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By Roaming Dish Editors. Updated October 23, 2026. How we work these numbers out

Change any setting and every number on the page recalculates, including the list of batteries below. Tap a port on the drawing to switch connection.

Drawing of the power source connected to the dish. The hours on the screen match the sentence below. Out 28 W 31 hours left USB-C, 100 W best for a Mini 12 V socket needs the DC cable AC outlet the inverter costs you hours USB-C to barrel cable, 100 W Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 1,070 Wh 298.5 mm 259 mm Starlink Mini 1.10 kg, 28 W now (25 to 40 W average)
A on a , plugged into , used for , runs for about 31 hours.

1,070 Wh × 90% usable × 90% for the connection ÷ 28 W = 31.0 hours. The dish's draw is from its spec sheet. The two percentages are our estimates (method).

Same setup, every battery

Hours per full charge with the settings above. If a battery cannot use the chosen port, it shows the best port it has.

Bluetti AC1801,152 Wh
12 V 100 Ah lithium battery1,280 Wh
72 Wh USB-C power bank72 Wh

One real-world check

In a published test, a 72 Wh, 100 W USB-C power bank ran a Mini for 2 hours 45 minutes. At the measured 21 W, this calculator gives 2.8 hours. wirelessmoves, January 2025

Makers publish runtimes for other devices, not for satellite dishes. We compare our model with 12 stations' published claims on the method page.