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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by mmmBacon on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:03AM (#27557646)
Sorry HW engineer here and I strongly disagree. You don’t ship hardware like this.

122F is only 50C. Most components can handle 85C so shutting down at 50C means the thermal rise is >35C. This is simply poor design.

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by judge2020 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:10AM (#27557676)
Directv dishes are only rated for 140F or 60C[0]. Pretty close, but it clearly makes a difference in Arizona.

0: https://www.att.com/support/smallbusiness/article/smb-direct....

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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by shaklee3 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @12:42AM (#27557814)
That is not pretty close at all. You don't get ambient temperatures anywhere near 140F.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by avipars on Saturday June 19, 2021 @08:26AM (#27559886)
10C difference can be life or death
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