Author

Topic: UPS backup on an s2 (Read 1110 times)

member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
December 28, 2014, 08:28:54 PM
#9
How long are the outages you're trying to bridge?

not even 5 minutes....most of the time, less than 1 minute.

I stand by the APC 3000VA UPS's on ebay. Cheapest option for decent reliability. The downside, the batteries will need replacing every 3 to 5 years.

Alternatively you could invest in remote power point/outlet, so if the S2 doesn't reboot correctly you can force a power cycle on it.

I've had s3's after a brown out, that will "mysteriously" keep the IP network settings but reset the mining config to bitmain's. So when you walk past them, they all appear to be working but in fact, they are farming for bitmain, not you. 2 ways to fix that, a monitor on each worker from the pool you are using, and/or add specific routes to your router to redirect or null route bitmain's default mining config.
legendary
Activity: 2212
Merit: 1001
December 28, 2014, 08:22:15 PM
#8
Try Walmart,they have up to 800 watt ones for about $160 & free ship to store.I've gotten several from them & have had no problems.

Cyber power ones are just fine,just don't expect an 800 watter to supply 800 watts for more than 30 seconds,you gotta give leeway of about 20% to get several minutes of runtime  Wink

Here's what walmart offers:

http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=cyberpower%20ups&typeahead=cyberpower
sr. member
Activity: 316
Merit: 250
December 28, 2014, 07:39:48 PM
#7
How long are the outages you're trying to bridge?

not even 5 minutes....most of the time, less than 1 minute.
hero member
Activity: 728
Merit: 500
December 19, 2014, 07:01:33 PM
#6
If its going on all the time this is just a band aid.
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1185
dogiecoin.com
December 05, 2014, 07:39:09 AM
#5
How long are the outages you're trying to bridge?
donator
Activity: 1617
Merit: 1012
December 04, 2014, 08:40:37 PM
#4
My power has been abit erratic lately with quick bursts of outages. My concern that as winter continues to roll in more quick flickers of outages will occur. The s2 doesn't always reboot properly - I think its more a function of the power supply that BitMain used than anything.  In order to keep the s2 alive I would like to install a UPS on it. 

Any recommendations on the specific model from say APC ?



If you have reboot problems due to a marginal power supply check to see if your S2 already has the capacitor modification - https://www.bitmaintech.com/files/download/Guideline%20of%20Soldering%20Capacitor%20to%20S2.pdf.

These mods are supposed to fix chip disabling problems but it also seems to fix reboot problems, at least for me.
member
Activity: 112
Merit: 10
December 04, 2014, 04:02:30 PM
#2
My power has been abit erratic lately with quick bursts of outages. My concern that as winter continues to roll in more quick flickers of outages will occur. The s2 doesn't always reboot properly - I think its more a function of the power supply that BitMain used than anything.  In order to keep the s2 alive I would like to install a UPS on it. 

Any recommendations on the specific model from say APC ?



apc 3000va on ebay used.

Alternatively, you could always put some caps on the 12v output with a slow charge circuit.
sr. member
Activity: 316
Merit: 250
December 04, 2014, 03:56:21 PM
#1
My power has been abit erratic lately with quick bursts of outages. My concern that as winter continues to roll in more quick flickers of outages will occur. The s2 doesn't always reboot properly - I think its more a function of the power supply that BitMain used than anything.  In order to keep the s2 alive I would like to install a UPS on it. 

Any recommendations on the specific model from say APC ?

Jump to: