Server PSU for Antminer S1, step by step guide. - page 9.

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Quote from: tzortz on March 17, 2014, 12:55:36 PM

Quote from: mdopro1 on March 16, 2014, 05:45:19 PM

Amazing. I wonder if it can be done with HP power supply part#403781-001 & 379124-001 - They are 1000watt supplies and very good quality too. I have like 6 of them lying around with no use for them.

It will be much better if you had the connectors for those PSUs.
Do you have them? It is a board with cables that connects with those psus'. Otherwise, you can use pci brackets from old motherboards.

I made some breakout boards for this supply (DPS-800GB A) If anyone is interested I've got extra parts and can build more. PM me if you are interested. Photos below, the ones I've made so far have turned out really nice. The header on it allows you to also attach it to a Raspberry Pi and monitor and switch it on/off remotely. The other advantage is you don't have to mod the supply at all so it is still in re-sell-able condition.

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Hi, thanks tzortz.

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I want to do a hole and connect the two side with a copper screw and connect the wire with a fork connector .
can you explain more?

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Quote from: wolf_miner on March 29, 2014, 12:55:49 PM

Hi, can i connect together upper contact + and lower contact + of DPS-800GB?
I want to do a hole and connect the two side with a copper screw and connect the wire with a fork connector .

Thanks in advance W_M

can you explain more?

I think there are ready connectors for that psu you mention.

If you want I can check where to order online.

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Quote from: klondike_bar on March 29, 2014, 11:12:22 AM

^looks great! I have a few of those in my 14-unit cluster, but primarily use DPS-800GB supplies whenever i can get them to work properly (about 50/50 from the place i buy them at $5/each)

I generally only load 1 Ant per artesyn supply since more causes a horrible fan scream, particularly near full load. 213V circuits reduced the noise slightly i think, and overall improcve most PSU efficiency by 2-5%

thanks for your comments.

Yes, to be honest they are a bit loud. But I dont care since they stay in the garage.

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Hi, can i connect together upper contact + and lower contact + of DPS-800GB?
I want to do a hole and connect the two side with a copper screw and connect the wire with a fork connector .

Thanks in advance W_M

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^looks great! I have a few of those in my 14-unit cluster, but primarily use DPS-800GB supplies whenever i can get them to work properly (about 50/50 from the place i buy them at $5/each)

I generally only load 1 Ant per artesyn supply since more causes a horrible fan scream, particularly near full load. 213V circuits reduced the noise slightly i think, and overall improcve most PSU efficiency by 2-5%

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Quote from: tzortz on March 28, 2014, 02:13:40 AM

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Quote from: shaxs on March 26, 2014, 09:57:07 PM

Okay I swapped out the power supply for a different one and it seems to be running much much better. Im writing that other PSU off as bad.

Good they are dirt cheap.

Sure! But he lost a little production.

Cool

For that I have 6 of them. And to put it further, I'll go to work tomorrow and solder at least 1 more as an immediate backup in case 1 of them go bust.

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Quote from: mdopro1 on March 27, 2014, 10:42:48 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 26, 2014, 09:57:07 PM

Okay I swapped out the power supply for a different one and it seems to be running much much better. Im writing that other PSU off as bad.

Good they are dirt cheap.

Sure! But he lost a little production.

Cool

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Quote from: shaxs on March 26, 2014, 09:57:07 PM

Okay I swapped out the power supply for a different one and it seems to be running much much better. Im writing that other PSU off as bad.

Good they are dirt cheap.

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Okay I swapped out the power supply for a different one and it seems to be running much much better. Im writing that other PSU off as bad.

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Why not just check the logs on the Antminers to see if they rebooted at that time?

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Quote from: tzortz on March 26, 2014, 05:38:26 PM

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Quote from: tzortz on March 26, 2014, 04:01:20 AM

Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 08:43:07 PM

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Quote from: miaviator on March 25, 2014, 06:41:14 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

I have to ask. Was there possibly a power outage? Are you running two overclocked? EDIT: and was there a pool outage?

No power outage. The other 3 running on traditional power supplies were fine. Each unit that dipped was on two different pools and each seemed to have the same issue.

sometimes server supplies will switch off for a few minutes if overloaded before they switch back on automatically. I had one that would switch off for 5-10 minutes every couple hours at the warm point of the afternoon

Never done with my psus. 12 of them running on 24 oclocked S1s . No problem.

Jason, please measure temp on the contacts of the psus and the plugs you have put.
It should be less than 50C.

Maybe there is heating generated and get transfered inside the psu.

I was in there today installing two new ants on traditional PSUs while I wait for my new stock to come in and the one server PSU running 1 ant turned off completely. So I decided to split the load between multiple server psus. I am now using 2 x PSU to power 3 Ants. I am running 110v electricity in the house and I do not think it is as efficient as 240v. So maybe that is why the PSU is having trouble keeping up. But splitting them between multiple PSUs should be far within the safety margin for these. Now the fans are not as loud either.

What kind of tool would I use to check the temperature?

I use them all on 240V. But I do not believe is that the issue.

I am almost sure that the connector with the holes you use makes bad contact, overheating and transferring the heat inside the psu, making it to disconnect.

You can use a thermometer laser gun , costs less than 10 bucks on ebay.

Otherwise, try to touch it, dont worry it is 12v wont hurt you, and feel if it so hot.

