Starlink's New Mobile Accessories for Gen 3 and Mini

[@Cajunadventures]

I would like to thank you. I’ve been watching your channel for a very long time and I just purchased my first Starlink and I just set it up yesterday. I got the mini as a Christmas gift for myself. It was the best decision I ever made after watching you and joining all the Facebook groups. Starlink is the best Internet out there.

[@StarlinkHardware]

I appreciate your support! You'll love the Mini, it's been my favorite dish to make videos on so far. It's insane how they managed to pack so much capability into something the size and weight of a laptop.

[@Jax0238]

This is awesome! Finally! I have been running my dish off of a hacked up 12v conversion kit in a 3d printed enclosure for the last 3 years!

[@StarlinkHardware]

We've come a long way! It wasn't too long ago when you had to splice into the proprietary Starlink cable to hook up to 12V. Now it's just another Starlink accessory you can easily buy and hook up.

[@explorer8888]

Thanks for the video. May I suggest that when you show an adapter, a cable or something small that you do a close up of it so we can see the details. I am not familiar with the connector, but I’ll Google search it for images. Subscribed!

[@StarlinkHardware]

Thanks for the constructive feedback! When I get the accessories and do the review video I will be sure to get a close up so you can see the details.

[@print4apet]

@@StarlinkHardwarehe is talking about the xt60 connector, however that is old news about 15yrs ago drones and other rc batteries it was used, so very easy to find and popular, prob why they went that route.

[@rogermckinnon5738]

The dc to dc adapter is not available in other countries at the moment

[@Phavouriteinstallations]

Is there anyway i can use two star link router on one mast?

[@davetee3589]

Finally I can plug my Gen 3 into my Ecoflow portable power station when camping

[@HardcoreFourSix]

where can I buy the starlink factory DC to DC device for Gen 3

[@StarlinkHardware]

shop.starlink.com/pick

[@GreggK6EGG]

thanks for the info! does the gen 3 have better upload on the roam plan than the mini? I do live stream on my channel need a full time 10 meg up, mini 3 to 9 megs up

[@StarlinkHardware]

Ya personally I’ve noticed the Mini is usually around 10-20 Mbps up, while the Gen 3 is 15-30 Mbps.

[@GreggK6EGG]

@@StarlinkHardware thanks!

[@edgardorodriguez]

Can the mini be turn on by PoE?

[@SteveMackie-v9q]

How much power is this going to take out of a car battery? Surely upgrading the output to 56v would need a lot of power?

[@StarlinkHardware]

The Mini uses about 20-30 watts. Converting to 56V uses some extra energy but it's not significant. The load is really just the Mini which runs in that 20-30 watt range.

[@davidcarter3053]

I ordered the Starlink Mini USB-C to USB-C cable to use with the USB-C port in my car and motorhome, why would I need the cigarette port adapter? Both circuits have fuse protection.

[@StarlinkHardware]

Most USB-C ports in vehicles won’t provide enough power. The Mini’s USB-C requirement is 20V/5A (100 watts). The 12V outlet, however, is usually on a 10A fuse for 120 watts. Double check the output of your USB-C ports, you won’t need this adapter if they meet the power requirement.

[@davidtphung]

where did you get the scaled starlink and router model from?

[@SEANRMZ]

that you for the info, its a nice option. I do see they mention it on the site, but not in the store section.

[@WirelessDevelopment]

I am confused now. I thought that the Starlink STD dish couldn't work without the Starlink router because it is not a standard POE. So if we want to use our own router we should use it in bypass mode.

[@StarlinkHardware]

This new accessory doesn't delete the Starlink router, it's just an adapter brick that allows you to power the Starlink router (and dish) from a 12-48V DC source. If you want to use your own router with this you would still need the Starlink router in bypass mode. Or a less bulky option would be a 3rd party product like the DishyNOAC which allows you to eliminate the Starlink router completely.

[@WirelessDevelopment]

@@StarlinkHardware Thanks a lot for your quick reply. Do you know if I can use my own POE and a 56V DC power supply. I am trying to understand if the Starlink STD has anything proprietary and the DishyNOAC has it figured out or if I can put together my own POE and there is not proprietary protocol or handshake. Yes, my goal is to eliminate the Starlink router entirely and use a router that supports OpenWrt.

