Would there be any cost savings if the leads were a lot shorter? Say rather than about 2 feet long, what if they were about 1/4 as long? Material costs might go way down, shipping costs might as well (it would be only about 1/4 of the current weight).
Personally, I run 10 gauge wire out to the PCI-E cables. It is easier (and probably cheaper) if I keep the 10 gauge wire run as long as possible and minimize the PCI-E cable length. I am not sure if others are trying to go straight from their PSU to the PCI-E cables, but I like having about 5 feet of cable between the PSU and the miner (just how my shelves stack best).
If we could do the shorter length, I would buy a bunch. Actually, I will buy some more either way, but the shorter cable works best for me
Personally, I run 10 gauge wire out to the PCI-E cables. It is easier (and probably cheaper) if I keep the 10 gauge wire run as long as possible and minimize the PCI-E cable length. I am not sure if others are trying to go straight from their PSU to the PCI-E cables, but I like having about 5 feet of cable between the PSU and the miner (just how my shelves stack best).
If we could do the shorter length, I would buy a bunch. Actually, I will buy some more either way, but the shorter cable works best for me
My first batch was 1' leads and i got a lot of feedback that they were too short unless used the way you do. I can realistically order a mix of long and short cables in the next batch, and a 6" lead would likely be about 50-60% the price and cheaper to ship
Awesome! I was thinking about 6" leads, so 2 could bridge 2 PCI-E plugs on the S3. Since it sounds like they are about half the cost, put me down for 250. What is the turn around time for the new size to get made? A few weeks or so?
by lead i mean bare wires on one end and a PCIe plug at the other. What you say above sounds better suited to my 6" M-F-M Y-splitters that would be great for powering all 4 sockets of an S3 using only two pcie connections
Sorry, by bridge I was trying to create a visual of the length of the wires (enough length to bridge the PCI-E plugs - about 6" on each wire would be enough). I was thinking of using the 16 gauge, but 18 would be fine as well. The 16 gauge do not heat up at all (using 2 on 1 stock S3), I am sure the 18 gauge would work just as good. Bitmain has talked about making the S3 overclockable, but the current batches don't pull much at all. Assuming this doesn't change, I bet 2 of the 18 gauge connectors could power a stock ant. 6 of the 18 gauge wires (2 PCI-E plugs - 6 +, 6 -) have more capacity than the 1 10 gauge wire that is feeding it...
Overall, if I am looking for short 18 gauge PCI-E, I could just use the splitter as you suggested. You already had the solution
I will test that out and get back to you... I imagine the 18 gauge will work good...
On a side note, what about fabricating a pair of 10 gauge (1 +, 1 -) to 2 PCI-E? Basically I could just splice that into the 10 gauge I have running off of the PSU, and I would have 2 PCI-E per pair of 10 gauge from the PSU. That would be pure bliss right there!!!
