Cutting the Cord - Modify Your Starlink Cable

[@michellebuhr7313]

Our replacement cable arrived just today so this is super timely. Thanks for the great content, y'all.

[@RamblinHamblins]

Awesome. Im still working on the more comprehensive walk through … it kept growing what trying to make this video and I just decided to split them.

[@jorgecavieres9716]

well done ✅️

[@5Flaash]

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Great tutorial, much appreciated

[@RamblinHamblins]

Glad it was helpful!

[@donaldmay4184]

I have installed 5 so far this year of the high performance starlink on boats. Most times I have to cut the cable on fishing boats to run through tubing or confined spaces. I have soldiered back together and never had any issues.

[@RamblinHamblins]

That’s one way to go. We needed to be able to disconnect the exterior dish/cable so a disconnect able connection was a must for us.

[@bushpilot223]

Solders generally aren’t good in high vibration environments as they will end up cracking. Definitely recommend using a crimped connector

[@RamblinHamblins]

Agreed!

[@mingoglia1]

The order of the wires does matter, despite if they're the same on each side. Stick with the B or A standard. It will likely "work", because the network speeds are limited, and ethernet has good error correction at the slower speeds, but the twists are used as a "shielding" and to get proper range/speed they need to be in the correct orientation.

[@RamblinHamblins]

Noted

[@mysafename1694]

The B configuration is the correct because it's Power over Ethernet pins 4 5 & 7 8 are Power pins 1 2 3 & 6 our data .

[@RamblinHamblins]

Thanks!

[@LiveTomorrowNow]

That’s interesting and new subscribers here!! Thanks for sharing❤Zack & Linda

[@RamblinHamblins]

Thanks for coming and subscribing! Hope the video helped and the larger video should be out after Thanksgiving.

[@ColoRadio6996]

There needs to be a bulkhead connector for ST for through campers and houses..

[@RamblinHamblins]

Some of the connectors out there are bulkhead-style in the way they attach to the wall, some aren't. The one we opted for replaced an existing receptacle on our exterior trailer wall, so we didn't have to drill any new holes. The connector itself is a FxF coupler that allows for the Male RJ45s I addded to be plugged in, allowing me to get through the wall of our rig. So not like the bulkhead connectors often seen with coax cables.

[@ericfoshee6753]

How do you seal the end on the dish side?

[@RamblinHamblins]

Are you talking about the connection made at the dish? I didn't touch that connection and still use the same connector/method of connection that Starlink originally provided. The other end of that cable, that plugs into the side of our trailer, uses a waterproof connector that utilizes a gasketed/screw on connector.

[@Brian..........]

If I have cut my cable, as I have, and want to join it back together, this is one piece I need, Thankyou...and is there the 2nd part to this video, like the female end how to? Thanks .

[@RamblinHamblins]

All my connections have been coupler-style, with female receptacles, so I haven't had to add any female ends to any of my cables. So there hasn't been an opportunity to make a video doing it.

[@Brian..........]

@@RamblinHamblins thanks , I've purchased a coupler (female-female), will just cap both cut ends and join them up and see how it runs 👍🏼

[@24hnaestrada]

I have a Starlink v2 cable in my motorhome that is damaged, does this sequence work on the Starlink gen 3?

[@RamblinHamblins]

As far as I know, yes it should be the same. Both systems should be using Cat 6 cables, so cutting the cables should work the same. I believe the only difference in cables is the ends that plug into the router/dish, but I haven't seen one in person.

