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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by shaklee3 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @01:22AM (#27557990)
You don't know that. It's highly likely that they know it will do damage above those temps and are doing this to prevent damage. We will see in a year or so.
Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by awesomeusername on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:13AM (#27567304)
Responding with 'you don't know that' to a comment with no specific assertions, followed by 'its highly likely...' is a good example of 'irony'. We need more of those on US centric forums as a public education service. Thanks.
Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by shaklee3 on Sunday June 20, 2021 @09:20AM (#27569661)
That's not how it works. It's well known that overheating electronics for an extended period of time causes them to fail. Especially ones that are not rated for large temp ranges. So to speculate that it's probably not a real issue and that they could just change it later needs more evidence.

They put the limit there in the first place, so why did they choose that temperature? Keep in mind these terminals need to last 5-10 years in these conditions. The motorized antenna is another part that is known to fail in extreme weather. Let's revisit this in a couple years when they have a decent amount of customers.