It also could just be a bad PSU. I just got 4 more in the mail. I have 6 total. I still think I am going to run 3 ants off 2 PSUs. My ants with an extra fan pull about 425w each.

I can touch the brass connector and old it no problem. It gets warm but not hot.

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Quote from: shaxs on March 26, 2014, 01:18:37 PM

Quote from: tzortz on March 26, 2014, 04:01:20 AM

Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 08:43:07 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:43:04 PM

Quote from: miaviator on March 25, 2014, 06:41:14 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

I have to ask. Was there possibly a power outage? Are you running two overclocked? EDIT: and was there a pool outage?

No power outage. The other 3 running on traditional power supplies were fine. Each unit that dipped was on two different pools and each seemed to have the same issue.

sometimes server supplies will switch off for a few minutes if overloaded before they switch back on automatically. I had one that would switch off for 5-10 minutes every couple hours at the warm point of the afternoon

Never done with my psus. 12 of them running on 24 oclocked S1s . No problem.

Jason, please measure temp on the contacts of the psus and the plugs you have put.
It should be less than 50C.

Maybe there is heating generated and get transfered inside the psu.

I was in there today installing two new ants on traditional PSUs while I wait for my new stock to come in and the one server PSU running 1 ant turned off completely. So I decided to split the load between multiple server psus. I am now using 2 x PSU to power 3 Ants. I am running 110v electricity in the house and I do not think it is as efficient as 240v. So maybe that is why the PSU is having trouble keeping up. But splitting them between multiple PSUs should be far within the safety margin for these. Now the fans are not as loud either.

What kind of tool would I use to check the temperature?

I use them all on 240V. But I do not believe is that the issue.

I am almost sure that the connector with the holes you use makes bad contact, overheating and transferring the heat inside the psu, making it to disconnect.

You can use a thermometer laser gun , costs less than 10 bucks on ebay.

Otherwise, try to touch it, dont worry it is 12v wont hurt you, and feel if it so hot.

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Quote from: tzortz on March 26, 2014, 04:01:20 AM

Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 08:43:07 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:43:04 PM

Quote from: miaviator on March 25, 2014, 06:41:14 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

I have to ask. Was there possibly a power outage? Are you running two overclocked? EDIT: and was there a pool outage?

No power outage. The other 3 running on traditional power supplies were fine. Each unit that dipped was on two different pools and each seemed to have the same issue.

sometimes server supplies will switch off for a few minutes if overloaded before they switch back on automatically. I had one that would switch off for 5-10 minutes every couple hours at the warm point of the afternoon

Never done with my psus. 12 of them running on 24 oclocked S1s . No problem.

Jason, please measure temp on the contacts of the psus and the plugs you have put.
It should be less than 50C.

Maybe there is heating generated and get transfered inside the psu.

I was in there today installing two new ants on traditional PSUs while I wait for my new stock to come in and the one server PSU running 1 ant turned off completely. So I decided to split the load between multiple server psus. I am now using 2 x PSU to power 3 Ants. I am running 110v electricity in the house and I do not think it is as efficient as 240v. So maybe that is why the PSU is having trouble keeping up. But splitting them between multiple PSUs should be far within the safety margin for these. Now the fans are not as loud either.

What kind of tool would I use to check the temperature?

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Quote from: klondike_bar on March 25, 2014, 08:43:07 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:43:04 PM

Quote from: miaviator on March 25, 2014, 06:41:14 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

I have to ask. Was there possibly a power outage? Are you running two overclocked? EDIT: and was there a pool outage?

No power outage. The other 3 running on traditional power supplies were fine. Each unit that dipped was on two different pools and each seemed to have the same issue.

sometimes server supplies will switch off for a few minutes if overloaded before they switch back on automatically. I had one that would switch off for 5-10 minutes every couple hours at the warm point of the afternoon

Never done with my psus. 12 of them running on 24 oclocked S1s . No problem.

Jason, please measure temp on the contacts of the psus and the plugs you have put.
It should be less than 50C.

Maybe there is heating generated and get transfered inside the psu.

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Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:43:04 PM

Quote from: miaviator on March 25, 2014, 06:41:14 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

I have to ask. Was there possibly a power outage? Are you running two overclocked? EDIT: and was there a pool outage?

No power outage. The other 3 running on traditional power supplies were fine. Each unit that dipped was on two different pools and each seemed to have the same issue.

sometimes server supplies will switch off for a few minutes if overloaded before they switch back on automatically. I had one that would switch off for 5-10 minutes every couple hours at the warm point of the afternoon

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Quote from: miaviator on March 25, 2014, 06:41:14 PM

Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

I have to ask. Was there possibly a power outage? Are you running two overclocked? EDIT: and was there a pool outage?

No power outage. The other 3 running on traditional power supplies were fine. Each unit that dipped was on two different pools and each seemed to have the same issue.

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Quote from: shaxs on March 25, 2014, 06:06:39 PM

So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

I have to ask. Was there possibly a power outage? Are you running two overclocked? EDIT: and was there a pool outage?

shaxs

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So I am running one of these right now to power 2 ants. Something interesting happen last night. Both miner on it stopped mining for almost 45 minutes. Then it started up again. On it's own. I was just in there checking things out and something happened like it again. Is it possible the power supply is overheating and then running itself way down to cool then turning back up full power again?

Check the graph here: http://eligius.st/~wizkid057/newstats/userstats.php/1HeeAZ7SU3uprNFvZU6NxPf35u358iUZVF. See that dip?

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