Additional shunt to monitor Orion TR

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Hello,
I own am isolated Orion smart TR 12-12 18 and I want to monitor it on my venus os.
For what I understand I need an additional smart shunt and set it as a meter (alternator / DC/DC charger).
what is the correct position to install the shunt?
between the alternator and the orion in or between the orion out and the main shunt?

thanks

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If you want to measure the actual power put into the system then the SmartShunt would go between the Orion Tr and your main shunt. If you put the SmartShunt upstream of the Orion Tr it would measure the alternator output which isn’t the same thing as what actually goes into your system due to line loss and inefficiency of the Orion Tr.

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Should I see a new tile in the Venus os main dashboard?

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I believe so. But I have yet to put together a system with more than one shunt.

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