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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by newsclues on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:09PM (#27556020)
It’s not a safety issue like car regulation, engineering choices have costs.

Just because it doesn’t work in your environment doesn’t mean that it’s not suitable elsewhere and the burden of spec changes for your climate may make the cost go up for people elsewhere who don’t have the same requirements

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by cartoonworld on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:32PM (#27556223)
* This product is not intended for sale in AZ, NV, NM, TX, Parts of Utah, California, Idaho and the Dakotas in the summer, direct sunlight, and most roofs.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by TchoBeer on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:49PM (#27556374)
Is it common to have a car on the roof?
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by AngryData on Saturday June 19, 2021 @02:41AM (#27558344)
Where is it suitable then? I expect higher temps on roof of the farthest northern borders of the US.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by edoceo on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:17PM (#27556080)
Why build a product for everyone you're marketing to when you can cheaply build a product that works for some but still sell to all. Caveat Emptor after all. Hit my OKRs for the quarter, I'm going to the pub.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by 8ytecoder on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:21PM (#27556108)
Eh, every design choice is a compromise between multiple variables. The cost has to be reasonable for there to be someone to sell the product to.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by newsclues on Friday June 18, 2021 @07:35PM (#27556258)
Because the cost would go up, and marketing becomes harder which makes it harder to get data and revenue to continue engineering.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by edoceo on Friday June 18, 2021 @09:54PM (#27557070)
Google shows me loads of industrial SBC devices that operate from -40 to +85C(!) that are under $200 USD.

It's not reasonable for Starlink?

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by newsclues on Saturday June 19, 2021 @06:45AM (#27559436)
Starlink dish costs $500, and has an antenna and motor.

$500 seems cheap for what it does, and that makes sense if it’s cost optimized but doesn’t have the broadest climate zone tolerance.

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