Power & Charging Tech3 min read
What are Smart Control Panels?
A single touchscreen (often paired with a phone app) that shows every tank level, battery state and appliance status at a glance.
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Modern control panels (Truma's iNet system and similar) pull together water levels, battery voltage, heater status and sometimes even let you turn the heating on remotely before you arrive back at the van - all from a phone, without walking around checking individual gauges.
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