Lots of work to do, but you're the man!
Will definitely check back (always do!) and best wishes to your friend.
Topic: Who likes pod miners? - page 27. (Read 56097 times)
Pretty decent I reckon. Had a few days last week to just almost finish up the BM1384 Terminus redesign. I need to give it a once-over, double-check the layout before sending off for boards but I'm hoping to do that this week.
Problem is, Saturday night I got a huge ASAP cable order that's eating all the time I had padded into this week for doing that and a few prep projects I wanted to get done to speed up 2Pac manufacture now that my helper left. MacEntyre doubled his order, and Batch 3 PCBs arrive next week, so even without Terminus stuff or cables or any other projects, I have work lined up until about August.
Check back soon though. I've got four Terminus pod PCBs I'm going to try and retrofit with the new buck module I've got working. Once they're functional I'm planning to auction them off here to help raise money for a friend's medical bills.
Hi side, great news, I have arround 20 cent of btc, I don't know if enought, even if I can buy it, thanks for your efforts in the community. Problem is, Saturday night I got a huge ASAP cable order that's eating all the time I had padded into this week for doing that and a few prep projects I wanted to get done to speed up 2Pac manufacture now that my helper left. MacEntyre doubled his order, and Batch 3 PCBs arrive next week, so even without Terminus stuff or cables or any other projects, I have work lined up until about August.
Check back soon though. I've got four Terminus pod PCBs I'm going to try and retrofit with the new buck module I've got working. Once they're functional I'm planning to auction them off here to help raise money for a friend's medical bills.
Pretty decent I reckon. Had a few days last week to just almost finish up the BM1384 Terminus redesign. I need to give it a once-over, double-check the layout before sending off for boards but I'm hoping to do that this week.
Problem is, Saturday night I got a huge ASAP cable order that's eating all the time I had padded into this week for doing that and a few prep projects I wanted to get done to speed up 2Pac manufacture now that my helper left. MacEntyre doubled his order, and Batch 3 PCBs arrive next week, so even without Terminus stuff or cables or any other projects, I have work lined up until about August.
Check back soon though. I've got four Terminus pod PCBs I'm going to try and retrofit with the new buck module I've got working. Once they're functional I'm planning to auction them off here to help raise money for a friend's medical bills.
Problem is, Saturday night I got a huge ASAP cable order that's eating all the time I had padded into this week for doing that and a few prep projects I wanted to get done to speed up 2Pac manufacture now that my helper left. MacEntyre doubled his order, and Batch 3 PCBs arrive next week, so even without Terminus stuff or cables or any other projects, I have work lined up until about August.
Check back soon though. I've got four Terminus pod PCBs I'm going to try and retrofit with the new buck module I've got working. Once they're functional I'm planning to auction them off here to help raise money for a friend's medical bills.
How's it going sidehack?
Could be a UK thing, they are about £35/$46 for a branded one.
Yeah, we get PSUs much cheaper here in the US and they're often on nice discounts (got a 500w 80+ new for 20 once). I get a few every now and then, UK always seems to have higher pc part costs.
Could be a UK thing, they are about £35/$46 for a branded one.
... I always hear nightmare stories.
Yes, you hear nightmare stories about people trying to put 100% load 24/7 on a POS PSU. That is not the usage case being talked talked about. Lol I meant to say PSU cost is off-putting (not outputting) compared to a normal plug.
Sure you can get cheap PSU's, but I always hear nightmare stories.
If you're not pulling too much wattage from them they'll last. I have a couple machines with cheap PSUs and they run fine 24/7. If you're too concerned you can go for a used 80+ PSU or an EVGA (20 bucks refurbished on Newegg, pretty sure it's less) and they work fine and won't be too expensive. Sure you can get cheap PSU's, but I always hear nightmare stories.
Lol I meant to say PSU cost is off-putting (not outputting) compared to a normal plug.
Sure you can get cheap PSU's, but I always hear nightmare stories.
Sure you can get cheap PSU's, but I always hear nightmare stories.
this is a usb mini?
Yes, that is a USB mini - same connector the Gridseeds used for the 80 blades (and I believe the ORBs as well, dunno about the GBlack as I don't think that one was USB at all?)
I have exactly zero idea what that statement means.
This made me chuckle, but I think leowonderful may have demystified the unknown. this is a usb mini?
