Everything you need to know: ALL NEW STARLINK FLAT MOUNT from STAR-MOUNT SYSTEMS

[@robreighter2851]

I’m so impressed! Very thorough, very helpful!

[@jeepNtreetop]

Thank you.

[@MarkFinley-sl8mv]

Stan - I did all of this - installed my 12v all-in one ..... worked great for a day ..... then I parked under a car port - and forgot that the SL was still in "ON". switch position. Now everytiem I plug it in I pop the 10 amp fuse in my fuse panel. Any ideas what to look at ?

[@jeepNtreetop]

I’m not sure why parking under a carport would have any effect on the unit. The Starlink would just continue to search for a single. Try contacting Brandon at Star-Mount Systems. The number is on the website.

[@MarkFinley-sl8mv]

@@jeepNtreetop - Yes - my only thinking ws that it may have interpreted the loss of signal. to obstruction by snow - so turns on the heating function.

[@phantomsygo]

This seems like a good product, thanks for making the video

[@jeepNtreetop]

It works very well!

[@UrbanVanlife]

what about the condensation , we fitted one of these mounts 3 weeks ago the inside and dish is now destroyed cos of condensation , and looking online we are not the first and wont be the last ,

[@unigrip112]

we have seen this problem on redit , further more there seems to be no intrest in help from star mount , we have one from a canadian company and that dose not get condensation , im not sure why but i know it works perfect

[@UrbanVanlife]

@@unigrip112 do yuo have the name of the company you bought it from

[@jeepNtreetop]

This is the second Starmount I’ve had. As seen in the video when we took apart my original model to get the dish out for installation into the new mount, there was zero moisture inside. That old punt was in operation and in use the entire previous year while I drove all over the country. I would say that those who have moisture issues are those who installed their dishes incorrectly.

[@AlpeshPatel-jh5ti]

Brendan you make awesome videos and you are a legend in Africa for us over landers in Africa who need connectivity (out goes the expensive Sat phones) Finally ordered my Gen 3 dish and the Gen3 12v conversion flat mount with the quick release plate. Cant wait to get this fitted onto my Land Crusier for my 3 month trip later this year. A quick question: is it better to screw/bolt down down the flat mount or do the suction feet provide a robust mounting - bearing in mind the rough terrain (but barely moving at 40kmph)

[@jeepNtreetop]

The suction cups work great but I use them because I remove my dish occasionally. If you do not want to remove your dish, a permanent mount is always better and more secure.

[@vickimathews1970]

Great video, thanks for teaching us how to do this. I've seen a video where you can just pull apart the front from the back of the dish as it's only glued together, could you possibly use the top without the extra part of the back that's left over when you cut it with the Dremel, or do you need the extra back left on?

[@elliotallen1]

did you ever find out if you can just pull the face off?

[@vickimathews1970]

@@elliotallen1 nothing from my question as yet, I've seen someone else pull it off and have a casing created to house it in and then lay it in their vehicle window and it worked on 12V.

[@voodoo36x]

Extremely helpful walk-thru....thanx Stan.

[@420happybat]

When one does their own and follow what is done we’ll make sure one uses a silicone seal as it will let water into your setup

[@AVMAR]

How about for the Gen 3 ?

[@jeepNtreetop]

@Avmar, Star-Mount has a new line of mounts for the Gen3 as well. star-mountsystems.com/

[@eduardoblackstore]

top the content, you can find the link to the one you used to make it 12v, I wanted to build mine here in Brazil.

[@jeepNtreetop]

Contact Brandon at star-mountsystems.com/

[@stewartrobertson1215]

Yes, looks very easy and it is. However, after my modification the router kept dropping out and eventually was unavailable. I managed to remove the dishy and did a hard reset on the router which got my a signal from the router, but now the dishy will not move off from “booting”. I have no idea what to do now as Starlink won’t be interested because I have butchered dishy and Star Mounts don’t seem to interested either. I am seriously thinking about buying another dish and stick with placing it on the roof. The star mount and removable mount shall need to stay on my RV roof as a very expensive ornament. If I could return the lot I would as after 4 days of fault finding and 1 day of use I’m not happy but I live in Scotland so not easy. I would seriously think hard about what your are doing if you select this product and the support or lack of you may get or not as the case may be. If this item was bought local I would be at the door demanding a refund

[@jeepNtreetop]

Stewart, sorry to hear that you are having troubles. I’ve had mine running now for over 2 years with zero issues. In reading the many forums most folks who do 12v conversions and have problems tend to trace the issue to an unreliable “stable” and strong enough power supply/source. Maybe start there?

