Cutting the Cord - Modify Your Starlink Cable

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@donaldmay4184 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins 3 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@michellebuhr7313 Жыл бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins Жыл бұрын

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 25 күн бұрын

well done ✅️

@5Flaash 10 ай бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mingoglia1 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

Noted

@gianduca7950 15 күн бұрын

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 15 күн бұрын

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.

@Brian.......... Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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.......... Ай бұрын

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

@aleksandragolubovic6079 8 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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.

@lipchen198 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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).

@tatzkie87 8 ай бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins 8 ай бұрын

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

@carmas54 2 ай бұрын

will this work for gen 3 cables

@RamblinHamblins 2 ай бұрын

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.

@LiveTomorrowNow Жыл бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins Жыл бұрын

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

@mindseyewatering6635 10 ай бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins 10 ай бұрын

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.

@tdg911 Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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.

@ColoRadio6996 10 ай бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins 10 ай бұрын

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.

@TechDripPH 4 ай бұрын

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

@RamblinHamblins 4 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

@@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.