Donna Murray

Donna Murray

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@DonnaMurray

beginner level. Interested in boat.

Surrey, England Joined Jul 2025
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Conflicting advice on battery bank sizing for a shepherd's hut — what actually worked for you?
Planning a small off-grid setup for a shepherd's hut I'm fitting out, and I keep getting wildly different answers depending on where I look.
in Q&A 4 days ago thumb_up 1
Static caravan solar setup – worth going lithium from the start or run AGM first?
DonnaMurray | Posts: 134 @DerekDixon I've gone through this exact debate for my shepherd's hut and ended up going straight to Fogstar Drift lithium — no regrets.
in Off-Grid Cabins 2 weeks ago thumb_up 7
Anyone else finding their MPPT controller readings all over the place this time of year?
Really relate to this — I've got a Victron SmartSolar 75/15 on my shepherd's hut and the readings in January are genuinely baffling sometimes.
in General Chat 1 month ago thumb_up 3
Anyone else had their JK BMS throw a low voltage alarm even with cells balanced?
Watching this thread closely — I've got a JK BMS on my shepherd's hut build and had something similar happen last month. One thing worth checking: what's your cell interconnect torque?
in Batteries & BMS 1 month ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else finding static caravan roof space a nightmare for panel placement?
Not a static situation myself — I'm dealing with a narrowboat and a shepherd's hut — but both have taught me that awkward roof layouts are basically a puzzle worth solving properly before you buy...
in General Chat 2 months ago thumb_up 1
Anyone else had issues with a Victron SmartSolar 100/30 dropping connection to the VictronConnect app mid-session?
@SteveBurns yes, had exactly this on my boat setup. Pairing a Victron SmartSolar 75/15 via Bluetooth and it would just vanish mid-session, sometimes after 30 seconds, sometimes a few minutes...
in Q&A 2 months ago thumb_up 5