[@stewartrobertson1215]

@@jeepNtreetop Hi, thanks for the suggestion. I rigged up a fluke meter measuring the supply voltage at the terminals inside the mount and it had a constant 13.6volts for 12 hours. On checking 24hours later it was still 13.6Volts. I checked the output voltage on the 12V to 48V output to Starlink which is correct. So think we can rule out supply voltage. Interestingly, heard nothing from Star Mounts in 7 days, shockingly bad customer support.

[@markhamilton8612]

Maybe consider an mc4 connection instead of an Anderson for the 12v power supply?? I would want something more weather proof…

[@SB-xu8pi]

I've seen the marker trick, to mark the cut line before, but I wonder why you wouldn't just clamp your cutting tool at that height off the table, then feed th dish into the stationary cutting tool. It would be a perfectly flat cut, and should work in theory.

[@dand3d173]

Wow total ripoff i built my own tore down the starlink router and built all in 1 with 12v from the board 12v runs on cigarette lighter only 1 power cable to run everything. Cost about a £10

[@reddirtndiesel1]

Interesting any links or instructions?

[@awo1fman]

I wouldn't call it a "rip-off", although I would personally never pay anything like that amount for something I can DIY. As for your own hacked system, you're full of crap. While it's certainly possible, and I've seen other videos doing that very thing, it's very risky (can easily brick your Dishy), a LOT of work, and costs a LOT more than £10. You don't get to not count parts and supplies that you happened to have on hand that others definitely won't.

[@tacticasyarmas]

Let’s see the set up

[@larryaubertin4226]

Hey there, My Starlink went down yesterday and Starlink has refused to replace it because they say that i used a sub standard mount system, it's a gen 2 dish and I've lost communication with it. There's no sound coming from it and it won't stow so i'm thinking it's lost the power source, any thoughts??

[@stephenhutchens9794]

So the dish will work pointed strait upwards without the motor to optimally calibrate its direction?

[@jeepNtreetop]

Yes! I’ve been running my dish pointed straight upwards for two years now. No issues at all!

[@ghosttoo7467]

This is for Brandon i wonder if you still have those starlink motor that you were given away or tossed them in the garbage i wonder if you can ship couples of them to canada

[@jeepNtreetop]

Call Brandon directly, the current number is on his website.

[@Shasmi67]

Great Video. Does the unit have reverse polarity protection for the SAE plug wiring?

[@SoulRoadFL]

is the RV plan the one to use from Starlink?

[@jeepNtreetop]

When I originally signed up it was called the RV plan but now they just call it a roaming plan.

[@RolandoMartinez-ph8nb]

Nice diy projects

[@morts6565]

Does anyone know if it's OK to flat mount dishy in UK, would it effect signal? I'm new to this, so sorry if a silly question, but my dishy is quite tilted in normal running position. I guess I could try it flat between 2 supports and let the pole dangle to see. I really like this solution.

[@markforss]

Is the waterproof connector to the right of the power for a direct Ethernet cable to the router? Is that a female connector there or something else?

[@jeepNtreetop]

Yes exactly. A direct connection to one of the router ports.

[@andre.salviano]

Olá tudo bem? Gostaria de saber se essa case tem parafuso de respiro para aliviar pressão dentro e se as starlink estão queimando dentro dessa case por causa da pressão e o calor?

[@duenginorante6150]

What material are the cases made of? Supports up to what temperature?

[@VictorHernandez-ec8og]

Hello, what are the length, width and height measurements of this V2?

[@undefeatedcreative]

22:20 🤯🤯🤯do you know how many times i've screwed that part up? 👍👍👍

[@jeepNtreetop]

That’s a great (and simple) trick for sure!

[@nicks5280-]

With the wifi modem built into the mount, is the signal weaker? Also, does flat mounting the dish have any effect on acquiring satellites?

[@jeepNtreetop]

The dish has no issues acquiring signal, in fact it acquires much quicker now. As for the Wi-Fi the signal strength is adequate for its intended purpose. This setup is designed to be mounted on a a vehicle (RV/boat/or portable in some cases) and provide strong signal to that area. If you need a stronger signal or even a hardwired connection a LAN port is provided on the mount to allow for the connection of a Wi-Fi booster or directly to your computer.

[@mingoglia1]

Good looking product. I've done away with the router and in my RV I just power a POE off of my 48v DC system (I run 48v instead of 12v to my Victron). I run a similar router, which keeps a continuous site to site VPN tunnel with my office when I'm on the road. I however still use the full unmodified dish, which I just put on a pole when stationary. I considered flat mounting, but was concerned about the possibility of reduced throughput, by not having it ideally pointed. Has anyone compared the before and after? I may consider doing some performance tests with my existing setup before taking this plunge. My luck though Starlink will come out with a firmware update that blocks Internet when it senses the motors are disconnected. After all, they sell an "in-motion" dish/service so if a modification like this becomes too popular I could see them ensuring it gets blocked some how. Glad it works. Hope it continues to work. I saw several of these flat mounts on race cars at the King of the Hammers earlier this month.

