BFL power consumption / Charity Donation - page 5.

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Quote from: Bogart on March 31, 2013, 08:10:39 AM

Quote from: Frankie Delaney on March 29, 2013, 12:55:49 PM

Missing their power target means the minirig won't run on a standard house plug, which has a 15 amp breaker.

It also means the Jalapeño won't run on 2 USB 2.0 ports, as was planned.

I guess it might stand a better chance of keeping keeping your coffee warm though, so hey, it's not all bad, right?

You sir, are one astute observer. I had exactly the same thought. Unless they give the Jalapeno's the best chips, there is no real way to ship that particular product and use one USB port.

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Quote from: BBQKorv on March 31, 2013, 07:56:55 AM

Quote from: Entropy-uc on March 29, 2013, 03:48:37 PM

If there isn't a cancelled check from Josh to a suitable, independent and registered charity within 48 hours hasn't he finally earned himself the scammer tag?

It's obvious they have known for a couple weeks they wouldn't hit their performance spec.

So Josh, where's the proof you kept your promise?

BTW, has everyone noticed what a pretty shade of yellow highlighting Josh has these days?

How long do we have to wait for for the scammer tag on Josh? I haven't heard of any 1000BTC donation so far.

Someone has to open an accusation thread. And it should be for all of BFL. Josh made the commitment in the name of the company.

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Quote from: Frankie Delaney on March 29, 2013, 12:55:49 PM

Missing their power target means the minirig won't run on a standard house plug, which has a 15 amp breaker.

It also means the Jalapeño won't run on 2 USB 2.0 ports, as was planned.

I guess it might stand a better chance of keeping keeping your coffee warm though, so hey, it's not all bad, right?

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Quote from: Entropy-uc on March 29, 2013, 03:48:37 PM

If there isn't a cancelled check from Josh to a suitable, independent and registered charity within 48 hours hasn't he finally earned himself the scammer tag?

It's obvious they have known for a couple weeks they wouldn't hit their performance spec.

So Josh, where's the proof you kept your promise?

BTW, has everyone noticed what a pretty shade of yellow highlighting Josh has these days?

How long do we have to wait for for the scammer tag on Josh? I haven't heard of any 1000BTC donation so far.

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I vote Khan Academy for the donation. That will most likely get Salman Khan to make a video about bitcoins.

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If only they had some way to generate the coins for the donation...

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I assume the charity donation will not be paid!

Josh will avoid this topic like a hot potato or he will use his typical weasel words. Well, I expect a proof that the donation is paid or a scammer tag.

PuertoLibre

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I dunno, 100k USD (or 1000 BTC) is pretty hefty. I bet now he will have to convert USD to BTC (right?)

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Is the charity donation already paid or will the BFL accounts here get the scammer tag?

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How about equity in BFL? If they built everything using our money we are akin to shareholders anyways. Just a wild thought.

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Quote from: mezzomix on March 29, 2013, 01:09:08 PM

In EU we have 230@16A -> 3680W with 1.5Th. Means 25 Singles with 60Gh -> 147.2W per Single. Cool

But I don't trust them that they can reach their numbers and I don't think they can handle this power with their current hardware design.

I never bet, otherwise I would now ask if there is a bet that BFL will not deliver in April. Seems to be a save way to earn some money...

BFL WILL NOT DELIVER SHEAT IN APRIL EITHER

IN THE REMOTE CASE THEY WILL

WILL BE NO MORE THEN 100 UNITS AKA ORDERS PLACED IN THE FIRST DAY

1000 CHIPS DIVIDED BY 8 CHIPS PER ONE SINGLE 6OGH SC IS 125 UNIT

BUT NOW THEY NEED AT LEAST DUBLE THE CHIPS SO 62 UNITS

COUNT TEST UNITS DEMOS ETC FRIENDS AND FAMILY

THEN WONT SHIP MOR ETHE 50 UNITS IN NEXT FEW MONhs if they do at all

witch is 50 out of 27000 orders

are starting to see the the picture here?
for all intensive purposes its a scam
they porbbbaly try do somehting jsut so the fbi dosent come after them
for outright fraud

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Quote from: Frizz23 on March 29, 2013, 02:09:21 PM

How do those things make it into the EU? I don't think BFL gets CE approval with this increased power requirements.

