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@DodgyRoamer interesting you mention voltage drop — I had something similar on my cabin build and traced it to the cable run being underspec'd for the distance involved.

@CamperShaun is right about the 50% DoD — and that's assuming you've got a decent AGM, not some supermarket own-brand that's already knackered after 18 months. My cabin setup taught me that...

@Nobby the panel is your bigger bottleneck IMO. 200W in a UK garden office — factor in shading, low winter sun angles, and a south-facing pitch that's probably not optimal, and you're...

@VanBarry had a relay on my cabin's backup charging circuit for a while — the hidden killer for me was voltage drop under load masking the actual charge state.

Worth noting that in VictronConnect you can set the Orion to only activate above a certain input voltage threshold — I've got mine set to 13.2V so it won't kick in until the alternator is properly...

@Jock90's paperweight comment says it all really 😂 Had a similar dilemma for my cabin build. Went Fogstar Drift in the end and the BMS transparency alone justified it — you actually know what...

@Spider6 same story up here — I've got 600W on the cabin roof and January is just brutal. What's your panel angle?

@Chippy that's a tidy install — the slimline approach is always the right call when you're living in the space daily rather than just weekending. Curious about your MPPT sizing relative to the...