Determining what components are needed to put together a solar car is very difficult. Even more difficult is finding where to buy these components. This list of materials and contacts is by no means exhaustive, but may give you a starting point from which to buy materials. Please note that particular models of products have been used by various high school solar cars, but should not be an authoritative list of available solar car parts. The Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge makes no official recommendations for what parts to use.

Solar Array Components
solar cells, maximum point power trackers (MPPT), charge controllers, associated accessories
Material Vendor
Solar cells
ASE-Americas, Inc. 4" square
$6.50 each
Photon Technologies
Bob Mulligan
P.O. Box 34280
Brandenton, FL 34280
941-795-5225
photontek@aol.com
http://www.photontek.com/
Power trackers
AERL RaceMax 600B Maximizer
$1,169 AUD
Australian Energy Research Laboratories (AERL)
Unit 15, 1015 Nudgee Rd
Banyo, QLD, AUSTRALIA
+61-0731290330 (Phone)
+61-0438689950 (Mobile)
sales@aerl.com.au
http://www.aerl.com.au
Direct Link for Purchase: https://www.aerl.com.au/product/racemax-600b
Ribbon wire
.080" wide, .005" thk, tinned, fully annealed
$23.17/pound (up to 25 lbs.)
additional $50 for 26-50 lbs.
E. Jordan Brookes
Tim Brown
10634 Shoemaker Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
562-968-2100
562-968-2110 (Fax)
sales@ejbco.com
http://www.ejbco.com/
Solder for solar cell work
2% silver solder, Kester #NC-740, 25g syringe
$10/syringe
@ONCE
Attn: Catalog Sales
4 Sunset Way, Bldg. C
Henderson, NV 89014
888-428-6623
800-950-5679 (fax)
Soldering iron for solar cell work
100 watt pencil, Weller W100PG
$60.00

Tip for soldering iron, Weller CT6C
$9.00
@ONCE
Attn: Catalog Sales
4 Sunset Way, Bldg. C
Henderson, NV 89014
888-428-6623
800-950-5679 (fax)
Soldering paste flux
Kester #NC-740, in 25 gram syringe, 2% silver, no-clean
$10 each/ten syringes
$15 each/one syringe
Marshall Industries
Richard
9320 Telstar Ave.
El Monte, CA 91731
626-307-6000
626-307-6173 (Fax)
Tape to mount solar cells
acrylic foam, double sided
3M #4945, 1/2" wide, 36 yds/roll
$46.98/roll
R.S. Hughes Company
Martin
San Fernando Rd.
Los Angeles, CA
818-500-1221
Product info: 800-362-3550

Electrical Components
motor, controller, batteries
Material Vendor
Batteries
PowerSonic PS-series
12V deep cycle
varies per model
Local battery vendor
Batteries
Trojan Batteries 24TM
12V deep cycle
85Ah @ 20hr discharge rate
44 lbs.
$75 each
Local battery vendor
Motor & controller
Motor Mars ME-0708 PM aka Etek-R (brush DC motor)
Alltrax SR 48300 (programmable controller)
$1,049
Cloud Electric, LLC
204 Ellison Street
Clarkesville, GA
706-839-1733
http://www.cloudelectric.com/product-p/mc-m708-a48300.htm
Motor & controller
LEMCO 200-D135 (brush DC motor)
Alltrax SR 48300 (programmable controller)
$1999
Cloud Electric, LLC
204 Ellison Street
Clarkesville, GA
706-839-1733
http://www.cloudelectric.com/product-p/mc-lemco-200-d135-sr48300.htm
Motor & controller
New Generation Motors SC-M150 (hub motor)
New Generation Motors SC100 (controller)
$15,000 (combo)
New Generation Motors
Anubhav Sethi
44645 Guilford Drive, Suite 201
Ashburn, VA 20147
703-858-0036 ext. 218
703-858-0699 (Fax)
http://www.ngmcorp.com
NOTE: Very difficult to contact.

