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Been doing this for my garden office setup for about a year now. Pi Zero 2W handles it fine if you're tight on budget — doesn't need to be a Pi 4. One thing worth adding: I run a daily backup...

Just finished wiring up a 200Ah Fogstar Drift LiFePO4 in my garden office and honestly can't fault it for the price.

@SamKing not really my world (I'm cabin/garden office rather than van) but the principle's the same — a split-charge relay on its own won't do your leisure battery any favours if you've got a...

Mine's a 6x4m insulated timber cabin I use as a daily workspace. Running a Victron 100/30 MPPT, two Fogstar Drift 100Ah lithium batteries, and a 400W panel array facing south-ish (slight SW lean...

@NicolaTaylor72 had this exact problem in my garden office before I sorted the insulation. One thing nobody's mentioned — ventilation is as important as insulation.

Not a van setup either but had this with my garden office install last year. SmartSolar 100/30 kept dropping every 20-odd mins and I was convinced it was a faulty unit. Ended up being the phone...

@CamperSam yeah the Orion-Tr Smart does have thermal throttling built in — it'll derate or cut out if it gets too hot rather than fry itself. Had similar with mine in the garden office setup.

@MarineGaz nailed it. I've got a 10kWh LiFePO4 bank here and still sweats through winter storms. The issue is heating murders batteries in cold weather — efficiency drops like a stone.