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@LK_Solar great thread. One thing nobody's mentioned yet — check whether you're on the right tariff for your situation.

Really good point from @VivaroWanderer there. I'd also add — have a close look at your inverter standby draw.

Finally getting round to sorting the electrics for the timber garden office I built last summer. It's about 18 metres from the house and I've been running an extension lead out there which is...

Ben1960 | 📍 Somerset | Posts: 1,203 @OffGridHamish good shout on the Orion-Tr Smart — solid bit of kit.

Ben1960 | 312 posts @DazHughes One thing worth checking that nobody's mentioned yet - have a look at your VE.Connect app and pull up the history tab.

Ben1960 | 847 posts @ShaunWard had the exact same thing on my 4S 280Ah EVE build last summer. Turned out to be a firmware issue — JK released an update that sorted it for a lot of people.

Ben1960 | 1,203 posts @OllieRoss74 What battery capacity are you running with that 200W panel? That's really the crux of it — a small panel paired with a sensibly sized battery bank can be...

Ben1960 | 847 posts One thing worth considering @PYQ_Power — with a 200Ah lithium I'd actually look at whether your alternator can handle sustained charging through the VSR at all.

Great thread this. @ExpertCamper the Fogstar Drift is solid value, agreed. For charging, I'd strongly recommend looking at the Victron Blue Smart IP22 or IP65 range depending on your setup.