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The real killer with budget controllers isn't always the initial failure—it's what happens during failure.

The payback framing misses the real question — what's your actual power budget? I've got a shepherds hut setup and ran the maths both ways.

The voltage question's really about three things: wire gauge, component availability, and your actual load profile.

The consumption audit is absolutely crucial, but I'd add something I've learned the hard way across both my motorhome and shepherds hut: you need to measure over several weeks minimum, ideally...