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

Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by washadjeffmad on Friday June 18, 2021 @10:00PM (#27557102)

I mean, the units didn't fail randomly, they shutdown.

They're beta, so it could be that the thermistor was placed poorly in a redesign, that they intended 122°C instead of °F, that they shipped with a dummy value used in an older fw during testing, etc.

All in all, a little embarrassing but not that significant, assuming this is certifiably not a scam.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by rtkwe on Friday June 18, 2021 @11:33PM (#27557515)

The stated temperature range tops out at 104F so I doubt it's a units issue, it's just not designed to stand up to temperatures a good portion of the US reaches over the summer.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by froh on Friday June 18, 2021 @11:03PM (#27557366)

I dont get the °C vs F one? with 122C youre covered for 122F. 122C = 251.6F and 122F = 50C

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by nine_k on Friday June 18, 2021 @11:32PM (#27557505)

The device detects overheating and shuts down orderly.

If they planned to shut it down at 122C (which is indeed close to melting the solder) but by mistake made it shut down at 122F (not that much for most electronics), it would be a completely understandable blooper. It doesn't mean that the hardware isn't capable of operating at 122F.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by nitrogen on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:57AM (#27557884)

122F is exactly 50C, so it's probably just a nice round number that was chosen for the shutdown temperature.

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