Jim Douglas Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 I’m using a RV Starkink up in northern Canada. Usually I connect & disconnect the system at beginning & end of each day. The cable does not like/is not rated for cold temperatures & becomes very stiff & brittle in cold temperatures. So brittle that, unplugging it at the end of one day. The cable sheath cracked open right at the base of the connection at the dish. (Thankfully the wires are still intact & the unit still functions). And I now only partially disassemble the system, leaving the connector at the dish/stand in place & store the dish unit while travelling inside the vehicle with the cable coiled loose, but still connected to the dish. Don’t even want to try and coil the cable as it feels like It’ll result in more cracking. My questions are 3-fold: 1) anyone know or suggest a sourcing of cabling & connector-type that won’t become so fragile in cold temperatures (perhaps to make my own, cold weather compatible cable)? 2) why is it so difficult to connect with a StarLink “feature request” service (actually feel the company hasn’t made any effort to allow customers to connect with them). I’d like to suggest to Starlink to re-spec the cable they use to something that is more cold temperature compatible. 3) and is anyone else having similar experience? And potentially have a suggestion to improve this issue? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarlinkLeader Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Wrap the cable in a protectant. e.g a wrap thats got de-icing properties. The kit is designed to be installed once and thats it - Unplugging, replugging in whilst the cable is obviously frozen will damage any cable connection including the solder within the cable joint into the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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