Instrumentation Components
state of charge meters, voltmeters, ammeters
Material Vendor
State-of-charge meter
Xantrex LinkPRO Battery Monitor - Meter
Xantrex Link 10 - Prescaler
$250.25 (meter); $81.59 (prescaler)
Northern Arizona Wind & Sun
4091 E. Huntington Dr., Suite B
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
800-383-0195
928-527-0729 (Fax)
https://www.solar-electric.com/

Miscellaneous Components
Material Vendor
Aluminum, tempered tubing EMJ
For local source call:
1-800-3EMJ.EMJ
Brake calipers, misc. parts
hydraulic, spring loaded
Cost varies per model
Local go-kart vendor


Manufacturer's List

Advanced D.C. Motors, Inc.
motors

6268 East Molloy Road
East Syracuse, NY 13057
315-434-9303
315-432-9290 (Fax)
http://www.adcmotors.com

Australian Energy Research Laboratories (AERL)
power trackers

Unit 15, 1015 Nudgee Rd
Banyo, QLD, AUSTRALIA
+61-0731290330 (Phone)
+61-0438689950 (Mobile)
sales@aerl.com.au
http://www.aerl.com.au

Azure Dynamics
motors & motor controllers

27 Jason St.
Arlington, MA 02174
508-658-2231
508-658-3224 (Fax)
http://www.azuredynamics.com

BP Solar
solar cells

630 Solarex Court
Frederick, MD 21703
301-698-4200
301-698-4201 (Fax)
http://www.bpsolar.us

Concorde Battery [Sun Xtender Division]
batteries

2009 San Bernadino Road
West Covina, CA 91790
626-813-1234
626-813-1235 (Fax)
http://www.concordebattery.com

Curtis PMC
motor controllers

235 East Airway Blvd.
Livermore, CA 94551
925-961-1088
925-961-1099 (Fax)
http://www.curtisinst.com

E. Jordan Brookes
ribbon wire

Tim Brown
10634 Shoemaker Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
562-968-2100
562-968-2110 (Fax)
http://www.ejbco.com

GE Energy
solar cells

231 Lake Drive
Newark, DE 19702
866-750-3150
http://www.gepower.com

Kester Solder
soldering paste flux

515 E. Touhy Ave.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
800-253-7837
http://www.kester.com

Kyocera Solar
solar panels

7812 East Acoma
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
800-223-9580
800-223-9086 (Fax)
http://www.kyocerasolar.com

Optima Battery
batteries

17500 E. 22nd Avenue
Aurora, CO 80011
800-867-8462
303-344-9905 (Fax)
http://www.optimabatteries.com

Sentry Battery
batteries

62 Colin Drive
Manchester, NH 03103
800-747-0199
800-475-9305 (Fax)
http://www.sentrybattery.com

Schott Solar
solar cells

4051 Alvis Court, Suite 1
Rocklin, CA 95677
916-625-9033
916-625-9032 (fax)
http://www.us.schott.com/photovoltaic

Sharp Solar
solar panels

5901 Bolsa Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
800-SOLAR-06
630-378-3357
http://solar.sharpusa.com

Shell Solar
solar cells

4650 Adohr Lane
Camarillo, CA 93011
805-482-6800
805-388-6395 (fax)
http://www.shell.com/solar

Sunwize
solar array fabrication

1155 Flatbush Road
Kingston, NY 12401
800-817-6527 (New York)
845-336-0457 (New York fax)
866-476-9493 (California)
805-278-1214 (California fax)
http://www.sunwize.com

Xantrex
state-of-charge meters

8999 Nelson Way
Burnaby, BC V5A 4B5 CANADA
604-422-8595
604-420-1591 (Fax)
http://www.xantrex.com


General Vendors

Solar Electric Supply
7960-13 Saquel Drive #140
Aptos, CA 95003
877-297-0014
831-462-8246 (Fax)

Solar Store
179-2 Suam-Dong
Sangrok-Gu, Ansan-city, Kyunggi-Do, KOREA
031-485-1660
031-485-1359 (Fax)

Please direct comments and questions to:
William Shih, Northview Solar Racing Team
Last modified: March 25, 2018