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Thanks for this great info. We're moving to a new state and are concerned about our 3 cats. Also, I hope this doesn't offend you but I noticed that your neck looks like mine did when I was diagnosed with Graves disease. I'm sure you've probably had it checked out by a physician but if not you might want to have someone test your T3, T4 and TSH levels. Just trying to be helpful. Take care.

What distances are you talking? 50 , 20 100 feet?

Let's be honest.. this initial $599/$30mo offer is essentially Starlink's "beta test" of the device. We all know that Starlink changes their data plan offerings almost as much as people change underwear. I have no doubt that in a few months, once they get feedback, we'll see another iteration of the hardware cost, monthly fees, and data caps. And, for true nomads, the Mini can easily be run on a portable power bank via a USB-C PD port.

You've used a 30Amp charger but is it safe if the wall outlet or wires leading to distribution socket are for 16 Amp only and thus after leaving charging for five hours you just overheat the socket outlet or worse wire behind the wall and create fire?

My goodness! $5K+!!! That’s insanely expensive!

The Starlink Mini in the United States makes no sense, due to all the ifs and buts that it puts into buying it, but in Colombia (where I am from), it makes all the sense in the world and in fact it is the best quality-price product you can get, already here the monthly payment costs 35 dollars and the starlink costs 200$, and all of this for a very hight download speed

Thanks for that DIY tutorial

You just saved me a lot of money. This concept definitely works for me. Thanks

It sounds good, I'm getting closer to you now I'm just outside madellin now maybe we could meet up in Peru?

Mine stopped spinning. Now it is just a blowdryer.

I bought the same 30 watt solar charger from amazon, as I needed it for an Himalayan expedition. Having limited knowledge on solar chargers I checked if the phone was charging while I plugged in the charging cable with the panel under bright Indian summer sun and it showed charging. Thinking everything was fine I carried it on my expedition, it was then when I realised that although my phone and other devices were showing it was charging but the charging time was almost unbearably long ( mostly showed 3 days for a full charge) and all this on a hot sunny high altitude meadow. making the device useless. After returning from my expedition, I installed an amp meter app and to my shock the device under the most ideal condition was outputting less then 0.5 amp which along with the 4 volt giving in at the max 2 watt. I also learned that the device keeps on automatically disconnecting and connecting. I DMed it to the official big blue official handle on Facebook by my FB account and emailed them for a warranty claim. I haven't received any response yet. so yeah don't be so sure about the 24 month warranty.

Thermistors on the big side keep failing right before 4-day trips with this fridge. Really ruins a trip when it freezes everything and uses 3x the power because the compressor's running 24/7.

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Thanks for the update. I am currently driving to Pan-Am in North America, but when I hit Colombia, I’ll see about either switching my gen2 to be based out of Colombia or purchasing this mini. Maybe we both.

Since you're connecting 4S in series, why does it come out 12V and not 48V?

Can I use the Renogy Rover MPPTs for skkar charging a 280 Ah prismatic battery instead of the Victron as you did?

2 years later, We now have the Eco-Worthy 12.8 V with built in BMS for $480. Down to .133 cents per watt hour.

Your channel intro is perfection. Great video!

For me, this is not a flop. I have the residential service, and I ordered my mini yesterday. I have the roaming and home service, which is expensive! $120 for my residential and $150 for the roaming! So, for me, $30 a month to have this mini is perfect. I won't need more than 50 Gigs of data as I just need to access Wi-Fi calling, web browsing, and such, not download movies, etc. The roaming dish I have is bulky and takes up a lot of space in my truck, and when I looked at its usage, I am well under 50 Gigs of data per month. I like the versatility and compact abilities of this dish so I can take it with me almost anywhere. I am excited to get mine and free up space; easy to set up, and I can leave it on the dash of my Cybertruck. 😎

Great video! The most compreensive video about the subject. Thank you!

You’re incorrect about the spectral efficiency. The dish is smaller so the beam generated by the beam forming is not as narrow (I’ve designed such systems in the past and size matters) and the dish uses less power so the transmit power is lower. Both reduce the signal-to-noise ratio (snr) which means that for whatever spectrum you have, you will have reduced bandwidth. The starlink system is a shared bandwidth system so if snr is lower you get less bits per said spectrum. Basically, the smaller dish which transmits at lower power eats up more spectrum per bit and thus consumes more resources that can be better utilized by bigger dishes. Bottom line - as far as SpaceX/Starlink is concerned the cost per bit for a smaller dish is higher so they can either increase the price of the plan or limit the cost by limiting bandwidth. That’s likely why while there are many use cases where a smaller dish which consumes less power is advantageous, StarLink would prefer that where a larger dish can be used - the customer would use a larger one - especially in more congested areas like cities or dense countries (or where the service is popular). The best way for StarLink to control this is with price and availability

Can you help me get one please we live in a poverty country

Nice logical explanation. I have 16S 3.2V cells x3 in parallel. The max my system will charge is 200A (with no loads) and the most the inverter will draw is 200A. Divide that by 48 cells is max 4A charging/ discharging per cell. C1 rate is 280A so 4A is equivalent to C0.014 charge/ discharge rate. Compression is NOT required for this config I would much rather allow the cells to breathe and exhaust any heat. The BMS temp probe is stuck to the upper side of a central battery and is ALWAYS at room temp, never seen it rise even 1 deg C higher even when charging full 200A. 4A is like a trickle charge for these cells.

Were you not tempted to order a mini?

