You can cut the cable instead of getting that fancy adapter, also can use a much cheaper power injector and just swap green & blue pairs... The best way to go portable though is with a 40v ryobi battery ;)
I am an open book for better ideas… I put it together because I hunt remote in the Alaska range and want safety redundancy. I will check into the 40v. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@AlaskanTheory you have a great setup, just suggesting a cheaper way. I have a short on my channel of how I did it. I do have multiple setups, and have both the cheaper power injector and the same one you have, and I have multiple power sources, for redundancy, too. My setup that is similar to yours is 24v, I have the 12v setup too for emergencies, but I have never used it yet)
You can, but the router takes about 80 watts, and the dish only needs about 25. (with snow melt off). If you have unlimited power - just use an inverter.
@@AlecKristi 300W 12v DC to 110v AC $30 on Amazon. I get that these diy projects can be fun and educational but from a practical and financial perspective $30 > $200.
@@whyomgwhywtf like I've mentioned - if you have unlimited power - just get an inverter. If you're trying to be off Grid or portable - 100 bucks worth of parts and a 200 dollar battery that weighs a pound and a half and can give you 4 hours is a hell of a lot better than a 30 dollar inverter and a 200 dollar battery that weighs 50+ pounds that would give you roughly the same surfing time. Also, you then need to spend 5 times more energy to change the big battery than the small direct battery... The inverter is only cheaper in the situations where it isn't actually needed.
@@AlecKristi so why can't you use the small batter with the $30 inverter? The parts mounded to the cutting board that are doing the power conversion looks a lot like an inverter out of the case...
@@whyomgwhywtf because you'll have about 15 minutes of the internet instead of 4 hours, due to power losses in the inverter and the highly inefficient starlink router.
I'm one of those people who keep communications systems operational even during times of war, natural disaster, etc. I am but one of hundreds of thousands on the ready for events that cause comms to go down. I'm a certified fiber optician, have a background in RF antenna design, 25+ years in cyber security, systems administration. I operate an underground telephone network that is SS7 ready and am about to get my armature radio license but already educated on how to operate. When SHTF, you may lose access to CZcams and Facebook, but people like me make sure that every community has many forms of localized connectivity interconnected with other communities afar. We can get information around the world no matter what happens. Starlink is a great option because the satellites are not interconnected between eachother which means they can now offer a mesh network to bypass local ground connected issues. In fact, that's the entire plan of Starlink is to route traffic around congested or disconnected networks. By switching out to 12vDC, it opens the door to operating the system without the use of a generator and can go longer on the same power sources already available. Less than $300 in solar and $150 in battery storage means you can operate a Starlink terminal for most of the day every day on a 12vDC conversion-- with no dependency on fuel. I've already done a similar conversion myself.
I may also add that soon, those same satellites flying around at 7,500 Mph overhead will soon be offering cell coverage to our existing GSM compatible phones. You can hate Elon all you want, but at the end of the day, people smarter than you and me are actually not bitching about things and instead DOING something about it. Also, you should consider voting for Trump this time if you'd like to lesson the chance of SHTF scenarios.
You can cut the cable instead of getting that fancy adapter, also can use a much cheaper power injector and just swap green & blue pairs... The best way to go portable though is with a 40v ryobi battery ;)
I am an open book for better ideas… I put it together because I hunt remote in the Alaska range and want safety redundancy. I will check into the 40v. Thanks for the suggestion.
@@AlaskanTheory you have a great setup, just suggesting a cheaper way. I have a short on my channel of how I did it. I do have multiple setups, and have both the cheaper power injector and the same one you have, and I have multiple power sources, for redundancy, too. My setup that is similar to yours is 24v, I have the 12v setup too for emergencies, but I have never used it yet)
Which generation Starlink? This does not look like it will work on the current Gen 3 setup.
Couldn't you just use one of those 500watt or 1000watt 110v ac to 12v dc car inverters that are like $50 on Amazon?
You can, but the router takes about 80 watts, and the dish only needs about 25. (with snow melt off). If you have unlimited power - just use an inverter.
@@AlecKristi 300W 12v DC to 110v AC $30 on Amazon. I get that these diy projects can be fun and educational but from a practical and financial perspective $30 > $200.
@@whyomgwhywtf like I've mentioned - if you have unlimited power - just get an inverter. If you're trying to be off Grid or portable - 100 bucks worth of parts and a 200 dollar battery that weighs a pound and a half and can give you 4 hours is a hell of a lot better than a 30 dollar inverter and a 200 dollar battery that weighs 50+ pounds that would give you roughly the same surfing time. Also, you then need to spend 5 times more energy to change the big battery than the small direct battery... The inverter is only cheaper in the situations where it isn't actually needed.
@@AlecKristi so why can't you use the small batter with the $30 inverter?
The parts mounded to the cutting board that are doing the power conversion looks a lot like an inverter out of the case...
@@whyomgwhywtf because you'll have about 15 minutes of the internet instead of 4 hours, due to power losses in the inverter and the highly inefficient starlink router.
other people have to have internet and starlink and everything else that has to be up if shit hits the fan or else that ain't gonna fucking work dude
I'm one of those people who keep communications systems operational even during times of war, natural disaster, etc. I am but one of hundreds of thousands on the ready for events that cause comms to go down. I'm a certified fiber optician, have a background in RF antenna design, 25+ years in cyber security, systems administration. I operate an underground telephone network that is SS7 ready and am about to get my armature radio license but already educated on how to operate.
When SHTF, you may lose access to CZcams and Facebook, but people like me make sure that every community has many forms of localized connectivity interconnected with other communities afar. We can get information around the world no matter what happens.
Starlink is a great option because the satellites are not interconnected between eachother which means they can now offer a mesh network to bypass local ground connected issues. In fact, that's the entire plan of Starlink is to route traffic around congested or disconnected networks.
By switching out to 12vDC, it opens the door to operating the system without the use of a generator and can go longer on the same power sources already available. Less than $300 in solar and $150 in battery storage means you can operate a Starlink terminal for most of the day every day on a 12vDC conversion-- with no dependency on fuel. I've already done a similar conversion myself.
I may also add that soon, those same satellites flying around at 7,500 Mph overhead will soon be offering cell coverage to our existing GSM compatible phones. You can hate Elon all you want, but at the end of the day, people smarter than you and me are actually not bitching about things and instead DOING something about it. Also, you should consider voting for Trump this time if you'd like to lesson the chance of SHTF scenarios.
Thanks for the comment… always looking for a safe way to communicate from the Alaska bush. I’m really enjoying the technology.
@@AlaskanTheory looks my first comment is hidden or gone.