GflGdog
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Curious to your setup and how you manage the power requirements of the SL mini.
From my reading, the starlink mini consumes 20-40 watts whereas the older models are more like 75-100 watts. Hours per day, unknown yet as I am still in the research phase lol.As opposed to a standard Starlink? How many hours a day of use? I have an "older" Starlink setup that works well.
Yup, if it is a lithium battery. AGM/FLA that would be 30% of the battery's usable power. The mini is much more battery friendly than the older/more powerful units. WITHOUT Starlink, most of us are using around 45AH a day of battery. Add the mini and your typical 75AH AGM in a FWC hasn't got much of a chance. 200AH Lithium is a nice middle of the road power supply. It is likely overkill in the SW where the sun shines a lot, but in the PNW or further north... We get by very nicely with 200AH of LiFePo4 using our induction cooktop when down south, but need to stop using it if we are up by my brother's place in Prince George, BC.36 watts at 12 volts is 3 amps. So if you run 3 amps for 5 hours, you'll use 15 amp-hrs. For a 100 ah battery, that uses 15% of its total energy.
Yep - that's what I put in.I am not Starlink knowledgeable, but my 2025 Hawk came with an external DC Starlink Mini port. Inside the cabinets on the passenger side is a Victron DC/DC Converter, Orion-Tr-12|24-5. FWC said it was needed to power the Starlink Mini.View attachment 1068429
10A would be handy because you want to charge something else at 24V as well? Not sure what? Non-isolated. If you get an isolated one by accident, it is no big deal, because you are going to bond the grounds anyway and make it non-isolated.I see the mini pulls 2 amps, so that converter would be sufficient. Any reason to go to the 10 amp version? Or is that just overkill? Additionally, should it be isolated or non isolated? Sorry rookie questions I know.