Thank you much for your thoughts and ideas. And also I look forward to future updates on performance using your 12V conversion. I hope Starlink does not hinder use of 3rd party routers! I am going to wait for your review of the XTAR Link EL3 device before I proceed on my 12V conversion.

Essi sim é tecnologia de ponta

good analysis, thanks

We had so much fun chatting!!! Can’t wait to catch up again soon! Miss you guys.

Hey Dan, completed your 12V conversion and have not been successful in setting up the router to access WiFi and negate the original router. Do you have a video outlining how to set up the GL iNet router with Starlink?

Very much look forward to your review of the XTAR-LINK EL3. I would want a different router though, and they have a kit without a router for a little less. They have a DC5521 port out for router power. The GL.iNet products have the USB C input. What would be the easiest way to feed power to the GL.iNet router from the XTAR device? Other than that it looks pretty simple. I was waiting for the Starlink Mini, but as you can see now their data plan has me looking for ways to better power my Gen 2 dish. Your conversion video was awesome and I may still go that way. I''ll be checking in for the XTAR review. Thanks for your work!

OUPES 1200 If along with a 150W solar panel, we also connect a 100W wind turbine, with one cable (GINTOOYUN DC7909 Y Splitter Adapter Cable 14AWG DC 8mm 1 Male to 2 Female Power) both 12V, in your opinion we will have a problem? do not exceed 30 volts, which has a limit of 1200, and I do not understand where the problem will be, if they both charge the station!! The Company gives a 240W solar panel, so I don't think I have a problem, unless I exceed 30 Volts! Both together are 24 Volts. . . . . . I want to charge, even when there is no sun, but only wind.

Such great content, delivered clearly with great time lapse of power usages. Cheer mate

You are a great communicator and provide solid advice, so thanks. It’s a shame you need to boost your 12V to the dishy dualie as this will create more inefficiency. Really the product should maintain the specified output so long as the Vin does not drop below a certain threshold, say 10V. You should raise that with them as a design flaw/improvement opportunity. Cheers mate.

When you come to Europe, you can always park at are home in the Netherlands

Hi Guys, made my Starlink just as you told with the yaoshengadapter and with the dushy dualie. But the dich wohnt start. Checken all the cables. I took a longer cable cat8 from dicht dualie to the yaoscheng adapter. But i dont think that would be a issue. Please help because I don’t know what’s wrong.

Man, such a bummer to hear that the mini is a flop - that would have been amazing for power consumption and portability on the road!

The Mini is less capable, much like a 3G phone over LTE/5G. And similarly, these devices will have negative impact on the total network capacity. So where the network is congested (i.e. USA), they definitely want to sell it at a premium, and minimize usage.. On the other hand, in areas with lots of capacity, there reduced network capacity makes no difference. These areas also tend to have lower average income, so being able to use hardware with less parts (and therefore less cost to build) makes sense. There's still development cost for this new design, so we can thank all the early adopters in the US for contributing toward bridging the digital divide worldwide. On top of a van, I would consider Gen3 over the Mini, way too many advantages. Since both were certified for in-motion use a couple months ago, I wouldn't be surprised if SpaceX adds some power-saving features to the Gen3 (i.e. work in "Mini mode" until there's usage).

Great video thank you. For your BMS and heat issue, why not place a thick sheet piece of silicone from a cheap silicone pot holder. Also did you have to pay $110 shipping per battery?

Oddly enough 3 years later, lead and Lithium are both now more expensive.

Love this video! So comprehensive and informative! I learned a lot even though I already have four cats traveling with us! A lot of new ideas to try to make it better for them and us ❤️ thank you so much for sharing!!

Great video

In Colombia, you can now buy the mini with a roaming plan, just not in the usa. for 800,000 cop, If you decide to try it, and need an address in Pasto to order it, let me know my gf lives there

Thanks for taking the trouble to share this. I dropped over 1500 UK pounds on drop-in batteries for my last boat, and on my current project decided to take the smart way and build my own pack. Just yesterday I got my box of Eve 280 cells and a good BMS, and am just getting started putting it all together. I had already got it pretty much all figured out, but it was great to run through it all again, and especially to pick up hints like the plastic between the cells and the issue of heating from the BMS. Well presented band clear. Top stuff.

This converter gives 24volt. Can i plug this into the powerstation port 12volt? Thanks for this good video.😊

Great.

Massive help Dan, thank you. I was contemplating upgrading to the gen 3 dish, but when I learned that it consumes more power than the standard actuated one, I decided against it. I am really grateful for you sharing your long-term experience with the 12v conversion

You mean the whole thing you explained doesn’t apply or just the little adapter to the router from the dish? I have all the pieces already mounted in camper except the connection from the dish😮

Do those power banks have batterys in them because you seem to move them around quite freely without effort

You legend! I find your videos so helpful and that's why I got myself the Dualie but like you the voltage drop has been an issue, now I know how to fix it. I made my own 12v flat mount conversion and posted it on my channel which you might find interesting because I made my own cable from the Starlink to the POE (I do need to make an updated video as well) Thanks for making this video 👍🏻

Hay Dan. I just received my starlink Gen 3 today. I have no plans on converting it to 12v. I've seen too many people on RUclips who say they had alot of issues. I have a 3000-watt converter hooked to 200Ah batteries. When you used your converter, did you have any issues? I'm full-time and will be heading to Argentina soon, and you mentioned the 400 bucks a month once I leave the US. I agree that's ridiculous and is a reason why I waited to get starlink because Elon Musk has bipolar and constantly changes the price on everything. Overall, in your opinion, is starlink worth it being able to have internet anywhere?