TecMate OptiMate Solar

Weatherproof outdoor solar, lead acid battery charger with smart charge and maintain features

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Customers have generally praised the solar chargers for their construction quality and ability to maintain vehicle batteries with minimal sunlight. Key points include their effectiveness in various weather conditions, ease of installation, and useful monitoring capabilities. Some mentioned the need for additional extension cables due to short supplied wires. A few noted substantial improvements in battery performance for motorcycles and cars. Overall, these products are recommended for maintaining batteries in garages or outdoor settings without power access.
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Perfect
13 February 2025 by Mark F
After having to move my bike into a container with no power purchased this to see if it would be suitable for keeping my battery optimised and it works brilliantly no problem would highly recommend this just had to attach some portable magnets to secure to the roof
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Top Notch Service
23 January 2025 by Scott R
Tend not to shop much elsewhere for most bike kit! Item arrived next day as ordered, brilliant bit of kit for a garage with no power and literally took 5mins to install
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Worry free battery maintainance
19 December 2024 by A C
40 watt version was easy to setup. Everything about this solar kit is sturdy and well built. I have it on a slightly sloped shed roof pointed up and slightly south and it works perfectly. My motorbike battery is lithium and as soon as I connected the smart charger it showed half charged in the light display. Over two days of cloudy skies the battery charged to full then went into maintenance mode.
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Exactly what I wanted
03 November 2024 by Anonymous
Delivered on time with no damage. Worked straight out of box on a very grey day. Will be buying a second one soon after
Giving this one a test for a month.
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Optimate solar battery charger
22 October 2024 by Glynn R
Well made and looks like it will last a long time.
Easy to install and use.
Keeps my battery well topped up.
Would recommend this item.
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Solar charging
12 October 2024 by Anonymous
Easy to install and use.
Keeps the bikes battery charged when stored in the powerless shed.
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Solar powered and smart
02 September 2024 by Scott A
Brilliant piece of kit, this is an additional one for me as I bought another bike. Having a Harley and a Ducati which are both notorious for eating batteries in my no power garage I needed a solution. This fits the bill perfectly, easy set up (screwed into the roof) plug into the smart charger/monitor then into the bike (mines has a 4.8m extension as well) it will charge and maintain easily (I have 40w) and ultimately saves your battery going flat. Fit and forget.
Well constructed and robust solar panel, all electrics are waterproof and it couldn't be easier to set up. The charger/monitor can be screwed anywhere and it easy to read. It tells you when it is charging and what state your battery is in. Love it.
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Go for the 20W for motorcycle
23 August 2024 by NAREN
Great recommendation by SBS. Went with the 20W option and still charges pretty well on dull/rainy days. I'm hoping it'd still provide sufficient juice for my Bonneville in the winter sun. I'd recommend going with the 20W option though, especially if your motorcycle has trackers. Highly recommended!
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Great piece of Kit!
10 June 2024 by Anonymous
Had a new battery fitted recently and still the bike wouldn't start first time. With this installed, she's firing up first time, every time!! Really easy to install as well. Went for 40W panel with extension lead. Can definitely recommend.
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Great equipment
07 May 2024 by KP
With no power in the garage, wanted a way of maintaining the battery on the (1900cc) Harley. With a reputation of eating batteries, needed a decent output.. Only just got it but it's compact and appears effective. Spoke to Optimate rep who suggested which model to get. Plenty of mounting options, and SBS was the cheapest!!
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Does it work
31 March 2024 by Anonymous
Had an issue with bike battery going flat, due to little use and no power locally. This little device solved the problem within 5 days. Bike now starts every time on the push of the button. Went for the 40w panel with the extra long lead.
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Really useful
10 January 2024 by Anthony B
Because my bike is parked outside under cover of course, and it being winter I can't leave the the back door open to charge the bike, no outdoor waterproof electric plug socket, so I've installed this great Solar charger. Easy install on southeast facing fence. Connecting wires + battery external connector. Put up in 10 minutes and been working perfectly since installing. Great product. Highly recommended
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So far so good...
24 November 2023 by Loz R
Arrived very quickly. Easy set up. It's winter sun levels just now but still seems to be working well delivering charge. Good quality materials. Fitted to the roof of the garage so will see how it fairs over the winter months. Overall really pleased.
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No flat battery now
11 September 2023 by Allison H
I only get to use the bike occasionally due to work commitments and battery was constantly running out, now I just don't worry. It's always ready for a bit of fun. The unit is well made and easy to install.
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A must have piece of kit
23 August 2023 by Colin P
A great piece of kit, easy to install and a no brainier if you don't have electric in your shed. Works very well, good thick wire with a quality solar panel.
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Safe solar power
18 July 2023 by Stephen E
Already got the 10 Amp Solar panel over a year ago.Decided to purchase a second one 20Amp.Great quality the monitor is easy to read I like watching them keeping motorcycles fully charged even in winter. Only problem is have to purchase the extension leads for eBay otherwise happy with both items.
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Excellent
05 July 2023 by Vincent
Great for my Subaru WRX STI which only gets intermittent use. It's perfectly sized to sit on the parcel shelf.
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TecMate solar charger
17 January 2023 by Anonymous
Superb sturdy build quality. I got the 40w size as it is not in an ideal location for winter sun. Has been working perfectly, battery fully charged even when dull. Excellent service from Sportsbikeshop picked up in store next day.
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Description

