I see you changed the name of the thread, jeppe. So do you want to make your
thread into a collection of incidents and tips? I just ask because I was about to
open another thread, and we don't need two of them^^
dmeter: Was the diameter of the cables of the adapter not sufficient? Do you know how many
watts the card was likely to be pulling through your adapter? I always buy the cheapest
adapters from ebay, maybe I should stop that..
Topic: Nearly burned down my home due to mining farm (tips on how to stay safe ) - page 6. (Read 38323 times)
March 16, 2014, 04:22:33 PM
March 16, 2014, 04:07:03 PM
i also have fire.but i be lucky because i be in room whit rig
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i bay from ebay cheap 6-Pin 8-pin PCI Express Power Adapter Cable at this cabel adapter starting fire.
now i bay orginal seasonc cabel and adapter http://www.seasonicusa.com/accessories.htm
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i bay from ebay cheap 6-Pin 8-pin PCI Express Power Adapter Cable at this cabel adapter starting fire.
now i bay orginal seasonc cabel and adapter http://www.seasonicusa.com/accessories.htm
March 16, 2014, 03:04:28 PM
What is an "asic cube"? Was it the power supply that was at fault?
Asic cube = Miner Was a Dell server psu However that was not the one that was the fault
March 16, 2014, 03:00:59 PM
What is an "asic cube"? Was it the power supply that was at fault?
March 16, 2014, 02:40:50 PM
At least you are safe, your house is still there and you still have your coins. It could be worse, a lot worse.
March 16, 2014, 02:11:52 PM
only have a pic of the sucre of the fire.
Everything else in in the bin and could save some stuff one cube 6 blade out of different machines if anyone wants them pm me!!
The pic of the asic cube that started the fire i think:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vb5ck6dovusesmp/2014-03-16%2010.35.21.jpg
As you can see on the pic the fire was caused by the asic cube shorting the wires and they overheated and started the fire!
Sorry for not taking more pics.
Damn, that's a miner's worst nightmare... Sorry to hear about your loss Everything else in in the bin and could save some stuff one cube 6 blade out of different machines if anyone wants them pm me!!
The pic of the asic cube that started the fire i think:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vb5ck6dovusesmp/2014-03-16%2010.35.21.jpg
As you can see on the pic the fire was caused by the asic cube shorting the wires and they overheated and started the fire!
Sorry for not taking more pics.
I know !!!! the only way it could have been worse would have been if the whole house would have burned down!!!
This just means a fresh start in the mining world (More or less) now waiting for my shed i ordered on ebay today for the new stuff (not going to risk it again)!!!
Thanks for your support man!!!
March 16, 2014, 02:01:11 PM
only have a pic of the sucre of the fire.
Everything else in in the bin and could save some stuff one cube 6 blade out of different machines if anyone wants them pm me!!
The pic of the asic cube that started the fire i think:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vb5ck6dovusesmp/2014-03-16%2010.35.21.jpg
As you can see on the pic the fire was caused by the asic cube shorting the wires and they overheated and started the fire!
Sorry for not taking more pics.
Damn, that's a miner's worst nightmare... Sorry to hear about your loss Everything else in in the bin and could save some stuff one cube 6 blade out of different machines if anyone wants them pm me!!
The pic of the asic cube that started the fire i think:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/vb5ck6dovusesmp/2014-03-16%2010.35.21.jpg
As you can see on the pic the fire was caused by the asic cube shorting the wires and they overheated and started the fire!
Sorry for not taking more pics.
March 16, 2014, 01:56:37 PM
Yeah.. I can understand that you're sad about the equipment. But you should really consider
yourself lucky that you weren't on vacation yet, that you had installed a smoke
detector and that you had a fire extinguisher ready.
I don't know if it's possible to change the thread name afterwards.. What do you
think about "Avoiding fire: Sources of risk and how to keep your mining operations safer"?
yourself lucky that you weren't on vacation yet, that you had installed a smoke
detector and that you had a fire extinguisher ready.
I don't know if it's possible to change the thread name afterwards.. What do you
think about "Avoiding fire: Sources of risk and how to keep your mining operations safer"?
March 16, 2014, 01:20:28 PM
How do you guys feel about opening a new thread for collecting fire countermeasures? I am sure
this is of interest to many. I imagine almost everyone says "So, let's hope nothing bad happens"
when leaving a newly prepared multi-KW setup unattended for the first night.
Also, I saw people making observations in different places (e. g. powered
vs unpowered risers etc), so why not collect them?
Of course, I have a sticky mega-thread in mind with listed incidents, postmortems, general advice etc
But it would be already nice to collect some thoughts under a thread name that can be
found easily by those interested..
Yeah this would be fantastic!! however have no hardware to test with anymore :/ this is of interest to many. I imagine almost everyone says "So, let's hope nothing bad happens"
when leaving a newly prepared multi-KW setup unattended for the first night.
Also, I saw people making observations in different places (e. g. powered
vs unpowered risers etc), so why not collect them?
Of course, I have a sticky mega-thread in mind with listed incidents, postmortems, general advice etc
But it would be already nice to collect some thoughts under a thread name that can befound easily by those interested..
March 16, 2014, 01:16:52 PM
How do you guys feel about opening a new thread for collecting fire countermeasures? I am sure
this is of interest to many. I imagine almost everyone says "So, let's hope nothing bad happens"
when leaving a newly prepared multi-KW setup unattended for the first night.
