No confusion at all, Cory. All this information input you guys are giving is great.
For me, I find that China and then Canada, have the cheapest and better solar panels with Canada having the better quality but for a higher price. I remember somewhere years ago that China is doing a lot of solar power research and putting it into market. At the time they were developing a paint where you just spray or brush on the silicon onto a metal surface that is your ground and then add a wire mess to the top and you would get a huge custom sized solar panel after it dries. Though this was years ago, I wonder if they ever finished it. It would be damn funny to paint the lid of a Mac Book and turn it into a solar panel! I have gotten some cheap solar panels from Chinese Ebay Sellers that goes for 10X as much in the USA.
Then again, I have gotten many things from Chinese Ebay sellers at 1/10th the cost; many places in NYC, especially Radio Shack, think that they hold an exclusive market on certain things. F-that! I'll go to ebay unless I am really desperate for a part to get it from Radio Shack!
For me, I find that China and then Canada, have the cheapest and better solar panels with Canada having the better quality but for a higher price. I remember somewhere years ago that China is doing a lot of solar power research and putting it into market. At the time they were developing a paint where you just spray or brush on the silicon onto a metal surface that is your ground and then add a wire mess to the top and you would get a huge custom sized solar panel after it dries. Though this was years ago, I wonder if they ever finished it. It would be damn funny to paint the lid of a Mac Book and turn it into a solar panel! I have gotten some cheap solar panels from Chinese Ebay Sellers that goes for 10X as much in the USA.
Then again, I have gotten many things from Chinese Ebay sellers at 1/10th the cost; many places in NYC, especially Radio Shack, think that they hold an exclusive market on certain things. F-that! I'll go to ebay unless I am really desperate for a part to get it from Radio Shack!