TecMate OptiMate Solar

  • 10W,20W & 40W For AGM,GEL,STD and LITHIUM batteries
  • 60W & 80W For AGM, GEL and STD batteries
  • Fully Automatic program control
  • DAY: Charge & maintain. NIGHT: monitor charge level
  • Safe to leave connected 24-7
  • Displays battery state of charge
  • Maintain / test cycles: Keeps battery at 100% charged when not in use
  • Enclosure fully sealed IP54 Waterproof
  • Cable length 2m from panel to charger; 1m from charger to output connector.
  • Weatherproof battery lead and standard battery clip set included

10W, 20W & 40W Panels charge lead acid and lithium batteries
60W & 80W panels charge ONLY lead acid batteries


The new OptiMate Solar range features a smart charger-monitor which provides battery status information when charging and when the battery is at rest overnight. The OptiMate Solar TM-522 2 Amp smart charger-controller has a 4-LED panel for comprehensive information on charge progress and battery status.

OptiMate Solar charge kits are fully automatic. Mount the panel in a suitable location to receive maximum sunlight, hook up the charger-monitor to the battery, and walk away—no more battery problems.

When the panel receives sun, the SOLAR CHARGE LED blinks confirming solar power is being delivered and one of the three battery status LEDs (SAVE, CHARGE, MAINTAIN) indicates charge progress. OptiMate Solar converts low solar energy to a high pulse charge, improving solar charge efficiency. When night falls or if the smart charger-monitor senses no solar power is being delivered it changes into a battery monitor with one of the three charge status lights now indicating battery status every three seconds.

The weatherproof solar panel includes corner mounts for easy wall or roof mounting. Each kit includes a high-intensity polycrystalline panel with a 2m power cable, an OptiMate O-1 weatherproof battery lead, an OptiMate O-4 battery clamp lead, and the outdoor-rated OptiMate smart charger-controller (TM-522) with a 1m charge cable.
Solar Panel Guide
10W20W40W60W80W
Dimensions32 x 30 x 3cm45 x 36 x 3cm68 x 43 x 3cm68 x 65 x 3cm78 x 69 x 3cm
Ideal For batteries2-40Ah5-80Ah10-160Ah15-240Ah20-320Ah
Max current pulse3.5A3.5A3.5A3.5A3.5A

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Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers

  • will these work in winter on grey miserable cloudy days ?

    December 2, 2024

    Since any form of light is suitable (even artificial light would work to some extent), solar panels do work on cloudy days, albeit not as productively. On cloudy days, solar panels absorb not only energy from the light spectrum we can see, but also different wavelengths that can pass through thick clouds.

  • Hello would this work for a Honda CBF650 2018?

    November 26, 2024

    We see no reason for this not to work on your bike.

  • Do these panels work if placed inside a garage window?

    November 8, 2024

    As long as it's in clear view of the sun, it will charge fine.

  • Which extension lead do I need from solar panel to charger, SAE63 or SAE73?

    January 13, 2020

    Either leads can be used, the difference is the length - SAE63 is 1.8m SAE73 is 4.6m

  • Which solar panel for 12 volt please

    December 5, 2019

    We can confirm that all options are suitable for 12V batteries.

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