In the past , solar chargers have been a reluctant purchase for many - not only are they more expensive than a comparative AC powered battery charger , but many also find that the lack of information and feedback during charging is discouraging . The typical solar charger does not indicate charge progress , how fast it is charging , if at all , and then ( literally ) at the end of the day , how much charge the battery received . TecMate ' s solar chargers have changed that - the smart controller answers all those questions . When the sun is up , you can follow charge progress on the LED control panel ; when the sun is down , even in the dark of night , the same LED panel displays how much charge the battery is holding . And now its solar chargers have made it even easier - there is no need to think what battery you want to charge . The latest OptiMate combination charger and battery monitor automatically saves , charges and maintains both 12V leadacid ( Pb ) and 12.8V / 13.2V Lithium Ferrous Phosphate ( LFP ) batteries . When charging , the controller optimizes power output according to incoming sun power . So , on a cloudy day it collects that slow incoming power and delivers pulses of charge that are more effective than a very slow trickle of current ; in full sun it delivers
continuous power , i . e . the fastest charge . TecMate offers different sizes of OptiMate SOLAR DUO chargers - 10W is the entry level and ideal for smaller batteries , delivering 0.6A on average . The OptiMate SOLAR DUO 20W model is ideal for larger battery maintenance , even that of a car or pickup truck - delivering 1.2A on average . The OptiMate SOLAR DUO 40W models deliver 2.4A ( average ) to 3.3A ( max .), great for faster charging next to the track or out in the middle of nowhere on a riding adventure . Martin Human , CEO / CTO of TecMate , says : " We can all agree that no one really cares about their battery until it ' s dead . Then they might wonder what battery is in the vehicle and how it needs to be charged - but only then !
" We ' ve made that part extremely easy - all you have to do is connect an OptiMate SOLAR DUO charger to your battery , point the panel to the sun , and the ' no brainer ' solar maintainer does the rest ! Plus , at night the monitor mode will tell you how far it got . Smart solar charging has arrived !" www . tecmate . com
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