[@StarlinkHardware]

@@WirelessDevelopment With Gen 3 there is nothing special about the POE other than it’s capable of around 150 watts. If you can supply 56V and around 150 watts through your POE connection it should work.

[@WirelessDevelopment]

​@StarlinkHardware awesome I will come up with something and ask you to test and your feedback. I am working on a solution that can do network bonding with two dishes or one dish and 5G. In the areas you don't want to use Starlink or 5G is available my router will take care of the switch.

[@crackercrumb9]

watched the dishy noac video and was about to press buy. What is the link please to buy this device? I'm in the US

[@StarlinkHardware]

shop.starlink.com/products/us-consumer-dc-power-supply-unit

[@trevorjrhardy]

I cant find the DC to DC adapter on the Starlink shop? Maybe USA only, im in Canada. I just pulled the trigger on an aftermarket DC conversion kit.. hmmm

[@StarlinkHardware]

Could be US only for now. If you aren’t seeing it in the shop that’s probably the explanation.

[@trevorjrhardy]

Mine just arrived , AMA!

[@westsiyed]

I dont see the option anymore on their site

[@sergiocarlo2181]

Where can I buy.. it's not available on starlink's page...

[@StarlinkHardware]

If it’s not listed on the shop page it isn’t available in your market yet.

[@thehoustonfamily]

If I plug a mini into my goal zero via the 12v plug vs the standard plug does it use less power? I’m trying to justify the purchase.

[@StarlinkHardware]

It uses a bit less power because the inverter doesn’t have to be running. I’ve measured around 10-15% less usage on direct DC compared to an inverter.

[@print4apet]

Standard usb-C ???

[@jdenthompson6202]

hey i saw something on the starlink app about sideloaded whats that ?

[@StarlinkHardware]

Not sure, maybe some future tool for manually updating firmware?

[@Andres_tvs]

​@@StarlinkHardware Yeah I've noticed that too, is at the bottom of the debug data screen, "alternate update" It might be a solution for starlink dishes that are running on a firmware so old it isn't able to connect to the starlink network anymore

[@jabroni6199]

I was able to power my mini using a USBC to barrel connector cable connected to my power station.

[@kamikazekunze]

Ah, only for Standard kickstand dish. 😢 I’d have paid money for one for the 2nd Gen dishy. 😢

[@gruffich4192]

When will StarLink come to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Next door countries Croatia etc. Has starclink avaiable but we do not. What is problem can you push it up bcs we really need it because we do not have stable internet. I guaranteee lot of purchases!!!

[@mattlord2906]

I will go check it out

[@FLYNXC]

Per SL Customer Support inquiry concerning the DC-DC pwr supply, “It does not come with connection terminals. The end of the cable has two colors which is red and black.”

[@StarlinkHardware]

Thanks for the info! So you'll be able to add your own terminals, or just buy some kind of adapter cable with the XT60 connector to plug into the DC-DC power supply brick.

[@markmotsko2400]

Very happy to see SL come out with a DC power brick but disappointed to see no connection terminal.

[@FLYNXC]

Well as expected SL’s support generalized their vague answer to my question asking, what the power connection end adapter consists of, by saying “The end of the cable has two colors which is red and black”. No colors based on their vague answer. Both ends are the XT60 female connection. Which yes have a pos/neg-red/black, but yeh, no colors, dar-t-dar. Saying XT60 with pos/neg-red/black must be too complicated.

[@iravick3716]

@@StarlinkHardware if I purchase a cigarette lighter to XT60 cable, does the XT60 end need to be male or female. I can't tell on the power brick what that end has. Thank you.

[@Dav-S5658]

Too Late, sorry. I needed the DC-DC power source a long time ago and built one myself. Next time they need to get better advisors and beta users. This is not rocket science.

[@print4apet]

Esp since from day one its a dc system native !!!

[@mwolrich]

Actually, SpaceX StarLink *IS* Rocket Science 😬👍

[@Dav-S5658]

@@mwolrich It was a pun (intended)😁

[@westsiyed]

lol

[@runderwo]

4:20 Yikes, 200W through a 12V cigarette plug sounds like a recipe for some kind of meltdown.

[@StarlinkHardware]

That's the max the converter is rated for, it won't ever come close to 200 watts.

[@himni1]

Most vehicles have 180 watts (15 amps) cigarette lighter outlets. All fuse protected too so there is zero risk of anything other than a blown fuse.