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Starlink yea or nay?

JNHEscher said:
We don't have the mini. I'll try to remember to look for 24v setup.
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I posted my DC setup, it can be easy as you want or cheap as you want.

Chosing the power source just dictates which boost converter you use.

irate4x4.com

Starlink yea or nay?

That's exactly what I've caught on a few recent vids and chatter from the interwebs. Hence I gotta read up on mounting.
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dish for the mini is stupid stupid expensive.

The monthly cost plant was reduce some time ago. The power tool batteries are neat. 18v doesn't seem to hurt the 24v system?
 
CarterKraft said:
I posted my DC setup, it can be easy as you want or cheap as you want.

Chosing the power source just dictates which boost converter you use.

irate4x4.com

Starlink yea or nay?

That's exactly what I've caught on a few recent vids and chatter from the interwebs. Hence I gotta read up on mounting.
irate4x4.com irate4x4.com
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I'll look at it more. Had only glanced at your links before and saw 48v. I see a couple lower voltage options.
 
Do you need to buy a modem when you get a starlink? I'm moving and they seem like a great option.
 
JNHEscher said:
I'll look at it more. Had only glanced at your links before and saw 48v. I see a couple lower voltage options.
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The dish is 48v, no way around that.

So you are converting from your vehicle/system DC voltage to 48v regardless.
 
Weasel said:
dish for the mini is stupid stupid expensive.

The monthly cost plant was reduce some time ago. The power tool batteries are neat. 18v doesn't seem to hurt the 24v system?
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Mini is $599, that's cheaper than the gen2 I bought.
 
CarterKraft said:
The dish is 48v, no way around that.

So you are converting from your vehicle/system DC voltage to 48v regardless.
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Yeah, I read that the dish is 48v. Just need to figure out the units needed to power off 24v. From the looks of the prices, may just stay AC for now. Interesting note: I still get two bars of wifi signal from ours at my car and that's over 150' away from the router.
 
JNHEscher said:
Yeah, I read that the dish is 48v. Just need to figure out the units needed to power off 24v. From the looks of the prices, may just stay AC for now. Interesting note: I still get two bars of wifi signal from ours at my car and that's over 150' away from the router.
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The main advantage for me to go DC is I don't have to worry about when switching from AC power source and requiring the inverter to be on to keep it going.

On DC i can turn it on when I get back to the RV and not have to turn it off until bed time.
 
CarterKraft said:
The main advantage for me to go DC is I don't have to worry about when switching from AC power source and requiring the inverter to be on to keep it going.

On DC i can turn it on when I get back to the RV and not have to turn it off until bed time.
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Same. I'm steadily putting more on DC rather than having to waste a bit of power to run an inverter.

I have a lot to read up on for this. Haven't really kept up with Starlink at all. So far, works far better than anything else and it has obstructions.
 
JNHEscher said:
Same. I'm steadily putting more on DC rather than having to waste a bit of power to run an inverter.

I have a lot to read up on for this. Haven't really kept up with Starlink at all. So far, works far better than anything else and it has obstructions.
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If you look around I think you can do it cheaper than I did if you don't mind cutting the one cable to put a RJ-45 on the end.

I wanted to keep it all OEM so it cost a little more.
 
CarterKraft said:
If you look around I think you can do it cheaper than I did if you don't mind cutting the one cable to put a RJ-45 on the end.

I wanted to keep it all OEM so it cost a little more.
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Don't mind at all. I've got the crimpers and RJ-45 ends on hand.
 
Ran upstairs to take a gander. Note the text inside the port :laughing:. Reminds me about Tesla staff writing "Hi, Sandy" on one of the Cyber truck PCBs.

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JNHEscher said:
Ran upstairs to take a gander. Note the text inside the port :laughing:. Reminds me about Tesla staff writing "Hi, Sandy" on one of the Cyber truck PCBs.

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I guess you just need to make sure the pinout of the rj45 is compatible with the POE injector.
 
Anyone have experience with using starlink part time? I would like it out at my cabin but only for 1-3 weeks at a time. Is the 120 prorated if you start on say the 15th and go till the 30th?
 
has anyone used the mini on a roam package as a replacement for cell data? Cell service around here is getting worse and worse, i can drop my cell plan to voice only and use the mini on my truck or work vehicle for the same price roughly
 
My buddy got starlink years ago when it was like 600.+ bucks to get the ball rolling, meow its 2 fitty, he runs 2 computers and at least two cell phones off it and says it is outstanding .
 
brantb said:
Anyone have experience with using starlink part time? I would like it out at my cabin but only for 1-3 weeks at a time. Is the 120 prorated if you start on say the 15th and go till the 30th?
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I use it for vacation only.

It used to be $150 month (unlimited) for roam but now it's $50 for 50gb and $1 for every gb over. The new unlimited is $165 month so you'd need to use 165+ GB to want the unlimited plan.
 
brantb said:
Anyone have experience with using starlink part time? I would like it out at my cabin but only for 1-3 weeks at a time. Is the 120 prorated if you start on say the 15th and go till the 30th?
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It’s prorated base on your billing date, which was established the first time you activated your service.

When you resume, you’re immediately charged the pro rated fee for the remaining time in your current billing period.
 
The POE is non standard wiring, go figure. I bought one of the commercially made 12vdc adapters to run mine. First one, the Ethernet side didn’t seem to work, replacement will be here tomorrow. Didn’t want to mess around with all the wiring crap right now. Want to get this installed in the camper for hunting season. I wonder how long my M12 batteries would run it?
 
Nope... Neighbor tried to get me to go StarLink. Said "Nope, I'm holding out for glass..."

Guy came and hooked up my fiber on Friday, getting 356.6 Mbps down and 235 Mbps up at the moment. I can get gig speed if I want to pay for it, but holy crap this is fast. We told ViaSat to stick their dish up their ass... :laughing: :flipoff2:
 
Pretty sure Starlink orders in southern Appalachia are gonna be through the roof over the next couple of weeks.
 
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