Starlink/antenna wires, how do you keep them safe?

[mstatkus]

Cybertruck USB-C are 65W max, but may be less if all three are in use (per manual).
Mini calls out 20V/5A 100W PD when using the Tesla adapter, but also says it only uses 60W on 12-48V.

ya probably don't need to melt snow in the truck hah.

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[mongo]

ya probably don't need to melt snow in the truck hah.

Yeah, but if some adapters actually require a 20V/5A profile versus just accepting the highest provided, they might not work.

 

[hemiarch]

Huh. Wonder why mine didn’t work. I bought that step up adapter because it didn’t. Maybe it was just a crappy cable?

 

[mstatkus]

I think its 65w per port.

 

[mongo]

Huh. Wonder why mine didn’t work. I bought that step up adapter because it didn’t. Maybe it was just a crappy cable?

Do you still have a link/ part number for the failed one?

 

[mongo]

I think its 65w per port.

Yah, each port is 65W max, but it won't do 195W total.

 

[hemiarch]

https://a.co/d/jjQdNIe
Cheap. Wonder if that’s why

 

[mstatkus]

I splurged a little https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMLK71LG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[hemiarch]

I splurged a little https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DMLK71LG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

Aight. Amazon return it is.
thanks.
It does seem to work well with the voltage regulator but this is is simpler. More elegant.

 

[IntoTheRain916]

How did you route this to inside the cabin?

I'm going to assume you're talking about the We Boost. All I did was follow my rearview mirror camera wire back to the cabin.

 

[mstatkus]

I ran wires up thru the headliner over the airbags and out the grommet where the 48V accessory is so I wasn't dealing with the weather stripping. (Hansshow rearview or potentially other stuff). That grommet maybe can handle one line though else you'd have to switch out to something else.
Access thru the B-pillar just by moving the rear passenger weather stropping back. Hope it helps anyone looking for a similar path.

 

[Liberty1]

Is a 10 foot barrel to usb-c cable long enough for your install? conorearly

Alternatively, is there a way to feed the cable from the roof down behind the rear seats, then under the mat in the center of the truck? I know a 10 foot cable would work for that, but I can't figure out how to get the cable behind the seats and down the back.

 

[L3it3R]

the USBC ports at 65 PD will not work with the 100PD cable from Starlink, you can use a $3 barrel jack adapter from amazon which is PD65 to power the mini though - the mini barely draws 35W in my experience. Have driven days on end with it in the USB C port using the barrel jack adapter. Have defaulted back to using the rear seat outlet for easier on-off control though, but heres the adapter I use:

https://amzn.to/3HdvocG

 

[Vegetaban]

I mount outside the cab on top of my Urander rack because I have a high performance Starlink dish that is rather large, and it does not have a built-in router. So the dish is bolted on top of the roof rack, and the power supply and router are mounted on Molle panels in the vault. I purchased the high performance dish because I travel to very remote locations occasionally.

Any issue with roaming? Thought they had to remain stationary, but I don't have experience outside of the mini.

 

[CT_AZ_4x4]

Any issue with roaming? Thought they had to remain stationary, but I don't have experience outside of the mini.

The High Performance Starlink is designed for
roaming or the open seas. It is pretty awesome.

I’ve read of many people using the mini dish for roaming, or at least moving it place-to-place, but I don’t have extensive experience with that. But roaming with the HPD has awesome bandwidth and reception.

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