Dave promised to send weekly updates. 1 week passed, but did anybody see that update?
Yep.
I really don't like delays. And no news on top of it. Nothing on twitter, Insta, ... Nada.
I just joined Giga Watt slack channel to try to learn more about the delay. I am going to copy and paste what was posted yesterday by davidellison for those who do not have access to Giga Watt slack channel. BTW, you must email Giga Watt support and ask for an invitation to be able to join their slack channel.
1. The delays as you can see from the timeline have mainly come from the codes inspectors. GW is pulling in enough power for a small town and so they are scrutinizing everything.
2. The GW team has been working very hard to address their concerns even though they may be small or petty.
3. The latest controversy is over the PSUs from Bitmain. Their PSUs don't have any formal agency stamp of approval and as a result will not allow GW to use them. The ironic part is that Megabigpower (Dave Carlson's preceding company) has been successfully using them for many months.
4. So to address "PSU gate" (as it's being referred to), GW is going to use another power supply available to them to get the first mining rigs up and going.
5. It appears that the first Pod (or two - not sure) have received approval to commence mining once the PSU issue is resolved.
6. So, GW is looking to get the first mining rigs up and running by the middle of this week (Wednesday). Thankfully the GW team is willing to substitute their PSUs (as many as they have available) to get things rolling.
7. GW is working with Bitmain to return the uncertified PSUs for credit (over $1M credit) and then pursue finding an alternate PSU. GW has experience with other PSUs and is well aware of which units are preferred from a reliability and efficiency standpoint. The challenge now, I believe is to find these alternate PSU’s quickly and at a reasonable cost.
I’m probably leaving out some info but I believe I’ve covered the main points of what’s been communicated.
Also, don’t be surprised if my understanding isn’t 100% completely accurate.
Hope this helps….if you have any questions, I’ll attempt to answer as best I can.
8. Oh yeah….the other challenge with using another PSU is the connectors. Fortunately, GW has experience with making connectors to interface with the Bitmain miners.