Yes but not as neat though as an integrated single socket of some sort....As I posted earlier on this, a couple of XT60 connectors would be my approach, cheap reliable and designed for the job!
Read the specs on PoE. Follow them and you should be fine. I would strongly advise against going non standard on the connectors though. A brain fart and you can blow something up or start a fire.
Thanks but it wouldn't actually be POE, I would just be using the cables and connections. One end would connect to the 12v and 48v supplies and the other end to the connections I've already made in the router itself.
I am not a fan of using connectors in non standard ways as I have previously stated.
I made it with some help from Carpmart and his router. It can be mounted upright or upside down with cable routing in any direction. I’ve tried to design it to be usable in as wide a range of positions as possible. it’s super secure. Carpmart will put a picture up once he’s installed his. If anyone wants one, just give us a shout.
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That will be a really good test for it, mounted horizontally. Nice job. Looking very smart.Pictures of the Starlink router bracket… horizontal installation so I can completely hide all cables in the wall.. thanks to PaulandChrissy for the excellent work to enable this!
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Great idea to mount so the wires are hidden away and as it close to the wall it looks as though it's in a safe position and unlikely to be damaged.
pretty sure an ethernet port would fit in the existing router if they wanted to add one and the cost would be pence and whoever came up with that design has never used one while travelling where things need to be mounted neatly. Even my mifi has an ethernet port which can come in very useful on certain occasions especially troubleshooting.
10p multiplied by millions that have been sold. Add to it the ancillary components and the increased size of the PCB. The added complexity of the mould etc. If only 10% of your users use the ethernet port that is quite the saving.
why have roam if not travelling, have you seen how much space is inside this router there would be very little cost if it was part of the original design. just my opinion
The system was not originally designed for roaming. That came later.why have roam if not travelling, have you seen how much space is inside this router there would be very little cost if it was part of the original design. just my opinion
Musk stated the logic behind it was, why should everyone pay more for something that only 10% use. Much better to only charge those that use it. It is all very logical.
Doesn't make sense to me but i am in the 10%, not to much of an issue as will just bin the starlink router as it just doesn't have the features i need.
Agree and a better roam setup no doubt. They are making profit now so more money will be ploughed into future Dev and also bear in mind most large tech companies have a timeline in place for future "better" gear to be released when they think the current version isngetti g stale in customers eyes...it's normal practice to be at least one tech step ahead.
For someone who doesn’t have a great grasp of the 12v conversion and the complexity of trying to follow this thread.Now that the Camino (Tiekom) service has had its day and the continued roaming data challenges, as well as crappy data service in the UK, I’ve had enough of pratting around as I just want always on, full service broadband wherever I am.
So, the solution (I hope) is a Starlink Roam order was placed today. £460 for the hardware, £95 per month for the service. I know some may consider this expensive but I will no longer need a data tariff SIM in the UK for the Netgear, nor will I need the Tiekom data SIM for between 5 and 8 months per year and I can knock back the Popit SIMs to 10Gig each, so the difference is not that great really.
I’ve worked out a spot on the roof where I will be fitting a small frame to mount the dish whilst parked up. It will be a couple of mins job to climb ladder and four wing nuts to secure, connect the cable and job is done!
The cable will be permanently installed through the roof into my existing media cupboard and at present I will power from my main inverter, but I may switch to a small 250w Victron pure sine wave inverter just for this in the future, so I don’t have to leave the main inverter on all the time.
Starlink quote around one KWh of power consumption per day. The peak power consumption is 75w and average consumption seems to be in the 35w range (230v power ratings). Many North American RV users are suggesting that the power consumption is way better than Starlink suggest and better than they expected.
A new feature from Starlink should help with power use as you can set ‘night periods’ where the system shuts down during set hours to reduce power consumption. I’ve ordered and will fit another 200w solar panel to augment the existing solar. I actually needed a larger Amperage Victron MPPT and some bigger cable to the batteries as well, so not the cheapest exercise…
I’ve purchased a compact almost purpose designed electrical box to store the 75ft cable in on the roof when travelling. This will enable me to move the dish from the roof to the ground should I have obstacles obstructing the dish, but very easily without too much faff.
Will try and document a ‘how I did it’ incase it is of interest and or use to others and will of course let everyone know how good (I hope) this is…..
the expectation and promise from Starlink matches real world performance. Watch this space!
you dont have to convert it to 12v but you would need an invertor to power it when off grid, the power consumption is better on 12v but that depends on how much spare capacity you have to start with. For me its about convenience as 12v is so much easier to deal with rather than having to keep powering on the invertor, we only ever use the invertor when it needs to be on and then its switched off straight away but we don't have a lot of lithium ie 2 x 100a batteries inc the usual B2B etc.
leaving the inverter on uses battery even if not being used so we tend just to switch it on when its needed ie warming something in the microwave or putting the toaster on or coffee maker etc etc. It always goes off after as we dont need it for 95% of what we have in our motorhome. You will have more battery than us but it depends on what your usage is, everyone will be different so hard to say.
If running from mains and you are on mains ie EHU then i would likely just leave it on, i would usually only turn it off if i was running it from battery and i was not going to be needing it for the day/evening. From my limited testing it can take quite a while to boot up and then lock on ie 5-15mins but i have not really used it a lot and some of that could have been updating the firmware. One of the other members i am sure will be able to provide a more accurate time of loading.
Thank you.
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