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Re:Starlink Mini 2 by modeless on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @03:07PM (#50445603)
Removable battery is cool. Does "quick-swap" mean you can switch the battery while it's operating? It would be cool if there was a tiny secondary battery or large capacitor in the main unit that would let it keep going for a few seconds while you swap it.
Re:Starlink Mini 2 by the-chitmonger on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @03:32PM (#50445898)
Also curious about this; I'm not much of a tinkerer but I did see their battery has a USB-C port. Is there some efficiency loss in using a spare battery as a power bank rather than actually replacing the battery where it lives?
Re:Starlink Mini 2 by kube-system on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:07PM (#50446338)
I would guess that calling it "quick-swap" rather than "hot-swap" probably means no.