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Heat is a problem, but I think it is safe to say that power is a bigger one. Those big arrays are really expensive, really heavy, degrade in output over time,
by MegaDeKay 8y ago
Heat is a problem, but I think it is safe to say that power is a bigger one. Those big arrays are really expensive, really heavy, degrade in output over time, and have been known to fail on occasion. [0][1]
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[1] https://sat-nd.com/failures/index.html?https://sat-nd.com/failures/702arrays.html https://sat-nd.com/failures/index.html?https://sat-nd.com/fa...
- z3phyr 8y agoRadiation is another issue. I have heard that radiation hardening is very costly