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Further news coming to light, if they are delayed beyond next week, the launch termination system (ie self destruct) battery will have to replaced, a VAB job apparently.
By contrast, the Starship self destruct charges mount on the exterior surface of the tanks, and connect via dedicated wiring to the Tesla ship battery in the nose. You can usually see the techs mount the charges via cherry picker before a flight test. The Tesla battery is charged via the quick disconnect arm, so I hear. Data link is via Starlink now.
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