/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Alright senpaitachi, so I've been buying raw solar cells because that shit's cheap, and soldering strips everywhere applicable.
Is there any reason I can't just solder to one single point on the top/bottom of the cell?
Must I have constant connections running the length of the cell?
Any two point on the top (or bottom) have continuity, is it just that if I don't, drawing too much current through the traces on the cell will melt them, thus we solder to everything so there are lots of nice little points to pull current off the board?

>>1103250
It's a rectifier you silly willy.