure, ie soldering, fixing to other substructure and just handling. If glued to a substructure, they still break extremely easy. Unless you have a need for extreme lightweight panels, I recommend you avoid purchase. Extremely difficult to work with and caution is advised! Now keep in mind, they function and perform very well as indicated I give a 2 rating because of the fragile nature of these panels only! My hands are too much for these panels!

These are not solar panels, they are "cells", that make solar panels, and as cells, they are thin, very fragile and need to be assembled into your project, protected and in a way that gives you the voltage and amperage you need. Mine came to me without a single cell broken, and they all produce more than their rating, very much worth the money. Don't buy these if you think you're going to connect a couple of wires and make your robot run, understand the difference between a cell that is a part, and a panel that is a functional end product. That being said, I'm super happy with my purchase, I plan to purchase more.

Three stars because these panels actually work. I put six of them together and got 3.7 volts in sunlight. BUT ! There are quality control problems. I ordered one batch knowing I was going to give a bunch away. I had problems working with them as they are very fragile and difficult to solder. I ordered a second batch and the differenece is night and day. See photo. The soldering spots on the first batch were thin and often did not go one third of the way across the panel. There was great variation in the depth of the blue color as well. The second batch had good strong pads to solder to, all the way across the panel and on both sides. The blue was much more uniform as well.

Ich kann aber keine 5 Sterne vergeben, weil die diese 'It's a Gift' sache machen. Geruechten zufolge kann das probleme beim Zoll machen.