With BFL shipping way over power spec, how would one modify existing cables to make them compatible with the new hardware? From what I saw, they will draw upwards of 160w, which is more than what 1 line can offer.
Would it be possible to splice something up where for every 3 12bv lines, you can run 2 BFL ASIC? The theory being that each 6 pin adaptor provides 3 12v lines, for a max of 360w, while 2 BFLs will consume 320w. Would that be safe to run 24/7? Or would you suggest 2 dedicated 12v lines per BFL to be safe? Most PSUs have pairs of 6 pins, which would give you 3 BFLs powered total.
Would it be possible to splice something up where for every 3 12bv lines, you can run 2 BFL ASIC? The theory being that each 6 pin adaptor provides 3 12v lines, for a max of 360w, while 2 BFLs will consume 320w. Would that be safe to run 24/7? Or would you suggest 2 dedicated 12v lines per BFL to be safe? Most PSUs have pairs of 6 pins, which would give you 3 BFLs powered total.
Without final numbers on what will be delivered by BFL I can only speculate. The good bet would be to make an adapter that takes the +12v from my cable and creates a 'Y' to go to two +12v leads on the PCIe cable. This would mean only one BFL device per 6pin PCIe unfortunately. Trying to squeeze more BFL devices on would only overload the 18AWG wires on the PSU cable. It is not ideal and has too many points of failure for my liking but it should work.
Ideally what needs to happen is BFL get their act together and deliver a unit with the specs they promised but that is another story.
My 6 pins are all 6+2 pins, which have 3 12v lines. That may not be common, so I guess I misspoke. My intention was with an 8 pin setup.
However, If I run a Y-splitter to a set of your cables, won't all 160ish watts run through your single cable? Wouldn't that overload your cable at 18 guage? What would be the max load capable with a 16 guage?
My thought was that I'd have to disassble the cables and manually connect 2 12v lines to the barrel plugs and 2 grounds as well. Or am I misunderstanding something?
Also, thanks for the quick response!
