Hey Mitchell! I was quite exasperated off camera.🤣 Unfortunately I’ll be doing the axle swap in the same driveway that I did this video, so maybe not as scenic. But, it’ll get done and you’ll get to watch next Sunday. 😁
Hmmm, maybe with a little camera magic, it could be made to LOOK like it was all happening beside a beautiful oasis! 😂 Star Wars. A hoist emerges from the sand...
Hi Alex and Meghan. I hope you have figured out your problem. Disclaimer: I have no experience with starlink but I work with things RF and ethernet. A couple things got my attention. The starlink housing that was cut is plastic and replaced with aluminum. I have seen in the past that metal in close proximity to antennas cause problems diminishing the range by absorbing the RF energy. I install all kinds of devices in Hydro substations, sometimes close to 750kv and never use shielded cat6 cable and never have any issues, although the starlink being an antenna may use this as lightning protection to ground if it’s the only cable that gets connected. Pay attention to the twist on ethernet cable as this will cause data loss. I hope you can get a replacement cable that plugs into the starlink as butt splices are a last resort for a splice. Look at it on the bright side. Once you figure it out You will be the Guru. It’s all part of personal growth and gaining experience that will help later in life. All the best to you guys in the new year. Be safe and have fun.
Hey Sylvain, thanks for this! My friend Max mentioned the same thing about the aluminum plate. The dish is acquiring signal quicker now that I’ve changed up the converter power supply but it still hasn’t acquired a GPS signal which alludes to your comment being spot on. As for the wish of the Ethernet cable. The only time it’s been untwisted is at the connection points, otherwise it has a relatively straight entry into the cable and remains in its sheath. Looks like I’m not done quite yet! Thanks so much, I really appreciate you chiming in.🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Another thing to check since the POE injector has been changed it to make sure it is the same class as I had that problem once before on an IP camera when I swapped it. I would assume the new injector has enough wattage for the starlink as well? I would also try a fresh patchord if one is available. The tester you have is good to check continuity on the pairs but won’t tell you how well the cable performs. Too bad you’re not in Vancouver. I’d love to figure that one out with you. Good luck.
@@sylvainlaforest4393 Well, if I'm still having issues when we return to North Van, I'll be sure to give you a holler. I don't know much about the POE injector aside from it being one of the more often used for the SL flatmount/12volt swaps, so I assume it's fine. Although I do believe there's an upgraded version.
Agreed. It's not about a worry-free, problem-free journey. It's about a commitment to the journey come hell or high water. It's about getting back home all the richer for the experiences lived, the resilience learned.
You should have used that fancy mill to cut the dish in the first place thats how we did it. As the dish is flat you will sometimes get a drop wile waiting for the next satellite. You are correct to only have one 12v to 48v direct connection for the dish but make sure the power doesn't drop if using some other high power demand unit.
You are far far more knowledgeable about this subj than I will ever be! So, if you have this amount of difficulty then I know I will never try it! This is a good thing & I thank you! It was a good & enjoyable video!
Hey Don, I think the swap is doable for anybody albeit intimidating. Admittedly, I went into the job a little half cocked and could have done a lot more research. Even if I had paid closer attention to where that Ethernet cable is I would have saved myself a lot of trouble. The benefit of running off of 12v and not having to deal with setting up the Starlink all the time is worth it. If you try it, just do more research than I did and you’ll do great. Thanks for watching!!🙌🏻
Solder and heat shrink will work wonders when dealing with things like Lan cable or anything small and low voltage. The best fix is buying the right crimper and connector and redo the pins directly. Having seen you work all its within your ability. When crimping rj45. The trick is. Unwrap, untwist. Lay out your wires. Flat.... then make one more cut flat and across them all will make sliding then into the plug way easier. I have crimped 100s of them before I learned the tricks
The connectors I have are the solder/heat shrink combination butt connectors. They have a ring of solder that you simply heat over top of the wire and it solders the wire, pretty handy. Cat 6 stuff is a pain in the butt, I’ll be glad not to do it again. 🤣
It’s undeniably impressive how you guys built Betty yourselves. That was my thought as you were wiring up the router on the panel wall behind the seat. Sorry this project was a battle. Happens to all of us…
@@markwilliams6282 Thanks Mark, I think I can be proud of the ol'girl. I always love a challenging project, I just wish said projects weren't so expensive. Oh well. Live and learn!
