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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by mannykannot on Saturday June 19, 2021 @07:45AM (#27559687)
Yes, and when the cathode heater burns out, they stop conducting, as they depend on the thermionic emission of electrons (and the absense of gases).
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