Topic: Securing your bitcoin mining equipment from theft - ideas? - page 3. (Read 4074 times)
Once your room is secured release some deadly toxins or air born disease into the room and never enter that room ever again.
By the time you setup the security net, it already turned into a heater, due to skyrocketing difficulty 
But the story that kills me the most during my research is this guy who has his Batch 2 Avalon (worth $30k?) stolen and the only security he had was a fault webcam! Unbelievable
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bounty-info-leading-to-criminal-arrest-in-asic-theft-escrow-via-john-k-238517
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bounty-info-leading-to-criminal-arrest-in-asic-theft-escrow-via-john-k-238517
Security tip - don't take photo's of your miner and post on forums if you use ios device, as it *can* include gps data which someone could use to track down where you live and steal your tech:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/psa-asic-theft-exif-geolocation-data-239354
If you must, seems an easy way to get rid of the tagging is save image as a bitmap (which strips out all this data), then convert back to jpg.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/psa-asic-theft-exif-geolocation-data-239354
If you must, seems an easy way to get rid of the tagging is save image as a bitmap (which strips out all this data), then convert back to jpg.
you guys do realize that your fancy GPS tracking devices can be disabled right?
They have dog collars with GPS modules (for expensive hunting dogs) but the battery life is only decent and it's hard to conceal...
Wow, just found one of these for a cat! http://www.amazon.com/Garmin-GTU-GPS-Tracking-Unit/dp/B004HFRA7A The cat does not look impressed
I'm not peddling anything and have no idea about this site but thought it looked decent for what was asked - http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/product/spark+nano+gps+tracking+device.do?sortby=bestSellers&from=fn
A much geekier option is an arduino with GPS but the battery life sucks. They have dog collars with GPS modules (for expensive hunting dogs) but the battery life is only decent and it's hard to conceal...
Seems to be much the same tech as the "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" device I mentioned above. Hard to know if it's the same tech in a pretty case and $100 more expensive, or actually a quality build with long battery life. Thanks for pointing it out, will see what the reviews are like for it.A much geekier option is an arduino with GPS but the battery life sucks. They have dog collars with GPS modules (for expensive hunting dogs) but the battery life is only decent and it's hard to conceal...
EDIT: Found review which says battery lasts 23 hours (http://gps-tracker-review.toptenreviews.com/spark-nano-review.html). Not great for the price.
I'm not peddling anything and have no idea about this site but thought it looked decent for what was asked - http://www.brickhousesecurity.com/product/spark+nano+gps+tracking+device.do?sortby=bestSellers&from=fn
A much geekier option is an arduino with GPS but the battery life sucks. They have dog collars with GPS modules (for expensive hunting dogs) but the battery life is only decent and it's hard to conceal...
A much geekier option is an arduino with GPS but the battery life sucks. They have dog collars with GPS modules (for expensive hunting dogs) but the battery life is only decent and it's hard to conceal...
I've been researching and found a gps tracker which is actually very close to what I want. It has a feature called geo-fence (not at all ironic when talking about stolen goods ) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested).
The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested). The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
A simple dc-dc converter will work as a good battery charger combine that with a diode so the battery doesn't go flat when the charger is off
look on ebay they are less than $10 for a very good quality dc-dc converter
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-down-to-3-7V-3A-Power-Supply-Module-Waterproof-Stable-/121159265150 So what kind of diode would you use to keep the battery from draining?
I would use something like this > http://www.ebay.com/itm/LM2596HV-DC-Voltage-Regulator-Power-Converter-Step-Down-Power-Supply-Module-3A-/321185390322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac8241ef2
as you can adjust to voltage and cater for the diode voltage drop
I would use a diode like this > http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-x-1N4001-Diode-1A-50V-Free-Shipping-/260812176326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb99dfbc6
depending on the amps you might need to use a couple of diodes in parallel
I have used a similar setup for charging my lifepo4 battery's you might not need the diode if there is one built into the dc-dc step down converter
That's cool. It says it's adjustable, but I don't have any equipment to measure what the output is, so that is why I plumped for one that explicitly said "12v to 3.7V step down". Probably fairly obvious I'm not an electronics expert
For the diode - I guess you would put that on the + cable from the 3.7V side of the dc-dc converter to the battery charger connector?
if you use a diode there will be a voltage drop that's why I said about the adjustable one also you would want to connect it directly to the battery and have the voltage set at the float charge voltage of the battery you would only need a volt meter to set the voltage
I would do it for you and send it on to you but the postage from the us would cost more than a volt meter
if you need help with any of it I can talk you threw it
if you want to use the internal charge controller wont that be a usb charger in that case you can get one of these > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DC-step-down-Converter-8V-20V-9V-12V-16V-to-5V-USB-output-Mobile-Phone-charger-/251309519484?pt=UK_Phones_PhoneLeads_RL&hash=item3a8336f27c
I was considering a 10-16 gun safe with ac'd air piped in and out 3-4" inlet/outlets.
Something like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/SentrySafe-14-Gun-59-in-Combination-Lock-Gun-Safe-G5241/100196980
Bolt it to the wall and floor and mount up your gear inside it.
Almost all home burgleries never touch the safe. They grab what they can and get out.
