Learning Solar Power

So Adam, my husband, purchased several solar panels for a few dollars from eBay to try and learn how to harness solar energy.  His first attempt was very successful and he was able to hook up three panels together into a circuit and light a light bulb as well as run our cell phone charger.  I was very impressed.  It was a small step, but a step in the right direction and proved that he knows what he's doing with solar panels.  I'm very excited to purchase more panels when we are settled in our own home.  Our goal is to run our lights and small electrical appliances off of a few solar panels to start.