Topic: ASIC enclosure ideas/design (Read 87 times)
I have also considered using 10"x6"x6" register boxes on the intake side instead, and this would cover just the fans (plus a small gap to the side that I would shut with foil tape). I would add holes in the cooler lined up with the PSU intake vents that I would fill with PVC piping to allow intake air to the PSU. This would allow me to not need a 8" to 6" reducer on the intake side. I am not sure how long the 10"x6"x6" register boxes measure, but if we assume it is the same size as the 10"x10"x8" register boxes then that makes it also 6.5" and reduces the total size of this enclosure to be ~31.5"
Hello all I have an Canaan Avalonminer 1166 Pro that is quite noisy and I would like to put into an enclosure. Their site has reference pics: https://canaan.io/product/avalonminer-1166-pro and here is another pic that shows the awkward shape: https://imgur.com/a/O3J89BQ
Given that this ASIC has the 2 fans stacked on each other (compared to other ASICs like the S9 which only has the one fan on each side) it has made designing an enclosure much more difficult. Whatever I encase it in, one end needs to vent to a 6" duct for the exhaust to escape out a window. I have not found a great way to fit this awkwardly shaped miner into an enclosure such that all the fans and PSU have proper intake/exhaust handling. Given that theres the stacked fans and the offset PSU, no longer can one just secure a duct directly to the fan. I have looked into using a register box (https://imgur.com/a/x66QBte) that is 10" x 10" to 8" but given the awkward dimensions this is not a perfect fit as it does not fully surround the height of the miner but can surround its width (with a gap between the miner and register box). Using foil tape I could seal off any cap between the register box and miner. Janky, but can be done. With the goal of noise reduction, ideally the enclosure does not have 8" circular holes on both sides for intake/exhaust as that would likely let out a lot of the noise I am trying to contain. Perhaps an 8"to 6" reducer duct would help as it would decrease the size of the holes in the enclosure.
Here is a mockup of the design I am explaining here: https://imgur.com/a/az4KaUi
I calculate the total length of this to be ~40" since each reducer is 8.5" when connected to the register box which is 6.5" when connected to the miner which is 10". This size unfortunately exceeds the size of most coolers that one could buy at a store or online and thus building a custom enclosure may be necessary. I have found coolers big enough that would allow for the design provided minus the intake 8" to 6" reducer, which gives me enough room but leaves me with a big 8" hole in the cooler in the intake side.
I was hoping anyone here has ideas, suggestions, or can point me to how people tackled this dual fan problem in an enclosure.
Given that this ASIC has the 2 fans stacked on each other (compared to other ASICs like the S9 which only has the one fan on each side) it has made designing an enclosure much more difficult. Whatever I encase it in, one end needs to vent to a 6" duct for the exhaust to escape out a window. I have not found a great way to fit this awkwardly shaped miner into an enclosure such that all the fans and PSU have proper intake/exhaust handling. Given that theres the stacked fans and the offset PSU, no longer can one just secure a duct directly to the fan. I have looked into using a register box (https://imgur.com/a/x66QBte) that is 10" x 10" to 8" but given the awkward dimensions this is not a perfect fit as it does not fully surround the height of the miner but can surround its width (with a gap between the miner and register box). Using foil tape I could seal off any cap between the register box and miner. Janky, but can be done. With the goal of noise reduction, ideally the enclosure does not have 8" circular holes on both sides for intake/exhaust as that would likely let out a lot of the noise I am trying to contain. Perhaps an 8"to 6" reducer duct would help as it would decrease the size of the holes in the enclosure.
Here is a mockup of the design I am explaining here: https://imgur.com/a/az4KaUi
I calculate the total length of this to be ~40" since each reducer is 8.5" when connected to the register box which is 6.5" when connected to the miner which is 10". This size unfortunately exceeds the size of most coolers that one could buy at a store or online and thus building a custom enclosure may be necessary. I have found coolers big enough that would allow for the design provided minus the intake 8" to 6" reducer, which gives me enough room but leaves me with a big 8" hole in the cooler in the intake side.
I was hoping anyone here has ideas, suggestions, or can point me to how people tackled this dual fan problem in an enclosure.
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