I have no access to one of these, but it would probably be ideal. My only concern would be whether a 3-4" outlet would be enough to allow proper exhaust of hot air? Also, how would you drill a 3-4" hole in a safe? Something like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/SentrySafe-14-Gun-59-in-Combination-Lock-Gun-Safe-G5241/100196980
Bolt it to the wall and floor and mount up your gear inside it.
Almost all home burgleries never touch the safe. They grab what they can and get out.
I've been researching and found a gps tracker which is actually very close to what I want. It has a feature called geo-fence (not at all ironic when talking about stolen goods ) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested).
The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested). The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
A simple dc-dc converter will work as a good battery charger combine that with a diode so the battery doesn't go flat when the charger is off
look on ebay they are less than $10 for a very good quality dc-dc converter
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-down-to-3-7V-3A-Power-Supply-Module-Waterproof-Stable-/121159265150 So what kind of diode would you use to keep the battery from draining?
I would use something like this > http://www.ebay.com/itm/LM2596HV-DC-Voltage-Regulator-Power-Converter-Step-Down-Power-Supply-Module-3A-/321185390322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac8241ef2
as you can adjust to voltage and cater for the diode voltage drop
I would use a diode like this > http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-x-1N4001-Diode-1A-50V-Free-Shipping-/260812176326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb99dfbc6
depending on the amps you might need to use a couple of diodes in parallel
I have used a similar setup for charging my lifepo4 battery's you might not need the diode if there is one built into the dc-dc step down converter
That's cool. It says it's adjustable, but I don't have any equipment to measure what the output is, so that is why I plumped for one that explicitly said "12v to 3.7V step down". Probably fairly obvious I'm not an electronics expert
For the diode - I guess you would put that on the + cable from the 3.7V side of the dc-dc converter to the battery charger connector?
I was considering a 10-16 gun safe with ac'd air piped in and out 3-4" inlet/outlets.
Something like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/SentrySafe-14-Gun-59-in-Combination-Lock-Gun-Safe-G5241/100196980
Bolt it to the wall and floor and mount up your gear inside it.
Almost all home burgleries never touch the safe. They grab what they can and get out.
Something like this:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/SentrySafe-14-Gun-59-in-Combination-Lock-Gun-Safe-G5241/100196980
Bolt it to the wall and floor and mount up your gear inside it.
Almost all home burgleries never touch the safe. They grab what they can and get out.
I've been researching and found a gps tracker which is actually very close to what I want. It has a feature called geo-fence (not at all ironic when talking about stolen goods ) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested).
The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested). The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
A simple dc-dc converter will work as a good battery charger combine that with a diode so the battery doesn't go flat when the charger is off
look on ebay they are less than $10 for a very good quality dc-dc converter
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-down-to-3-7V-3A-Power-Supply-Module-Waterproof-Stable-/121159265150 So what kind of diode would you use to keep the battery from draining?
I would use something like this > http://www.ebay.com/itm/LM2596HV-DC-Voltage-Regulator-Power-Converter-Step-Down-Power-Supply-Module-3A-/321185390322?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ac8241ef2
as you can adjust to voltage and cater for the diode voltage drop
I would use a diode like this > http://www.ebay.com/itm/25-x-1N4001-Diode-1A-50V-Free-Shipping-/260812176326?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb99dfbc6
depending on the amps you might need to use a couple of diodes in parallel
I have used a similar setup for charging my lifepo4 battery's you might not need the diode if there is one built into the dc-dc step down converter
you guys do realize that your fancy GPS tracking devices can be disabled with a $20 jammer, right?
I've been researching and found a gps tracker which is actually very close to what I want. It has a feature called geo-fence (not at all ironic when talking about stolen goods ) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested).
The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested). The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
A simple dc-dc converter will work as a good battery charger combine that with a diode so the battery doesn't go flat when the charger is off
look on ebay they are less than $10 for a very good quality dc-dc converter
http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-DC-Converter-12V-Step-down-to-3-7V-3A-Power-Supply-Module-Waterproof-Stable-/121159265150 So what kind of diode would you use to keep the battery from draining?
I've been researching and found a gps tracker which is actually very close to what I want. It has a feature called geo-fence (not at all ironic when talking about stolen goods ) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested).
The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested). The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
A simple dc-dc converter will work as a good battery charger combine that with a diode so the battery doesn't go flat when the charger is off
look on ebay they are less than $10 for a very good quality dc-dc converter
Kensington lock. (there's holes in the miner, right..?)
I've been researching and found a gps tracker which is actually very close to what I want. It has a feature called geo-fence (not at all ironic when talking about stolen goods ) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested).
The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
) which will send a text message to your phone if your miner goes outside of a certain area of your city or a block in your neighbourhood. It also sends GPS tracking data and you can text it for it's present gps location. Which is very good. It seems to be a piece of cheap kit from China (google "Realtime Mini SPY Tracker Drive Vehicle Car" if interested). The big drawback is it's very power hungry and the battery doesn't appear to last long. They suggest you buy a charger to hardwire it to a car battery to keep it juiced up. They say the battery is 3.7V.
This might be a terribly stupid question, I don't know, but can anyone tell me if it's possible to charge a 3.7V battery off a standard PC PSU?
I would get 3 Really Big Dogs..
There has already been suggestions of dogs and 12 Gauge shotguns I was hoping for something more hi-tech and potentially useful to everybody (not every country allow gun ownership etc). 
I would get 3 Really Big Dogs..
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