Starlink Mini installation, cracking the 12 Vdc barrier . . . or not!

[jd1923]

15 hours ago, Tideline77 said:

When the mini is deployed away from the camper to get clear sky , Is it a reasonable idea to power our mini with two Milwaukee Forge tool batteries ? 
we have the batteries in our tool box with a few Milwaukee M18 tools , inflator, impact wrench for tire emergencies, rolling out and rolling up a power cord seems like a burden "………….after doing it for 45 years 

Thank you, Robert! 😎

I've been preaching this for over a year now! No takers to date!

All these complex setups, and I too spent a day adding a Victron 12/24 DC-DC charge controller and Ethernet for input to our Pepwave router. Cool setup, but what a waste since we haven't used it yet! Yep, cords are a pain!  🤣 

You have Milwaukee M18 tools, and we have several DeWalt 20V tools that we bring with us (flashlight, vacuum, impact and leaf blower). I purchased two 10 Ah batteries just for the Starlink Mini, each will run the dish for 8 hours. You want two so one is always charged. I have an extra DeWalt charger permanently mounted in the Oliver attic. Looks like you'd be in business for only $23! BTW, 1 1/2" PVC pipe fits the Starlink Mini included mount nicely too!

https://www.amazon.com/Starlink-Battery-Adapter-Compatible-Milwaukee/dp/B0FDWP191V/?th=1

 

Edited 16 hours ago by jd1923

[Zodd]

I like the idea but it has a couple challenges for me. 
 

1- Most of those do not have a low power shutoff. So if you forget to unplug it you may kill your battery. A direct connection to the TT batteries avoid this. 
2- This leads to the challenge of having to go outside to turn it off. Not so fun when warm inside and ready for bed and you remember it is still on. 
3- Even with low power shutoff if you have to wake up early in the morning to get some work done you have to jump outside and switch the battery out. 
 

I am leaning more toward something like this. About the same cost but still has cables and some manual labor to get wired in. A little lower cost and a little less setup with no need to switch inverter on and off. 
https://a.co/d/03RI49lb

Edited 5 hours ago by Zodd
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