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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini by teruakohatu on Sunday June 16, 2024 @09:51PM (#40701644)
I think you may be right, I read a HN comment a long time ago saying that they had a heater but it seems they do not.
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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini by lazide on Sunday June 16, 2024 @10:17PM (#40701768)
They do have a heater in some versions - uses another 30-50 watts and is for melting snow.
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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini by gonesilent on Sunday June 16, 2024 @10:49PM (#40701927)
It's just running the chips hot.
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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini by RockRobotRock on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @02:53AM (#40714800)
previous HN thread on this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29943898
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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini by lazide on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @10:36AM (#40718339)
I guess any sufficiently inefficient computer is indistinguishable from a space heater.
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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini by funcDropShadow on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @06:04AM (#40726723)
I thought it was for comforting cats.
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Re:First look at the upcoming Starlink Mini by eDameXxX on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @09:48AM (#40717839)
They have it.

This is from the official docs [1]: Snow Melt Capability: Up to 25mm / hour (1 in / hour)

[1] https://api.starlink.com/public-files/specification_sheet_mi...

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