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

Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by willhinsa on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:43PM (#27556717)

Just curious, what are the differences between normal LCD's and automotive-grade LCD's?

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by kosievdmerwe on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:55PM (#27556795)

One thing that was shocking to me when I looked this up myself is the temperature range of a car dashboard where the LCD is mounted. It can get ludicrously hot in the summer if the car is parked under the sun[1], like 80-90 C (180-200 F) hot.

[1] https://www.clickorlando.com/news/2019/09/26/heres-how-hot-t...

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by aaronmdjones on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:45PM (#27556733)

Automotive-grade LCDs don't burn out and melt at the temperatures commonly found in ... well, automotive environments. Like your car sitting in a tarmac car park all day in sunny weather with the windows closed.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by s0rce on Friday June 18, 2021 @10:37PM (#27557263)

Tell that to my 2012 Suzuki SX4 radio LCD, it won't work when its warm out.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by jagger27 on Friday June 18, 2021 @11:19PM (#27557440)

I've seen my 2017 Mazda LCD go into protection mode a few times. It also dims before that stage.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by tyingq on Friday June 18, 2021 @08:46PM (#27556738)

Certified operating temperature range would be one.

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