You do not 'get' a CE approval, you declare yourself that your product conforms to the CE rules.

But I don't think that we have to deal with this kind of problems in the next few months. Angry

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Quote from: Entropy-uc on March 29, 2013, 03:48:37 PM

If there isn't a cancelled check from Josh to a suitable, independent and registered charity within 48 hours hasn't he finally earned himself the scammer tag?

It's obvious they have known for a couple weeks they wouldn't hit their performance spec.

So Josh, where's the proof you kept your promise?

BTW, has everyone noticed what a pretty shade of yellow highlighting Josh has these days?

THAT JOSH SLIMY SLIME OF THE SNAKE REALL IRITATES ME MORE THEN BFL ITSELF

TALKS LIKE HE KNOWS ENGLISH USES WORDS HE DOSENT KNOW HOW TO USE

AND LIES LIKE A FREAKIN BITCH WHO HAS BEEN PROMISED A BIG ARAB DICK WITH A ARAB PRINCE ON IT

IF STRING ALONG THE HERD LIKE A REAL SLUT

AND HIS DOING IT LIKE OSCAR NOMINEE MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT

JUST LIKE ANOTHER COOMON FAIMOUS DUCHE LIENG SCUMBAG WOULD SAY

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How about half to charity and half goes back to the INVESTORS THAT WERE CONNED INTO THINKING WE WERE PREORDERING.
A fucking preorder means that your are in the process of construction the final product and are getting ready to ship.
When BFL started taking preorders, THEY HAD NOTHING BUT TEXT, They were NOT "building" anything, It was all think tank brainstorming, and they needed our money to buy thier chips!
Now they are reselling us OUR INVESTMENT!!!

That is just fucked up!, I dont think some random charity should get the money that was aquired from BFL "pre orderers/INVESTORS" under false pretenses!

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If there isn't a cancelled check from Josh to a suitable, independent and registered charity within 48 hours hasn't he finally earned himself the scammer tag?

It's obvious they have known for a couple weeks they wouldn't hit their performance spec.

So Josh, where's the proof you kept your promise?

BTW, has everyone noticed what a pretty shade of yellow highlighting Josh has these days?

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Quote from: Frizz23 on March 29, 2013, 12:54:30 PM

Quote from: navigator on March 29, 2013, 12:41:02 PM

But does anyone really care about power cost at this point? If the single SC uses double power consumption @ 120watts, then I will have to pay $5/month on power instead of $2.50. Oh noes, where will I find that extra $2.50/month? Cheesy

It's not just that. The casing, the heatsink and the fan is not designed to handle 2-3 times more power and heat.

I am sure anyone cares about this here:

Warning: BFL has failed to deliver for >7 months. It could be a scam!

yeah bfl seeem to be a scam of epic proportions

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Quote from: Frizz23 on March 29, 2013, 02:09:21 PM

Quote from: mezzomix on March 29, 2013, 01:09:08 PM

In EU we have 230@16A -> 3680W with 1.5Th. Means 25 Singles with 60Gh -> 147.2W per Single. Cool

How do those things make it into the EU? I don't think BFL gets CE approval with this increased power requirements.

did they ever think to get one, anyways?

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I am so glad I asked for a refund from BFL back in February and used my refund to buy BTC back when it was at $24.

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Quote from: mezzomix on March 29, 2013, 01:09:08 PM

In EU we have 230@16A -> 3680W with 1.5Th. Means 25 Singles with 60Gh -> 147.2W per Single. Cool

How do those things make it into the EU? I don't think BFL gets CE approval with this increased power requirements.

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Yes, you're right, but that's their problem, not mine. My problem is how much the power cost, which I'm saying isn't a problem at all. When there was a switch from CPU's to GPU's, no one was concerned about the cost of the GPU's power usage. As time went on power usage became more and more of a concern. People started tweaking. The same will go for first gen ASIC's, where power consumption isn't very important. They said they would send out more units if power consumption is beyond the thermal design. So you get 2 minirigs at 750gh/s & 1500watts each. If they send me 2 x 20gh/s @ 60watts each for my single SC order, I still wouldn't care. Of course the thing better not blow up or catch on fire lol

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