can i run an asic on battery? - page 2.

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Quote from: im0rtel on September 19, 2014, 04:11:21 AM

Wild idea : i have a 12 V , 160 AH gel battery. can i hook a antminer s3 directly to it ? will it fry ? will it work ?
the idea is to find a workaround the psu . what else would i need to deliver stable power without a psu.

V= Volts .

AH = amps / hour .

According to the Bitmain website, an S3 draws 355 W.
At 12 V the S3 is drawing 355 / 12 = 29.6 A.
A 160 AH battery will last 160 / 29.6 = 5.4 hours.

So I'd estimate the battery will power the S3 for 5 hours.

Ah... while I was composing this someone did the figures already.

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Quote from: im0rtel on September 19, 2014, 04:27:05 AM

exactly sir im using 2 solar panels . each provide max output of 240 W / one miner.
will it work or will it fry?

Like I said, read more about setting it up that way.
As long as you get a nice clean 12V DC out of your solar panel + battery + ... setup and feeding it into the miner, it will work.

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exactly sir im using 2 solar panels . each provide max output of 240 W / one miner.
will it work or will it fry?

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Quote from: im0rtel on September 19, 2014, 04:11:21 AM

Wild idea : i have a 12 V , 160 AH gel battery. can i hook a antminer s3 directly to it ? will it fry ? will it work ?
the idea is to find a workaround the psu . what else would i need to deliver stable power without a psu.

V= Volts .

AH = amps / hour .

In theory: An S3 is around 340W. So that's 340W/12V=28A. You have 160AH, so it will run for 5.7hrs.

Then what ?

Have a look at solar panels in combination with your gel battery.

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im not sure i've understood what you just said .

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Quote from: im0rtel on September 19, 2014, 04:11:21 AM

Wild idea : i have a 12 V , 160 AH gel battery. can i hook a antminer s3 directly to it ? will it fry ? will it work ?
the idea is to find a workaround the psu . what else would i need to deliver stable power without a psu.

V= Volts .

AH = amps / hour .

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im0rtel

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Wild idea : i have a 12 V , 160 AH gel battery. can i hook a antminer s3 directly to it ? will it fry ? will it work ?
the idea is to find a workaround the psu . what else would i need to deliver stable power without a psu.

V= Volts .

AH = amps / hour .

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