In late 2021 Starlink engineers said they were working hard on a deep power saving mode to fix the 100 watt 24/7 power usage problem.
1) Have there been any updates?
2) Timeline?
If it won't be soon I will need to install 3 or 4 way switches to be able to turn power off/on from both upstairs and downstairs.
3) Are there any known problems with removing power from a Starlink system when not in use?
4) When power is switched back on does Starlink start back up automatically?
I live off grid using solar. Please, none of the usual remarks from cheap grid power users that 100 watts 24/7 is not very much.
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It's not the Deep Sleep, but you get some of the same benefits from a DC power supply. I got this one from a US builder and it dropped the non snow-melt draw from 45-65 watts down to 25-40 watts. That's not 2-10 watts, but it's quite an improvement.
I just ran some tests. Starlink pulls between 21 - 50watts (with the "Snow Melt" feature turned off). The Amps moved between .2 to .5amps. I'm very interested in this "Deep Power saving" mode feature as well for Off the Grid camping.
Thank you for looking into this for me.
I don't have a dish yet. One of the main things about living off grid is researching power requirements of everything before buying it. By making a few intelligent choices I use about 1/5 the power of an average on grid home. If people researched things ahead of time and then refused to buy energy wasters Earth wouldn't be in so much trouble.
After all is said and done Starlink by itself will cost around $1000 CAD. This I can easily justify. But if I can't find a way to reduce what my research shows to be an average of 100-150 watts 24/7 then I would need to install additional solar panels and LiFePo4 batteries just to support Starlink. This could easily easily be an additional $4000. I can not justify that.
Since any addition to my electrical system needs to be before I buy Starlink I need to know what Starlink's true energy usage and/or ways to reduce it might be before I can make the decision to purchase.
-Timothy
Hello Timothy, well I'm impressed that you live like that, maybe even a bit jealous:)
I'll do some digging into the low power mode...I know you can turn the heater off on the dish but I don't think that is what your referring too. As far as unplugging the Starlink system everyday you should be fine, Starlink gives this advice...although they don't define a "long time".
It will probably take a little longer to come back on as it wouldn't have had a chance to do any updates since it was unplugged, when it starts up it will try to do the update right away, making it take longer to start up. I would advise you to leave Dishy un-stowed when powering down, that way when it starts back up it will already be facing the direction of the satellites and spend less time scanning the sky. Upon start-up will usually take 3-5 mins and longer with the updates. it should start right up and give you internet without to much fuss.
If you don't mind me asking what Gen Dish are you?