Starlink Mini 2

Re:Starlink Mini 2 by asats on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:30PM (#50445092)

And it seems to have a normal USB-C port now! Excellent, having to order that old weird cable of theirs was a pain, especially when one broke out in the wild.

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Re:Starlink Mini 2 by heyitsdaad on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:54PM (#50445440)

Usb-c to barrel converters are tiny

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Re:Starlink Mini 2 by daemonologist on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @03:02PM (#50445530)

I consider this to be a bit of a downgrade - the Mini 1 would accept anything from 12-48 V without negotiation, which made it really easy to power from a vehicle battery or DC wall power (if you have off-grid solar). If you did want to supply it via USB you just needed a small and cheap "dummy load" to negotiate for a voltage in that range. Now, you have to use a PD supply, and those are very hard to find at 36/48 V.

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