Thanks, I’m rarely called practical, I’ll take that as a compliment
Yes, knowing why is very important.
I did make the wild assumption that the remote cabinet would have mains power, because it’s got Velbus hardware in to control local devices.
But you make a good point.
If… The local devices were all 12V and their supply had enough headroom, I would be tempted to power the Velbus modules from it too.
Similar if they were 24V, but I’d put a dropper in there too.
All that said, like everyone else, I am intrigued to know what’s causing the volt drop.