[@jeepNtreetop]

There are thousands of flat mounted dishes out in the field now. “Pointing” the dish is no longer necessary with the hundreds of satellites now in orbit.

[@awo1fman]

The flat mounts you see on race cars are official Starlink flatmount systems that never had motors and haven't been hacked. They are a lot more expensive out of the box, but keep the warranty and factory environmental resistance. I don't think they'll ever bother disabling hacked Dishies. After all, the profit comes from the monthly service fees, and if you convert a stationary mount to a flat mount you'll be paying more for the service but they'll have less investment in the hardware, so it's just as much a win/win for them as it is for you.

[@TimRiker]

Can you sell the unused parts back to starlink?

[@djtechnomixxxx]

Hello, I'm from Brazil, and I'm also making models like this, but I'm having condensation problems after opening the antenna, can you help me with this? I thought about protecting the plate underneath with acrylic resin.

[@sharktripdan]

does this eliminate the starlink heater or is that part of the dish itself?, does that draw more in the cold?

[@jeepNtreetop]

+Dan Larson the heater is part of the dish itself so it is still functional.

[@jamestreanor182]

So its $600 for the dish plus $969 for the kit and $200 for the operation. So in total its $1769 for a device that is a violation of TOS to use in motion. Uh, why not just pay the $2500...

[@jeepNtreetop]

Because many people already have the dish already and then want to convert it, secondly the HD dish uses MUCH more power than the smaller dishes do which is a big deal for those who live the mobile lifestyle.

[@JGr3asy]

B, can you retro a gen 1 to eliminate the old power converter to the internal step-up internal?

[@jeepNtreetop]

The internal cnc cutouts are different. Contact Brandon at Star-Mount Systems and see if he can accommodate you.

[@mduduzimotsa4268]

Do you export to south africa

[@jeepNtreetop]

Contact Brandon at star-mount systems. He ships world wide

[@jmvs1983]

be careful when ordering starmount products, i ordered 2 mounts and a bunch of accessories on April 2nd and was told it was backordered 4 weeks, I still have not received anything and am trying to get my refund... think twice before ordering

[@jeepNtreetop]

There are thousands of Starmount units in the field and I have not had an issue with my unit. Although I am not in any way directly affiliated with the company, I found Brandon very responsive to all my inquiries and questions. I do suggest you contact him at the current phone number listed on their website since it has been recently updated.

[@RolandoMartinez-ph8nb]

How much

[@thatemeraldphotographer6003]

They’re great but so damn expensive

[@jeepNtreetop]

Take into consideration that all the “inside” parts are included, tested, and assembled. But if you don’t need the all-in-one, Star-mount Systems offers you other flat mount options.

[@robertdippold7985]

Starmount tray warped from heat. Port problems. Every hole on top panel cracked. Leaked. Ruined my starlink. Lousy product. Disappointing conversation with the owner. Don’t buy it

[@jeepNtreetop]

No problem with both my units, my guess is that you overnighted your bolts causing the top panel to crack. Prime example of user error, sorry that you ruined your dish.

[@robertdippold7985]

The obvious reply is over tightening. The non obvious observation is that the bolts were tightened just enough to slightly compress the gasket. There is so much heat build up increasing pressure that likely causes the cracking. That is likely the issue. Design flaw.

[@jeepNtreetop]

@@robertdippold7985 sorry to hear that yours failed, for whatever reason, but there are over 10,000 units out in the field worldwide that didn’t. I like mine and it works flawlessly.

[@chrissnyder389]

My lower portion warped and the top cracked at each hole. Water penetrated the enclosure and ruined the dish. Poor design. All screws were tightened to just barely compress the gasket.

[@someusername121]

I just went through this: their marker+tape measurement is horrible. It’s off by something like 5mm with the Pro RJ45 mount, so you’ll spend hours sanding the thing down to be flush with the box. For $5 I could make a jig that would give a way more professional mark. And they don’t even link to the right instructions with their QR code “where the fuck is the RJ45 instructions??” (They’re under the all in one mount). Overall 👎 for how expensive it is, very shoddy process.

[@jeepNtreetop]

The video walks you through the step by step of the whole process including the rj45 connection. If you have any issues at all give Starmount a call and Brandon will walk you through any issues that you may have.

[@fletcherbrown728]

Please let me know where to send my $7.50 for your more professional template. That is 5.00 for your work to make the template and I am adding a very generous 50% fee for your hard work. Also, I just watched the really excellent demonstration and won’t need any instructions.

[@aadilbhaiyat5450]

Good day. Is there a way to contact you via whatsapp?