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Cutting a mono crystalline solar cell, such as the one linked from Amazon, is not feasible without specialized equipment. Attempting to cut the cell will result in shorting the substrate, rendering the solar cell useless. The intricate design of solar cells involves components at the micron level, making manual cutting impractical and damaging. High-end laser cutting is the only method that could potentially allow for modification without compromising functionality.

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No. The minute you cut something like this (unless you have access to high end laser cutting) you will short the substrate and the cell will be useless. When you see pictures of the cell you are looking at a huge magnified diagram. Actual distances are microns and your cutting across them will literally short your system out.
 

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