Yes, that is a USB mini - same connector the Gridseeds used for the 80 blades (and I believe the ORBs as well, dunno about the GBlack as I don't think that one was USB at all?)
I like the idea of the 6-pin PCIE. That way I can just run a couple of the extra PCIE power cables from my tower PSU out the back and not have to buy a new power supply. My PSU has power to spare.
You can get NEW 350w-450w PSU's for $15 at this power level they will be silent. A brick is smaller and a little more durable if you have pet's or rotten children 
The cost for a decent PSU is outputting when I can just use a mains plug with barrel jack.
I'm going to assume you said the cost of a barrel jack supply is cheaper than a decent PSU, but really you can use molex or sata to pci connectors and they won't melt the cables as the miner doesn't use a whole lot of energy. Hell you can go buy a 400w PSU and some of those connectors for less than 30 bucks and it won't take a lot out of your wallet.
I have exactly zero idea what that statement means.
The cost for a decent PSU is outputting when I can just use a mains plug with barrel jack.
Edit: Lol meant to say off-putting.
Edit: Lol meant to say off-putting.
Anyone saying toss the barrel jack, y'all aren't thinking clearly. This is an entry-level device designed to be quiet and entertaining. The guy who wants one sitting on a shelf somewhere lottery-ticketing away isn't gonna want to strap an old ATX to it to get 50 watts of 12V when a cheap and silent brick will do.
I'm not building this for the pros. It's for the n00bs. I like that there's a learning curve for operating it, because I really like when people actually learn things. Folks these days really seem to hate thinking, and I despise that attitude. But I'm not interested in forcing newbies to deal with something ugly, jankety or loud just because people who can already hack it like it that way.
Point taken. I will say that I am reasonably sure the non-n00bs appreciate your decision to include the 6-pin PCIE. I think my wife has finally gotten over the fact that I randomly leave power supplies with stuff plugged into them in her living area. Okay, I do not leave them around randomly or haphazardly, but certainly they are left unwantedly.I'm not building this for the pros. It's for the n00bs. I like that there's a learning curve for operating it, because I really like when people actually learn things. Folks these days really seem to hate thinking, and I despise that attitude. But I'm not interested in forcing newbies to deal with something ugly, jankety or loud just because people who can already hack it like it that way.
and there are small atx quiet and good quality.
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Power_Supply/Toughpower_Series_/Toughpower_SFX_/C_00002909/Toughpower_SFX_450W_Gold/design.htm
very small will do 2 easy with the supplied pcies and 3 with a sata to 6 pin adapter
it would be safe since the 6 pin won't do much power in this case.
Anyone saying toss the barrel jack, y'all aren't thinking clearly. This is an entry-level device designed to be quiet and entertaining. The guy who wants one sitting on a shelf somewhere lottery-ticketing away isn't gonna want to strap an old ATX to it to get 50 watts of 12V when a cheap and silent brick will do.
I'm not building this for the pros. It's for the n00bs. I like that there's a learning curve for operating it, because I really like when people actually learn things. Folks these days really seem to hate thinking, and I despise that attitude. But I'm not interested in forcing newbies to deal with something ugly, jankety or loud just because people who can already hack it like it that way.
Point taken. I will say that I am reasonably sure the non-n00bs appreciate your decision to include the 6-pin PCIE. I think my wife has finally gotten over the fact that I randomly leave power supplies with stuff plugged into them in her living area. Okay, I do not leave them around randomly or haphazardly, but certainly they are left unwantedly. I'm not building this for the pros. It's for the n00bs. I like that there's a learning curve for operating it, because I really like when people actually learn things. Folks these days really seem to hate thinking, and I despise that attitude. But I'm not interested in forcing newbies to deal with something ugly, jankety or loud just because people who can already hack it like it that way.
Yeah, 6-pin will definitely be useful. That was a must-have feature on the larger pod idea, but since that project got scrapped this one will have to do its best to fill the gap. That's why right now I'm working on a few added features to spiff it up a bit. Probably over the weekend I'll punch out the new board design.
I'm hoping to take some time and work up an improved Bitfury test also, since the whole signals side of things has changed a lot from the original idea and the old test board doesn't work right, possibly because of how a bunch of new stuff is scabbed into it.
I'm hoping to take some time and work up an improved Bitfury test also, since the whole signals side of things has changed a lot from the original idea and the old test board doesn't work right, possibly because of how a bunch of new stuff is scabbed into it.
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