Starlink Mini Custom Mount

I've been a Starlink customer for a while, but never used it to its full potential as I never felt like climbing on my roof to grab my dish, so when the Mini came out I was stoked.

So far it's been a lot of fun figuring stuff for it out.

I mocked up a mount adapter with scrap wood first:


I liked how it was coming so switched to some flat aluminum scrap I had, and added some ram gear to mount it to extrusions on my tent:



The Ram mount is super simple and lets it work with the tent closed or deployed.
Also, the adjustability of the Ram ball means I can get the exact tilt angle and alignment to give the dish exactly what it wants to be happy.

I decided to work up a basic adapter in CAD to make a usable 3d model, 3d Print it, and send a final version to sendcutsend for a high speed titanium or anodized aluminum piece, just for fun.

I still don't know if I want the final piece to be threaded, or rely on nylock nuts
I only had one length of machine screws so I may run to ace to get a longer one, or two shorter, depending on what I decide on.
(currently not using this in motion so vibration isn't a huge concern)


Also of note, the Mini needs 70W to fully boot up.
My blietti EB3A claims o have a 100W usb c port and a 10A DC barrel plug, but unfortunately wasn't strong enough to run the Mini.
Not sure if it was cables or power bank issue, but for now, the standard plug works fine.

cool thanks for posting. I have been thinking about doing that for post hurricane in FL

Fancy. I’ve just been chucking it on the ground, a box, a stump, the truck roof, whatever’s handy basically.

Cool thanks for sharing. I've been toying around the idea of getting one as a backup provider if SHTF. If your power bank is rated for 100W, then I would definitely suggest getting a cable that's rated for 100W+. There are some Anker ones that are rated 140W that I've been using to power up my laptops in a pinch.

s0ysauce said:

Cool thanks for sharing. I've been toying around the idea of getting one as a backup provider if SHTF. If your power bank is rated for 100W, then I would definitely suggest getting a cable that's rated for 100W+. There are some Anker ones that are rated 140W that I've been using to power up my laptops in a pinch.

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part of the problem/ confusion that I haven't been able to troubleshoot ye on the electronics front is that the DC port (5521) on the Bluetti peaked at 50W draw with the OEM starling power cable
I've had this lil battery replaced several times under warranty soI am honestly more suspicious of the battery than I am the cables

This is awesome thanks for sharing. What is your opinion on the latency and overall improvement in the service since you have had it?

We have been interested in getting starlink for use when camping with our travel trailer. Some spots we go to can have spotty cell service and no WiFi.

When we build our forever home it will be in the middle of nowhere most likely, net zero, and most likely will require something like starlink to stay connected.

Electrified Outdoors said:

This is awesome thanks for sharing. What is your opinion on the latency and overall improvement in the service since you have had it?

We have been interested in getting starlink for use when camping with our travel trailer. Some spots we go to can have spotty cell service and no WiFi.

When we build our forever home it will be in the middle of nowhere most likely, net zero, and most likely will require something like starlink to stay connected.

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I "lucked out" in the place I rent I've been here long enough that my introductory rate was hiked up an extortionate amount. Starlink was cheaper than the one ISP provider, it's just my wife, the dog, and I.
Once I started confiscating the dog's iPad at bedtime, we got our data usage under wraps
So we haven't really missed full gigabit, still getting 250+ most days.

Starlink in general:
Latency has never been an issue for me.
I don't play MMOs or competitive FPS games, but for multiple devices streaming movies and simultaneously scheduled work calls, it's never let me down.

Mini:
As a fully remote professional it has not had any negative impact on work zoom calls in strange places.
Setting on my dash/the roof/this mount, I've been able to do work calls (video) at the beach (properly on the water, typical dead zones for cell service) as well as in some more remote canyons in Southern Utah and the Mojave.