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Topic: [MOD] Butterlflylabs 10GH/s bitcoin miner - change fan (in this black box). (Read 1420 times)

donator
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It's for the children!
I recently modded my Jalapeno with a Noctua A9x14 fan.  It's 100x quieter but runs a little warmer (up 4-5C, maybe).  I have the case put together again, so it's not running in the open air (I assume it would be cooler that way). 

So far, I'm pretty happy with the decrease in noise and I'm less worried about the fan exploding and damaging my heatsink (another miner posted pictures of this).

I can't think of any valid reason to ever run a BFL device inside the case or with the stock fans.  I'll take your BTC and burn it on paper wallets with no backups if you'd like though.
full member
Activity: 186
Merit: 100
I recently modded my Jalapeno with a Noctua A9x14 fan.  It's 100x quieter but runs a little warmer (up 4-5C, maybe).  I have the case put together again, so it's not running in the open air (I assume it would be cooler that way). 

So far, I'm pretty happy with the decrease in noise and I'm less worried about the fan exploding and damaging my heatsink (another miner posted pictures of this).
donator
Activity: 686
Merit: 519
It's for the children!
Those copper heatsinks are fairly cheap as well and help out (any asic) immensely on BFL equipment. 

http://amzn.com/B00637X42A
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Coolink fan in place ... amazing, the bitcoin miner do no sound, now !  Cheesy
I can let the bitcoin miner behind my LCD Screen with no noise emitted.
Perfect.  Grin





hero member
Activity: 658
Merit: 500
wow ppl still buy BFL ?

what a waste of time and money.

You should have just bought btc
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
OK, it's a thermal pad only ?  Embarrassed
... so yes  Wink when i will receive the low noise fan, i will dismount the radiator to change this.  Cool

Thanks for your picture, it's clear !
donator
Activity: 686
Merit: 519
It's for the children!
Very Nice

You should also dump the thermal pad and put some Arctic Silver 5 over the ASIC chips.

newbie
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Very nice, I may have to do the same thing when mine gets here. Thanks for sharing!
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Yes, it's because i don't want to flow hot air to the voltage regulator (condensator) ... because they "pop" easly (crystalised dielectric solution) after 2-4 years.  Wink

So, the fan is flow hot air to the top.
It's not a problem, the allow radiator and card are the same size ... the radiator don't restricted the cold air from bottom.


The result (temp room = 25°C) :

hero member
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You put your new fan on upside down.  Roll Eyes
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Finish ... OK, it's work good.

but a little noisy at 1900RPM - 23dB ... i have order an 1100RPM fan 92x92mm : Coolink SWiF2-920 (11dB)

legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Add an EBMPAPST to test the air flow and temperature













legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Change the sandwich assembly  Cheesy





legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Macro picture of the chip near to the alloy radiator (where is the caloduc ?  Roll Eyes )







legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Disassemble the black (and noisy) box.  Angry











legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
Modify the US plug to an Europe plug.  Grin

legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1011
 Wink Hello, everyone ... I have received (after 13 days), my black cube 10GH/s designed as a Butterflylabs bitcoin miner 10GH/s.

 Undecided But, after plug (and rebuild for europe) the supply ... this little black box emit a very (old) noise from the (very) cheap fan build on it.
Ok, they burn at 12GH/s ... but it's not the final goal for a 380 USD product.

 Lips sealed I can't use this like that.
I have multiples towers with choosed fans (noiseblocker, papst, noctua) that they emit 1/4 of noise than the butterflylabs product !

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So, this is a thread for "beginner buyer" to change the fan and "free" the bitcoin miner from the black cover (and allow more life on the regulate integrated stability voltage).

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Unbox the product





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