Also, I saw people making observations in different places (e. g. powered
vs unpowered risers etc), so why not collect them?
Of course, I have a sticky mega-thread in mind with listed incidents, postmortems, general advice etc
But it would be already nice to collect some thoughts under a thread name that can be
found easily by those interested..
this is of interest to many. I imagine almost everyone says "So, let's hope nothing bad happens"
when leaving a newly prepared multi-KW setup unattended for the first night.
Also, I saw people making observations in different places (e. g. powered
vs unpowered risers etc), so why not collect them?
Of course, I have a sticky mega-thread in mind with listed incidents, postmortems, general advice etc
But it would be already nice to collect some thoughts under a thread name that can befound easily by those interested..
March 16, 2014, 11:13:29 AM
i live in a trailer.... not by choice...... kinda got fucked over and lost all my money but its like a 1960 model and im sure the wiring hasnt been ever touched other than a screw fuse box that was put in years ago to upgrade from the cardboard tube type fuse.
March 16, 2014, 11:11:16 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.
seasonic, corsair.... ect. i figured 2 7950s not being pushed would be fine on 750 watts. psu must have been a little older than i thought or had an issue. the 2 7970s and system was running on a 1000 watter.
March 16, 2014, 11:09:09 AM
How did you put it out? Water?
The fire was in a state which would have caused your house to burn down if you weren't there to intervene, did I get that right? Really sorry to hear that, that's something I'm afraid of all the time. And one of the reasons I won't go big with mining..
The fire was in a state which would have caused your house to burn down if you weren't there to intervene, did I get that right? Really sorry to hear that, that's something I'm afraid of all the time. And one of the reasons I won't go big with mining..
Yeah thats right!! I was so happy that i had put up smoke detectors in that room!! or i wouldn't have noticed. used powder fire extinguisher to get it out!!
i was mining ltc on 2 7950s and 2 7970s and one night i charged my phone in the plug next to my bed instead of the pc and it was very warm..... went out the the rig and it was on the same circuit and that plug was very warm as well. sold 2 of the cards so far.... not worth it and i do not know much about the wiring other than it prolly hasnt been updated in a long long time. i watch over the little gear i have like a new born baby because i cant afford new anything if my place went up in smoke and jusrt for piece of mind.
another time something didnt seem right on that set up and it seemed i was maxing out the psu because the cards werent acting right... 5 min later i had a faint electrical smell, not burning just the real hot smell. ran out to the living room and touched the psus and one was soooo damn hot if i didnt check it it prolly would have started a fire that night.
another time something didnt seem right on that set up and it seemed i was maxing out the psu because the cards werent acting right... 5 min later i had a faint electrical smell, not burning just the real hot smell. ran out to the living room and touched the psus and one was soooo damn hot if i didnt check it it prolly would have started a fire that night.
For the PSU thing you might have had a cheap one or it was overloaded!! have never heard before that the plugs in the wall get hot :/ that must be dangerous !!!
March 16, 2014, 11:06:25 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.
March 16, 2014, 10:58:56 AM
i was mining ltc on 2 7950s and 2 7970s and one night i charged my phone in the plug next to my bed instead of the pc and it was very warm..... went out the the rig and it was on the same circuit and that plug was very warm as well. sold 2 of the cards so far.... not worth it and i do not know much about the wiring other than it prolly hasnt been updated in a long long time. i watch over the little gear i have like a new born baby because i cant afford new anything if my place went up in smoke and jusrt for piece of mind.
another time something didnt seem right on that set up and it seemed i was maxing out the psu because the cards werent acting right... 5 min later i had a faint electrical smell, not burning just the real hot smell. ran out to the living room and touched the psus and one was soooo damn hot if i didnt check it it prolly would have started a fire that night.
another time something didnt seem right on that set up and it seemed i was maxing out the psu because the cards werent acting right... 5 min later i had a faint electrical smell, not burning just the real hot smell. ran out to the living room and touched the psus and one was soooo damn hot if i didnt check it it prolly would have started a fire that night.
March 16, 2014, 10:52:03 AM
How did you put it out? Water?
The fire was in a state which would have caused your house to burn down if you weren't there to intervene, did I get that right? Really sorry to hear that, that's something I'm afraid of all the time. And one of the reasons I won't go big with mining..
The fire was in a state which would have caused your house to burn down if you weren't there to intervene, did I get that right? Really sorry to hear that, that's something I'm afraid of all the time. And one of the reasons I won't go big with mining..
March 16, 2014, 10:44:59 AM
Can I take a wild guess?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
No i had them on different cables.
For safety reasons i have just bought a cheap shed on ebay to host my future miners as i got a little scared for fires.
It sounds like an overload to me (but I could be wrong).
March 16, 2014, 10:33:26 AM
Can I take a wild guess?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
No i had them on different cables.
For safety reasons i have just bought a cheap shed on ebay to host my future miners as i got a little scared for fires.
It sounds like an overload to me (but I could be wrong).
March 16, 2014, 10:04:42 AM
Can I take a wild guess?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
No i had them on different cables.
For safety reasons i have just bought a cheap shed on ebay to host my future miners as i got a little scared for fires.
March 16, 2014, 09:41:06 AM
Can I take a wild guess?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
You had them all on an extension cable right?
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