For your cable repair, I'd recommend investing in a TS100 soldering iron for small projects like this and just solder the ends together with some shrink wrap without using the butt connectors, it will allow for a much more secure and slimmer joint
Sorry for all the comments I'm just writing them as I watch the video. For the cat5 cable tester you're using it incorrectly, the side with the sequence of lights is feeding power down the cable, the other side attached to the tester can be removed and you should connect that to the other end of the cable so the main part of the tester injects a signal down each line of the cable and the smaller side receives the signal, if both lights at both ends flash correctly in sequence then you know it's working correctly :)
A word of caution when flat mounting any Dish. The clamshell style ring acts as a dam when it rains it holds water and Starlink will drop out until the water is cleared away. So mount it at a slight angle if possible. Don’t try what I did which was to VHB tape a plexiglass “lid” on the face of it. Even though it was ventilated on two sides the excessive heat killed the GPS unit in my Gen2. Replacement on the way though. Thanks for the info. Sub’d 😊
Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it! I kind of figured we were having that issue with the rain which means I’ll need to change the angle on our dishy. Also, thanks for the advisory on the extreme heat issue!
. . . Any chance y'all will be passing through southern AZ? My '97 Hiace w/ a 1KZ 3.0 L TD engine has a new knock, and I'm far from an expert, but I think you'd figure it out in minute lol 😅
@@SlowRoamers yes, I'm talking with them and some other folks online about it. Seems like it's a stuck injector. Having a friend help me repair it :D PS--Great work with the dishy repair (newer vid)! And safe travels as you continue on!
Hey Alex, isn’t there a company that makes a flat panel conversion for the star link? Obviously I’m guessing it’s pricey and would defeat the purpose of a DYI project.
Yeah, there’s a few brands now, including 3D print kits. The more popular ones are cost prohibitive and the 3D printed flatmount option I was looking at didn’t fit my application. 🤷🏼♂️
That's what you get for doing a janky mod like this. There are proven solutions out there already, even all-in-one solutions where your router, PoE, etc, are all installed in the dish mount and all you have to do is run 12v to it.
Hi. Just to let you know. The poe converts 12v to 48v and the dishy converts 48 back to 12v it does that because of the voltage loss you would have on a long cable run if it was just 12v. This means you can power the dishy direct from 12v no 48v poe needed. You will need to solder wires direct to the dishy board. But it will bem much more efficient, Search RUclips there are videos on how to do this. Also just a thought maybe lose the 2015 vlog music, it made me want to stop watching 😂 Cheers mate.
Interesting. I’d never heard of this before. Doing any kind of soldering on a complex circuit board was a little beyond the scope of this project and is pretty prohibitive to most of the people watching the video. Thanks for the tip though.
Alex, you have an amazing amount of patience! I can’t wait to see you change out your axle in the middle of the desert.
Hey Mitchell! I was quite exasperated off camera.🤣 Unfortunately I’ll be doing the axle swap in the same driveway that I did this video, so maybe not as scenic. But, it’ll get done and you’ll get to watch next Sunday. 😁
@@SlowRoamersI was hoping that you weren’t going to make it any harder than it needed to be! José is a good friend.
Hmmm, maybe with a little camera magic, it could be made to LOOK like it was all happening beside a beautiful oasis! 😂 Star Wars. A hoist emerges from the sand...
@@mitchellbarnow1709 Jose is indeed an excellent friend, we owe him a lot! Thanks for watching, Mitchell!
