Topic: BITMAIN AntMiner APW3-12-1600 PSU Series - page 14. (Read 36649 times)

Quote from: sidehack on May 14, 2015, 10:25:04 AM

Its 18AWG.

not good but thanks for an honest answer.

if I buy this with 2 s-5's I will be pushing the wires at freq 375 and higher.

Why would it be? S6 @ 375 is no more than 600W pre PSU = 150W per cable strand = perfectly fine on 18AWG. On tubes we were doing 250-300W per cable strand on 18AWG which was the sensible limit.

18AWG? Gross. Though 1600W at 12 cables is only about 4A per wire... That'd be good enough for most things. ~~I'd like to see one of these hooked up to some~~ Neptune cubes ~~and watch the entire setup~~ burst into flames though.

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Quote from: sidehack on May 14, 2015, 10:25:04 AM

By the numbers this is a nice-lookin' PSU. I hope Dogie's right about the fan not sounding terrible, because every 1U fan I've listened to (for example DPS800, DPS1200 and all SP rackables) are super annoying. It'd be nice to have user-defined cabling too.

That's what I expected to, thought I'd have to stress test it during the first day then turn it off but nope, I actually can't hear the fan in my setup. While I can't tachometer it (blades are too small for a marker dot), it does look pretty low RPM. Maybe we can have different cabled versions in the future.

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So, does this mean that you will only provide support for people using Bitmain^(Tm) power supplies for future miners?
Or is this just me being paranoid?

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Holy shit.. Be careful with these things guys..

Look at those pictures above.. Looks like bitmain is selling house burners if you ask me.
I'd advise everyone to be careful as hell if you are buying these and make sure you inspect them inside and out.

I'm disgusted that shit like that even made it through their QA testing... Step up your game bitmain before you kill someone.

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Quote from: philipma1957 on May 14, 2015, 10:08:35 AM

Quote from: Subw on May 14, 2015, 08:06:02 AM

sorry bitmain but at that price used server class delta psus is better option

and please show me a delta server with a breakout board for 12 pcie connectors they said 12 pairs in the copy but I think they mean 12 connectors

actually you don't need breakout boards for them i solder wires directly to psu pins it only requres time and 100W soldering iron

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PCI-E cables 16AWG or 18AWG?

Good question, I'll try and find out. The spade connector version used 10AWG.

Its 18AWG.

18AWG? Gross. Though 1600W at 12 cables is only about 4A per wire... That'd be good enough for most things. I'd like to see one of these hooked up to some Neptune cubes and watch the entire setup burst into flames though.

Also, Phil, how does my DPS-2000BB breakout board and PSU stack up to your criteria? The efficiency might not be quite as good, but the board holds 12 cables natively (I've run 16 without issue, pushing two Prismas per PSU) and a kit costs less than $155. We don't 1-year the PSU (90 days typical for used equipment) but lifetime on the board and cables.

By the numbers this is a nice-lookin' PSU. I hope Dogie's right about the fan not sounding terrible, because every 1U fan I've listened to (for example DPS800, DPS1200 and all SP rackables) are super annoying. It'd be nice to have user-defined cabling too.

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PCI-E cables 16AWG or 18AWG?

Good question, I'll try and find out. The spade connector version used 10AWG.

Its 18AWG.

In that case it would seem appropriate to provide a maximum amperage per connection in the specs and make it clear, it could be dangerous for your customers if not..

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PCI-E cables 16AWG or 18AWG?

Good question, I'll try and find out. The spade connector version used 10AWG.

Its 18AWG.

not good but thanks for an honest answer.

if I buy this with 2 s-5's I will be pushing the wires at freq 375 and higher.

btw 1 of these psu's and 2 s-5s is 911 usd with shipping

1 s4+ is 1071 usd with shipping

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