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relax88 | 1 year ago

I really wish SpaceX would use industry-standard PoE with a normal Cat5E/Cat6 cable instead of a proprietary cable.

I don't understand why they insist on a proprietary cable, it caused us tons of problems in a commercial environment (Industrial, remote locations).

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js2|1 year ago

Power draw probably? Looking at the specs, StarLink draws 75-100W on average. PoE++ is rated up to 71.3W. The StarLink Mini specs say 25W-40W, so I guess it could use PoE++.

https://www.starlink.com/specifications?spec=4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet

ortusdux|1 year ago

It looks to me like you might be able to use 12v POE with an adapter. The one linked is only 12v 2amp, and the mini supposedly takes 12v 5amp.

https://youtu.be/DGoPeyKQhZQ?si=1Zu3TBxnpBhLJxIW&t=41

https://www.amazon.com/REVODATA-12V-2A-Surveillance-PlugPS57...