Thinking of going solar this year..
Topic: Turned a shipping container into a mining farm - page 3. (Read 1869 times)
I have a place to mine, just need to find CHEAP electricity...
Thinking of going solar this year..
Thinking of going solar this year..
For cooling we have constructed a false wall in the container, We are installing 7 whole house fans on the hot side of the wall. We will be able to pull like 35000 CFM of air through the container. No air will recirculate at all, If that is not enough cooling I will install a heat exchanger in the intake side of the container and use a ground water system to drop the intake air another few degrees but from my basic calculations the air flow alone should be enough to keep it cool..
We are going out to the site today to get some more stuff done so expect a new video tonight..
Sam
https://mobile.twitter.com/barnacules/status/575040633724923905
If you make an image search with "container bitcoin" you will find some results for amateur setups, like the above.
I think it's not an optimal setup, maybe in a cold environment...
If you make an image search with "container bitcoin" you will find some results for amateur setups, like the above.
I think it's not an optimal setup, maybe in a cold environment...
Lucky you 
Wish I had a big property, because this is actually a really good idea.
Wish I had a big property, because this is actually a really good idea. 
when inside the Container, of course, sound of the RIGs are very noisy and how to the minimalize its sound?.
and when there is a storm, how to keep the container solid because if it rolled you know for yourself what will happen with the RIG installation.
and when there is a storm, how to keep the container solid because if it rolled you know for yourself what will happen with the RIG installation.
I'm doing it too:
115F is very hot. Is it possible to cool without AC?
One idea could be, put long pipe's into the ground, this make some people with ventilation system for houses.
But humidity could be a theme?
One idea could be, put long pipe's into the ground, this make some people with ventilation system for houses.
But humidity could be a theme?
Wonder if my HOA would like this in my backyard 
Congratulations, I'm envious.
May I ask what the costs for power are at your location?
Is the intention just to have a cheap housing for the mine or portability?
May I ask what the costs for power are at your location?
Is the intention just to have a cheap housing for the mine or portability?
If you check out some of the people who have built shipping container homes, you'd probably be well-served in painting the top and sides of the container white. That's probably the single cheapest thing you can do that will really help keep it cooler in the summer - there's been numerous people in the tiny home communities that have commented on what a difference that makes.
How are you guys coming on your container mine? We did some work on ours today here is a link to the new video..
https://youtu.be/sWUACmyX9JI
Sam
https://youtu.be/sWUACmyX9JI
Sam
We are doing it right now.. We are about to move this mine https://youtu.be/l_ayQnZ-MDM along with two others to this https://youtu.be/WtnC2nT8B8o container!
Sam
This has been discussed a couple of areas on the net, including this forum, but I could not find any example of anyone actually doing it.
I posted on Reddit, but for those that don't frequent reddit, thought this might be helpful.
Video:
https://youtu.be/8ixllaTughM
From reddit: Finally ready to share my mining rig shipping container. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that some of the rigs are plugged into WIFI Connected 220V switches that also have Kw meters so if I had to do a hard reset over the net, I can. Shipping container was about $2,300 delivered. Temps on cards run around 60 to 70 C. I get around 4 air exchanges a minute.
Where I build the rigs: https://imgur.com/cCBDOf1 Random build pics of container: https://imgur.com/Hun7adO
I searched a lot and could not find any amateur shipping container mining farms. There are a couple of companies that showed animated ones as a product, but I couldn't find actual builds.
I would caution everyone that it's currently 50 F in Texas, and while I might look smarter than the average bear now, when it's 115 F this summer I might have a lot of egg on my face. I do have an extra 3000 CFM fan that can be installed, and we can put a car port over the container as well. I've tried to anticipate questions with the video and pics, but am happy to stay active on this thread if anyone has any specific questions. I built the container because my warehouse only has 120 Amps of 220 available and I outgrew it, plus it was just so hot in there I didn't enjoy hanging out in it anymore.
Container has a couple of security features, and is on a piece of land operated by a friend of mine, who happens to be a welder and runs a welding shop on the property. My agreement with him was to install everything and I supply all the material. Additionally, as many cards as he wants to supply, I will supply all the other materials and builds for rigs for him. He chose 2 rigs for now. Good deal both ways..
Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gpumining/comments/7y7lpb/my_shipping_container_mining_rig_farm/
I posted on Reddit, but for those that don't frequent reddit, thought this might be helpful.
Video:
https://youtu.be/8ixllaTughM
From reddit: Finally ready to share my mining rig shipping container. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that some of the rigs are plugged into WIFI Connected 220V switches that also have Kw meters so if I had to do a hard reset over the net, I can. Shipping container was about $2,300 delivered. Temps on cards run around 60 to 70 C. I get around 4 air exchanges a minute.
Where I build the rigs: https://imgur.com/cCBDOf1 Random build pics of container: https://imgur.com/Hun7adO
I searched a lot and could not find any amateur shipping container mining farms. There are a couple of companies that showed animated ones as a product, but I couldn't find actual builds.
