NOVELTY - The method for discontinuously refilling a selenium evaporation chamber, comprises filling a metering container (2) in a prechamber (1) with selenium (14) over a lockable opening (13), closing the lockable opening after filling the metering container, generating a vacuum, liquefying the selenium over a heater (5), opening a heated vacuum slide between the prechamber and a heated casting chamber, where the metering container is pushed into the casting chamber, and transferring the selenium into a heated funnel by rotating or opening the metering container.    USE - Method for discontinuously refilling a selenium evaporation chamber for manufacturing thin-film solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of rapidly, economically and discontinuously refilling the selenium evaporation chamber with high flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The method for discontinuously refilling a selenium evaporation chamber, comprises filling a metering container (2) in a prechamber (1) with selenium (14) over a lockable opening (13), closing the lockable opening after filling the metering container, generating a vacuum, liquefying the selenium over a heater (5), opening a heated vacuum slide between the prechamber and a heated casting chamber, where the metering container is pushed into the casting chamber, transferring the selenium into a heated funnel by rotating or opening the metering container, opening a heated vacuum slide between the casting chamber and a heated evaporation chamber, and transferring the selenium from the funnel into a selenium evaporator over a funnel in the evaporation chamber. The prechamber and/or the casting chamber are heated at 150-250 degrees C. The prechamber, the casting chamber and/or the evaporator chamber are evacuated at less than 10-3 bar. The evaporation chamber is heated at 200-250 degrees C. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device for discontinuously refilling a selenium evaporation chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of a device for discontinuously refilling a selenium evaporation chamber.    Prechamber (1)    Metering container (2)    Heater (5)    Lockable opening (13)    Selenium. (14)