Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit 122° Fahrenheit

Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by newacct583 on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:27PM (#27556621)

> You're just seeing the system work.

This sounds reasonable, and you make excellent points. But the important fact we all have to remember in these discussions is not the details, but that SpaceX is run by Elon Musk.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by verytrivial on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:32PM (#27556653)

Whoa. What guy? This thermal issue is critical.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by newacct583 on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:36PM (#27556667)

And it's a failure in a beta, with a sample size of one. As the poster upthread points out, this is the kind of failure you want to find in a beta test of a new product.

But right right... I forgot. Musk.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by verytrivial on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:58PM (#27556812)

I couldn't agree more. But it seems some people are reading my comment literally.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by newacct583 on Friday June 18, 2021 @09:01PM (#27556830)

(HN really, really doesn't like sarcasm. But this particular story just absolutely drips with irrational hate and really deserves some. Good grief, new product has correctible flaw!)

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by shadowgovt on Friday June 18, 2021 @09:27PM (#27556924)

Always worth remembering that HN has an international audience.

English is terrible enough before we start butchering it by playing with intent.

(Said with love and encouragement; I've forgotten about not using sarcasm here too).

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