I would caution everyone that it's currently 50 F in Texas, and while I might look smarter than the average bear now, when it's 115 F this summer I might have a lot of egg on my face. I do have an extra 3000 CFM fan that can be installed, and we can put a car port over the container as well. I've tried to anticipate questions with the video and pics, but am happy to stay active on this thread if anyone has any specific questions. I built the container because my warehouse only has 120 Amps of 220 available and I outgrew it, plus it was just so hot in there I didn't enjoy hanging out in it anymore.
Container has a couple of security features, and is on a piece of land operated by a friend of mine, who happens to be a welder and runs a welding shop on the property. My agreement with him was to install everything and I supply all the material. Additionally, as many cards as he wants to supply, I will supply all the other materials and builds for rigs for him. He chose 2 rigs for now. Good deal both ways..
Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gpumining/comments/7y7lpb/my_shipping_container_mining_rig_farm/
That's awesome! I am also in Texas and after trying with not much luck to find a suitable building to lease my friend and I are going to try a container. Although because of our brutal summers (as you well know) we plan to spray foam insulate it and then frame finish out the walls. That way there's good places to mount things and it will (hopefully) keep the outside skin from transferring too much heat inside. I am also planning to orient the intake and exhaust a bit different from you. I worry about drawing the air in on one end and exhausting it out on the other might cause uneven cooling of the equipment, especially in the back. Going to do it like the image below which should keep all equipment evenly cool.
Not trying to be negative, as you've done a lot of good work!! Keep us posted on how it does.
This has been discussed a couple of areas on the net, including this forum, but I could not find any example of anyone actually doing it.
I posted on Reddit, but for those that don't frequent reddit, thought this might be helpful.
Video:
https://youtu.be/8ixllaTughM
From reddit: Finally ready to share my mining rig shipping container. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that some of the rigs are plugged into WIFI Connected 220V switches that also have Kw meters so if I had to do a hard reset over the net, I can. Shipping container was about $2,300 delivered. Temps on cards run around 60 to 70 C. I get around 4 air exchanges a minute.
Where I build the rigs: https://imgur.com/cCBDOf1 Random build pics of container: https://imgur.com/Hun7adO
I searched a lot and could not find any amateur shipping container mining farms. There are a couple of companies that showed animated ones as a product, but I couldn't find actual builds.
I would caution everyone that it's currently 50 F in Texas, and while I might look smarter than the average bear now, when it's 115 F this summer I might have a lot of egg on my face. I do have an extra 3000 CFM fan that can be installed, and we can put a car port over the container as well. I've tried to anticipate questions with the video and pics, but am happy to stay active on this thread if anyone has any specific questions. I built the container because my warehouse only has 120 Amps of 220 available and I outgrew it, plus it was just so hot in there I didn't enjoy hanging out in it anymore.
Container has a couple of security features, and is on a piece of land operated by a friend of mine, who happens to be a welder and runs a welding shop on the property. My agreement with him was to install everything and I supply all the material. Additionally, as many cards as he wants to supply, I will supply all the other materials and builds for rigs for him. He chose 2 rigs for now. Good deal both ways..
Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gpumining/comments/7y7lpb/my_shipping_container_mining_rig_farm/
I posted on Reddit, but for those that don't frequent reddit, thought this might be helpful.
Video:
https://youtu.be/8ixllaTughM
From reddit: Finally ready to share my mining rig shipping container. One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that some of the rigs are plugged into WIFI Connected 220V switches that also have Kw meters so if I had to do a hard reset over the net, I can. Shipping container was about $2,300 delivered. Temps on cards run around 60 to 70 C. I get around 4 air exchanges a minute.
Where I build the rigs: https://imgur.com/cCBDOf1 Random build pics of container: https://imgur.com/Hun7adO
I searched a lot and could not find any amateur shipping container mining farms. There are a couple of companies that showed animated ones as a product, but I couldn't find actual builds.
I would caution everyone that it's currently 50 F in Texas, and while I might look smarter than the average bear now, when it's 115 F this summer I might have a lot of egg on my face. I do have an extra 3000 CFM fan that can be installed, and we can put a car port over the container as well. I've tried to anticipate questions with the video and pics, but am happy to stay active on this thread if anyone has any specific questions. I built the container because my warehouse only has 120 Amps of 220 available and I outgrew it, plus it was just so hot in there I didn't enjoy hanging out in it anymore.
Container has a couple of security features, and is on a piece of land operated by a friend of mine, who happens to be a welder and runs a welding shop on the property. My agreement with him was to install everything and I supply all the material. Additionally, as many cards as he wants to supply, I will supply all the other materials and builds for rigs for him. He chose 2 rigs for now. Good deal both ways..
Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gpumining/comments/7y7lpb/my_shipping_container_mining_rig_farm/
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