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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by josefx on Saturday June 19, 2021 @07:46AM (#27559694)
Dial down throughput and reliability of the connection once enough people have bought into the original hype? Downgrading the performance seemed to be the popular solution for battery issues on phones not too long ago.
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Re:Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit ... by rini17 on Saturday June 19, 2021 @11:32AM (#27561360)
Things standing on pavement in direct sun can reach 50°C even without any added internal heat.

Phones aren't supposed to be used in such situations at all, so it's hard to carry over design lessons from there. Plus the radio frequencies used are new, unlike phones.

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