Topic: Surge Protection for Antminer in Canada (Read 160 times)
I was thinking similar. Thanks for the help!
Wow, I didn't think about one of those. Are you running your miners off of that? These whole house units have wires that you connect to ground, and the two connections of a 220/240v breaker. The 220/240V breaker connects to both legs of the breaker panel (basically both sides of the service feed). So, if you can run 220/240v feeds from your panel, you would feed the wires for this to the ground, and then into each of your 2 connections you would run your wires to for 220/240V circuits. You put it to the top of the breakers/fuses - so it is first in line to take a surge. The device takes a surge from either leg of your panel and funnels it to the ground. So I don't see why you couldn't use one with a fuse box - you just need to make sure that you protect both legs and put it nearest to first in line from the service entrance side. Of course, it would be good to check with the manufacturer for their input, but I think you would be fine - KEEPING IN MIND - I AM NOT AN ELECTRICIAN!
I have an older fuse panel box with glass fuses in my home. Does anyone know if the whole home units can be used with the older fuse box like that?
You can get a whole home surge protector that installs off the main panel. They do take up 2 breaker spots just like any other 220V circuit.
They run about 150$ and are pretty good for piece of mind.
They run about 150$ and are pretty good for piece of mind.
This is what I used. Other options seem too costly. These whole home surge suppressors protect the whole panel.
In relation to the post from Shazam: I used to own an IT company and I have replaced many motherboards that took a power surge that went through the PSU and burnt the motherboard - and in some cases even the CPU, RAM, and HD. Also replaced many motherboards and other internals where the power surge came through the modem or NIC. I agree that a lot of times, the PSU, modem, or NIC took the hit and that's where the damage ended. But I saw too many for me to justify not putting a surge suppressor on the whole power panel - as well as a good quality surge suppressor (like APC or other) that surge suppresses the network connection leading to the switch that feeds my miners as well as from the ISP connection to my router. $200 to protect thousands in miner equipment is not a bad investment.
This topic seems to come up alot, as people just buying miners want to protect their investment. However, unless you are
running equipment in an old rickety lean-to without a breaker box, "surge protectors" are a waste of money. Also, the PSU
should be considered as a "surge protector", as they are built to "pop" before the equipment they power. Ultimately, it's
an individual's choice because they want "peace of mind", but a little more research might make your ROI more Profitable.
Return to the main mining support section, and type "surge protector" in the search bar, it might save you some money.
running equipment in an old rickety lean-to without a breaker box, "surge protectors" are a waste of money. Also, the PSU
should be considered as a "surge protector", as they are built to "pop" before the equipment they power. Ultimately, it's
an individual's choice because they want "peace of mind", but a little more research might make your ROI more Profitable.
Return to the main mining support section, and type "surge protector" in the search bar, it might save you some money.
You can get a whole home surge protector that installs off the main panel. They do take up 2 breaker spots just like any other 220V circuit.
They run about 150$ and are pretty good for piece of mind.
They run about 150$ and are pretty good for piece of mind.
Geist PDUs come with surge suppression by default. I recommend one 20A breaker for every two miners if you are using 240V. They are based in the US so shipping to Canada shouldn't be too much of an issue.
Hi. Any suggestions for a power bar with surge protection for the S9i and bitmain power supply for Canada/USA that can handle 20 amp 220/240v? I can’t seem to find anything other than 15 amp 12v.
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