@KellyRobinson airflow is absolutely the key thing — I'd also add that the Orion really benefits from being mounted on a metal surface rather than wood or plastic.
Right, so I've been running a single 200W mono panel on my Transit for about eight months now and summer was brilliant — regularly hitting 150–170W on a clear day even with the slight tilt issue...
Ha, love this thread — count me in as another offender! 🙋
Running a Cerbo GX on my little Welsh hillside cabin — 500W panels, two Victron 100Ah lithiums, and a Multiplus 12/2000.
@T6Project Worth flagging the current side of things too. A 215W panel will have an Imp somewhere around 8-8.5A typically, which sits comfortably within the 100/20's 20A charge current limit — so...
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