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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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