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Mando1
Feb 24, 2026Aspirant
RBS50Yv2
I have a RBS50Yv2 about four years old set up in extender mode with a Starlink version 1 router. Has been working great had power outages and the extender would restart and connect with saved setti...
StephenB
Feb 25, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Mando1 wrote:Do these have an internal battery that saves the settings or is their another issue I'm missing.
I've not opened one, so no idea on whether there might be an internal battery. But it seems unlikely. It could also be failing flash memory.
You might try a hardware reset.