Topic: Nearly burned down my home due to mining farm (tips on how to stay safe ) - page 2. (Read 38341 times)
November 06, 2014, 01:50:53 AM
Yeah I don't think they could have any insurance being ok with this kind of business too. It looks too shady and anyway we are talking about experimental pieces of hardware that have a very limited lifespan or use anyway and you probably should have a place up to the task for it to be accepted.
November 06, 2014, 12:45:43 AM
Wow so sad, that is a tremendous amount of work down the drain..
I really feel for these guys...
November 05, 2014, 11:24:38 PM
#peercoinuserunaffected
but seriously though, ouch! did you have insurance?
I don't think insurance would have helped the OP, as most homeowners insurance will not cover electronic devices unless they have a special rider and the insurance company receives documentation regarding the value of the electronics prior to any lossbut seriously though, ouch! did you have insurance?
It is NOT a house...it is a BUSINESS ...mining farm...not homeowner but business insurance...Capisco...
November 05, 2014, 11:14:30 PM
#peercoinuserunaffected
but seriously though, ouch! did you have insurance?
I don't think insurance would have helped the OP, as most homeowners insurance will not cover electronic devices unless they have a special rider and the insurance company receives documentation regarding the value of the electronics prior to any loss but seriously though, ouch! did you have insurance?
November 05, 2014, 08:49:46 PM
Thanks for keeping the difficulty down! 
Sorry for your loss though.
Sorry for your loss though.
November 05, 2014, 08:47:05 PM
he may be 7 to 8 ph.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9450123
pre fire
http://storage.googleapis.com/spond_public/images/cowboyminer%20wall%20of%20SP30.jpg
sp-tech confirm
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9451562
it was in the thai news
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/456629
chrome may translate it for you
may be arson
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9450123
pre fire
http://storage.googleapis.com/spond_public/images/cowboyminer%20wall%20of%20SP30.jpg
sp-tech confirm
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9451562
it was in the thai news
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/456629
chrome may translate it for you
may be arson
Wow, that's crazy... Can not imagine the disappointment.
Translated the article, looks like it was in the Philippines, near Manila. The mine had been operating about 4 months, cause believed to be a short circuit, 2 guards were on duty when the fire started... The investigation is ongoing.
November 05, 2014, 08:34:37 PM
Do you see cubes in my Photo? Those are all spondoolies sp30. ITS a 5MW facility that burned down to the ground. Not a house. I have helped keeping the last difficulty jump down by putting off some peta hashes ;-).
I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. What do you plan to do next?
November 05, 2014, 07:56:27 PM
he may be 7 to 8 ph.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9450123
pre fire
http://storage.googleapis.com/spond_public/images/cowboyminer%20wall%20of%20SP30.jpg
sp-tech confirm
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9451562
it was in the thai news
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/456629
chrome may translate it for you
may be arson
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9450123
pre fire
http://storage.googleapis.com/spond_public/images/cowboyminer%20wall%20of%20SP30.jpg
sp-tech confirm
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.9451562
it was in the thai news
http://www.thairath.co.th/content/456629
chrome may translate it for you
may be arson
November 05, 2014, 07:43:01 PM
That looks like a huge nightmare, I sure hope you were insured as well. How much hashpower was located in those three buildings if you don't mind me asking?
November 05, 2014, 07:09:13 PM
Source? My OWN miners ;-(. And this is just 1 building. Had another 2 buildings burned to the ground.
Were all of these buildings connected? Mighty strange they all went up in flames. My condolences, hope you were insured.
November 05, 2014, 07:04:42 PM
Source? My OWN miners ;-(. And this is just 1 building. Had another 2 buildings burned to the ground.
So you claim this mess as your own?
All Sp30's taking up 3 buildings using 5mw for about 1400 plus sp30's
Not that I do not believe you, but show us more of the disaster please.
found confirms on sp30 thread sorry for your loss
November 05, 2014, 06:52:18 PM
#peercoinuserunaffected
but seriously though, ouch! did you have insurance?
but seriously though, ouch! did you have insurance?
November 05, 2014, 06:36:31 PM
That's what I call an expensive bbq !
November 05, 2014, 03:18:13 PM
Barbeque much? 
Some ps30 look ok on the outside!
Some ps30 look ok on the outside!
November 05, 2014, 03:05:31 PM
Do you see cubes in my Photo? Those are all spondoolies sp30. ITS a 5MW facility that burned down to the ground. Not a house. I have helped keeping the last difficulty jump down by putting off some peta hashes ;-).
Well I appreciate your help with keeping the difficulty down but my post was directed towards the OP and those cubes
However, if you have burned down 3 places, you may want to add in some remote cameras and sensors for temperature monitoring into the budget??
Seems like a pretty large loss of equipment..... were all 3 places loaded with these sp30's?
November 05, 2014, 02:56:21 PM
Source? My OWN miners ;-(. And this is just 1 building. Had another 2 buildings burned to the ground.
Wow, that really sucks!
What was the source of the fire?
Where was the mine located?
Any other photos?
Plans to rebuild?
November 05, 2014, 02:19:57 PM
I feel like I want to see some pictures of your burned miners to see where the overload or overheating occurred. I am happy it didn't actually burn your house down or get hurt. This definitely should be a fear for most household miners. I had 4 cubes simultaneously running since they had first come out until a few months ago when I turned them off. The cubes themselves never got too hot but the cheap PSU's I had powering them would get hot cables due to me running them on a single rail. I ultimately changed the PSU's out when they died (somewhat quickly) and never had an issue with them after that, although they did occasionally blow a fuse.
Out of curiosity, were you running the cubes overclocked?
Out of curiosity, were you running the cubes overclocked?
November 05, 2014, 02:01:16 PM
This is what i call http://i.imgur.com/dzcQ0F3.jpg burned miners ;-).
Wow, source?
March 25, 2014, 11:30:10 AM
That's why it's very important to use high quality a-brand PSU's and not let them run 24/7 at 80%+ load.
So widly over size my PSU.. done.
Don't forget the "high quality" part. Cheap PSUs tend to have inflated ratings.
I bought the smallest capacity PSU I could find (380W) and am still nowhere near 80% load (drawing less than 200W).
I suspect you can run a quality PSU at 100% 12V load as long as you do not exceed the limits of the 12V rail. For example, My PSU (without checking) probably allows only 300W to be drawn on the 12V line. The other 8OW would be from the 5 and 3.3 Volt lines.
March 25, 2014, 10:41:37 AM
That's why it's very important to use high quality a-brand PSU's and not let them run 24/7 at 80%+ load.
So widly over size my PSU.. done.
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