[@gianduca7950]

Hi, can you use a cat 5 ethernet cable instead of the cable provided by the company so as to have fewer problems passing through the corrugated pipe? An installer says it is possible. Thanks

[@RamblinHamblins]

The ends that connect to the router and the dish are proprietary, but the cable is shielded Cat6 cable. So you could use Cat 5 cable, but you'd have to figure something out when plugging into the router and dish. In our case we have our cable in 3 sections. a) has the proprietary router connection on one end and an RJ45 male on the other. This cable is short and connects the router to a wall receptacle we have installed behind the television in our RV. b) has the proprietary dish connection on one end and an RJ45 male on the other, along with 1/2 of a waterproof connection. This cable connects the dish to the outside/waterproof connector we have installed on the exterior wall of our RV. I sized this cable to be long enough to reach where we mount our flagpole + some additional length incase I need to raise the flagpole higher c) has RJ45 male connectors on both ends, essentially the same as a store bought Cat 6 Shielded cable (I just used spare parts of the Starlink cable and added my own ends). It runs through a few walls and under our couch and makes the connection between the exterior waterproof port and the interior wall receptacle. Hope that helps. **this is all written in regards to Gen 2 Starlink. Gen 3 uses different connectors that I haven't seen in person.

[@mindseyewatering6635]

How is the stripped and separated cable fed through the RJ45 connector? Kinda important, don't you think?

[@RamblinHamblins]

Patiently. Frances likes to line each cable up and pass them all through at one time. I opt to pass through each conductor separately. Both have their benefits and challenges.

[@carmas54]

will this work for gen 3 cables

[@RamblinHamblins]

It should, yes. I haven't done it personally, but everything I've read/heard says that the cable structure is the same, just with different ends. I've had people reach out planning to do this to their Gen 3 cables and haven't heard back that it didn't work.

[@lipchen198]

nice video, a question, do you try to power the dishy via a modified cable which is connected to a PoE? and how do you do that?

[@RamblinHamblins]

We power our Dishy from the cable that we modified in the video. It's connected to the stock Starlink router, we aren't running an aftermarket router (providing the PoE).

[@dnycrane]

Wouldn't you need to connect the grounds around the connector instead of clamping them to the connector? I don't see ho the ground connection is made connector to connector when using a female to female connector.

[@RamblinHamblins]

The shielded receptacles have a metal body, so by attaching the drain wire to the metal male plug it completes the circuit when inserted into the metal female receptacle.

[@aleksandragolubovic6079]

I have cable cat 6 through whole my house. Can cut starlink cable and conect to my cat6 cable conect them with rj45 switch both ways and then again do dthe same and conect to starlink router?

[@RamblinHamblins]

Yeah .. that's essentially how I have our trailer wired. I have Cat 6 cable running through the walls and then connect at either end using RJ45s. Not sure if you are saying you want to run through a switch, but if so I'd think you'd have to run from router to the switch if you were planning to use that as your WAN connection.

[@tatzkie87]

Nice i know now that SL cable is UTP cable inside 😃

[@RamblinHamblins]

It's STP, there is a foil shield in there along with a drain wire.

[@tdg911]

Does anyone know the maximum length of the starlink cable from the dish to the wifi adapter? I know I can purchase the 45M cable but I need to be around 175 foot mark. I have never messed with starlink and understand power is being sent over the wire. I just wonder about voltage drop exceeding the 45M cable they sell. I know cat6a/7 max length is 100M so I am assuming I should be good with the poe side of things...?

[@RamblinHamblins]

I haven't tried it personally, but I would imagine you would be okay at 175 feet. There are replacement cables available that are 150 feet, and I've got to assume those work.

[@TechDripPH]

Can I add 2 50ft cables together using a coupler?

[@RamblinHamblins]

You mean once you've added the RJ45s on either end? Sure, it should work with no issues. But if it's going to be outside you may want to look into a weatherproof connector, or have some way to protect the connection from the elements. The port we have on the side of our trailer, to get inside the rig, is essentially a coupler.

[@TechDripPH]

@@RamblinHamblins yes sir I'm planning to use a weatherproof coupler. Our house is surrounded with tall trees and I have no choice but to put it far away from our house.

[@mysafename1694]

The only thing I would've done is put the heat shrink on before I made the connector.

[@RamblinHamblins]

Leave it to me to make life hard for myself. lol

[@rintovania6033]

Urutan yang dipakai starlink untuk poe pilihan A apa B

[@RamblinHamblins]

I believe that Starlink uses “B”, but I haven’t confirmed that myself.

[@BagiTawaTop]

it is work??

[@RamblinHamblins]

Works great.