@@alistairjackson7658 That sounds like a lot of camera magic to me...😁
Hi Alex and Meghan. I hope you have figured out your problem. Disclaimer: I have no experience with starlink but I work with things RF and ethernet. A couple things got my attention. The starlink housing that was cut is plastic and replaced with aluminum. I have seen in the past that metal in close proximity to antennas cause problems diminishing the range by absorbing the RF energy. I install all kinds of devices in Hydro substations, sometimes close to 750kv and never use shielded cat6 cable and never have any issues, although the starlink being an antenna may use this as lightning protection to ground if it’s the only cable that gets connected. Pay attention to the twist on ethernet cable as this will cause data loss. I hope you can get a replacement cable that plugs into the starlink as butt splices are a last resort for a splice. Look at it on the bright side. Once you figure it out You will be the Guru. It’s all part of personal growth and gaining experience that will help later in life. All the best to you guys in the new year. Be safe and have fun.
Hey Sylvain, thanks for this! My friend Max mentioned the same thing about the aluminum plate. The dish is acquiring signal quicker now that I’ve changed up the converter power supply but it still hasn’t acquired a GPS signal which alludes to your comment being spot on. As for the wish of the Ethernet cable. The only time it’s been untwisted is at the connection points, otherwise it has a relatively straight entry into the cable and remains in its sheath. Looks like I’m not done quite yet! Thanks so much, I really appreciate you chiming in.🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
GREAT feedback. This is all making for a superb sequel story! 😮
@@alistairjackson7658 it's coming!
Another thing to check since the POE injector has been changed it to make sure it is the same class as I had that problem once before on an IP camera when I swapped it. I would assume the new injector has enough wattage for the starlink as well? I would also try a fresh patchord if one is available. The tester you have is good to check continuity on the pairs but won’t tell you how well the cable performs. Too bad you’re not in Vancouver. I’d love to figure that one out with you. Good luck.
@@sylvainlaforest4393 Well, if I'm still having issues when we return to North Van, I'll be sure to give you a holler. I don't know much about the POE injector aside from it being one of the more often used for the SL flatmount/12volt swaps, so I assume it's fine. Although I do believe there's an upgraded version.
What a journey. I can feel the pain but that's the learning process 🤘
Yep! The learning process isn’t always painless for us “experiential learners” 🤣🤣
Agreed. It's not about a worry-free, problem-free journey. It's about a commitment to the journey come hell or high water. It's about getting back home all the richer for the experiences lived, the resilience learned.
@@alistairjackson7658 Well...I hope I get home richer too...
You should have used that fancy mill to cut the dish in the first place thats how we did it.
As the dish is flat you will sometimes get a drop wile waiting for the next satellite.
You are correct to only have one 12v to 48v direct connection for the dish but make sure the power doesn't drop if using some other high power demand unit.
Hindsight, 20/20...am i right?😆
You are far far more knowledgeable about this subj than I will ever be! So, if you have this amount of difficulty then I know I will never try it! This is a good thing & I thank you! It was a good & enjoyable video!
Hey Don, I think the swap is doable for anybody albeit intimidating. Admittedly, I went into the job a little half cocked and could have done a lot more research. Even if I had paid closer attention to where that Ethernet cable is I would have saved myself a lot of trouble. The benefit of running off of 12v and not having to deal with setting up the Starlink all the time is worth it. If you try it, just do more research than I did and you’ll do great. Thanks for watching!!🙌🏻
Great video to show what can go wrong! instead of life is perfect! in the words of an old saying. "if at first you don't succeed try try again!!"
There’s a lot to be gained from failure!🙌🏻
Solder and heat shrink will work wonders when dealing with things like Lan cable or anything small and low voltage. The best fix is buying the right crimper and connector and redo the pins directly. Having seen you work all its within your ability. When crimping rj45. The trick is. Unwrap, untwist. Lay out your wires. Flat.... then make one more cut flat and across them all will make sliding then into the plug way easier. I have crimped 100s of them before I learned the tricks
The connectors I have are the solder/heat shrink combination butt connectors. They have a ring of solder that you simply heat over top of the wire and it solders the wire, pretty handy. Cat 6 stuff is a pain in the butt, I’ll be glad not to do it again. 🤣
Way to persevere! Can't wait to see how you finish up on this not-so-simple conversion. 🤔
Still working through it! Things seem to be getting better, but still not perfect.
It’s undeniably impressive how you guys built Betty yourselves. That was my thought as you were wiring up the router on the panel wall behind the seat. Sorry this project was a battle. Happens to all of us…
@@markwilliams6282 so true!
@@markwilliams6282 Thanks Mark, I think I can be proud of the ol'girl. I always love a challenging project, I just wish said projects weren't so expensive. Oh well. Live and learn!
Dang, Glad you figured some of it out for everyone!!
lol, I tried.🤷🏼♂️🤣
Good Luck! Either way it will figure you out! 🤠🤓🤡@@SlowRoamers
@@vanlifeadjustments fingers crossed!
More entertainment than master class... 😂. Keep at it! 😊
Whew!! Glad you’re liking, Jim! We’ll definitely keep at it!🙌🏻🙌🏻
That was a journey!! Nice job my dude.
Thanks homie!🙌🏻
For your cable repair, I'd recommend investing in a TS100 soldering iron for small projects like this and just solder the ends together with some shrink wrap without using the butt connectors, it will allow for a much more secure and slimmer joint
Also for the router power supply you can use a USB PD cell phone charger :)
Sorry for all the comments I'm just writing them as I watch the video. For the cat5 cable tester you're using it incorrectly, the side with the sequence of lights is feeding power down the cable, the other side attached to the tester can be removed and you should connect that to the other end of the cable so the main part of the tester injects a signal down each line of the cable and the smaller side receives the signal, if both lights at both ends flash correctly in sequence then you know it's working correctly :)
Hey no worries, thanks for the input. I may find myself having to redo the cable as we’ve having issues with SL disconnecting. Thanks for the tips!
What router are you using?
The GL iNet SFT1200 Opal
A word of caution when flat mounting any Dish. The clamshell style ring acts as a dam when it rains it holds water and Starlink will drop out until the water is cleared away. So mount it at a slight angle if possible. Don’t try what I did which was to VHB tape a plexiglass “lid” on the face of it. Even though it was ventilated on two sides the excessive heat killed the GPS unit in my Gen2. Replacement on the way though. Thanks for the info. Sub’d 😊
Thanks for the insight, I appreciate it! I kind of figured we were having that issue with the rain which means I’ll need to change the angle on our dishy. Also, thanks for the advisory on the extreme heat issue!
great video!
. . . Any chance y'all will be passing through southern AZ? My '97 Hiace w/ a 1KZ 3.0 L TD engine has a new knock, and I'm far from an expert, but I think you'd figure it out in minute lol 😅
Unfortunately we’re head back west as soon as we finish our repairs. 😬 You could always talk to @vanlifenorthwest they’re experts on Hiace’s.
@@SlowRoamers yes, I'm talking with them and some other folks online about it. Seems like it's a stuck injector. Having a friend help me repair it :D
PS--Great work with the dishy repair (newer vid)! And safe travels as you continue on!
Hey Alex, isn’t there a company that makes a flat panel conversion for the star link?
Obviously I’m guessing it’s pricey and would defeat the purpose of a DYI project.
Yeah, there’s a few brands now, including 3D print kits. The more popular ones are cost prohibitive and the 3D printed flatmount option I was looking at didn’t fit my application. 🤷🏼♂️
That's what you get for doing a janky mod like this. There are proven solutions out there already, even all-in-one solutions where your router, PoE, etc, are all installed in the dish mount and all you have to do is run 12v to it.
Yep, you’re right. Thanks for letting me know. 🙌🏻
Hi. Just to let you know. The poe converts 12v to 48v and the dishy converts 48 back to 12v it does that because of the voltage loss you would have on a long cable run if it was just 12v. This means you can power the dishy direct from 12v no 48v poe needed. You will need to solder wires direct to the dishy board. But it will bem much more efficient, Search RUclips there are videos on how to do this. Also just a thought maybe lose the 2015 vlog music, it made me want to stop watching 😂 Cheers mate.
Interesting. I’d never heard of this before. Doing any kind of soldering on a complex circuit board was a little beyond the scope of this project and is pretty prohibitive to most of the people watching the video. Thanks for the tip though.
Don't underestimate your audience 😂😂😂
I actually find it simpler not to mention much cheaper to go directly to 12v. But to each its own. Cheers mate
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