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Title: Running multiple rockminers Post by: FlutterPie on June 24, 2014, 07:49:06 AM If I plan on running multiple RockMiners would it be a better idea to hook them all up to a single PSU? If so, how should I go about doing this?
Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: DrG on June 24, 2014, 10:40:52 AM If I plan on running multiple RockMiners would it be a better idea to hook them all up to a single PSU? If so, how should I go about doing this? The biggest commercially available PSU is 1600W or so, so you would only be able to support 3. It would make more sense to buy the more economical 1200W ones and put 2 on there. Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: Bitsaurus on June 24, 2014, 11:21:39 AM It also depends on how much cabling and what kind of PSUs you will be using. Not a big deal with modular but non-modular smaller ones equals cable mess.
Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: johncarpe64 on June 24, 2014, 12:24:09 PM If I plan on running multiple RockMiners would it be a better idea to hook them all up to a single PSU? If so, how should I go about doing this? Nothing wrong with that, just don't overload your power supply. Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: spazzdla on June 24, 2014, 03:14:04 PM Does the R-box have wireless web connection?
I just bought one for a friend... I was hoping he wasn't as insanely lazy as he is.. I might end up having to set it up.. I could watch youtube like I did with my S1's. Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: FlutterPie on June 24, 2014, 05:02:50 PM If I plan on running multiple RockMiners would it be a better idea to hook them all up to a single PSU? If so, how should I go about doing this? The biggest commercially available PSU is 1600W or so, so you would only be able to support 3. It would make more sense to buy the more economical 1200W ones and put 2 on there. Are we talking about the RockMiner R-BOX? Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: lowbander80 on June 24, 2014, 05:10:22 PM for the r-box you will run many of them with the large PSU however if it fails you loose them all.Try to power 5 at a time more stable and not much money.
Also you did not mention how many Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: FlutterPie on June 24, 2014, 05:29:18 PM for the r-box you will run many of them with the large PSU however if it fails you loose them all.Try to power 5 at a time more stable and not much money. Also you did not mention how many I'm starting out with 7. I will probably add more though. Would it just be a better idea running them each on their own power supply they come with. Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: R4v37 on June 25, 2014, 07:33:32 AM for the r-box you will run many of them with the large PSU however if it fails you loose them all.Try to power 5 at a time more stable and not much money. Also you did not mention how many I'm starting out with 7. I will probably add more though. Would it just be a better idea running them each on their own power supply they come with. yappp, running them each on their own PSU they come with... if u want to buy a new PSU such as 1000w++, u have to pull some papers from ur wallet again... :D while in this game, u should play this carefully, or u wont ROI in the mean time... Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: FlutterPie on June 25, 2014, 06:38:54 PM for the r-box you will run many of them with the large PSU however if it fails you loose them all.Try to power 5 at a time more stable and not much money. Also you did not mention how many I'm starting out with 7. I will probably add more though. Would it just be a better idea running them each on their own power supply they come with. yappp, running them each on their own PSU they come with... if u want to buy a new PSU such as 1000w++, u have to pull some papers from ur wallet again... :D while in this game, u should play this carefully, or u wont ROI in the mean time... Was that sarcastic or serious? Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: DrG on June 25, 2014, 07:27:53 PM Flutter, which miner are you talking about specifically becase they are selling 3 models and the power ratings are magnitudes different.
Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: FlutterPie on June 25, 2014, 07:32:26 PM Flutter, which miner are you talking about specifically becase they are selling 3 models and the power ratings are magnitudes different. That must be where the confusion is at. I was only aware of the r-box, and thats what one I was talking about. May I ask what other ones they sell? Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: DrG on June 25, 2014, 07:53:13 PM Flutter, which miner are you talking about specifically becase they are selling 3 models and the power ratings are magnitudes different. That must be where the confusion is at. I was only aware of the r-box, and thats what one I was talking about. May I ask what other ones they sell? Ahh kk. I was thinking you were getting the RK-BOX which uses about 500W. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=648455.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=648455.0) I'm trying to find the post where they have all 3 listed but can't seem to find it for some reason. Same basic idea would apply. Buy a good gold power supply. Figure out how much wattage the 12V rail supplies at max. Multiply that times 0.8 to give yourself headroom since PSUs loose their peak output as time goes by. Then you will have the total wattage you can play with so basically just divide that total. With the smaller R-Box's using only 40W or so you can plug a bunch of them onto a 1000W PSU - the cabling would become the main issue. Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: FlutterPie on June 26, 2014, 03:18:01 AM Flutter, which miner are you talking about specifically becase they are selling 3 models and the power ratings are magnitudes different. That must be where the confusion is at. I was only aware of the r-box, and thats what one I was talking about. May I ask what other ones they sell? Ahh kk. I was thinking you were getting the RK-BOX which uses about 500W. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=648455.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=648455.0) I'm trying to find the post where they have all 3 listed but can't seem to find it for some reason. Same basic idea would apply. Buy a good gold power supply. Figure out how much wattage the 12V rail supplies at max. Multiply that times 0.8 to give yourself headroom since PSUs loose their peak output as time goes by. Then you will have the total wattage you can play with so basically just divide that total. With the smaller R-Box's using only 40W or so you can plug a bunch of them onto a 1000W PSU - the cabling would become the main issue. Would it be find just running them each on their own power supply that they come with? Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: ALToids on June 26, 2014, 07:19:05 AM Flutter, which miner are you talking about specifically becase they are selling 3 models and the power ratings are magnitudes different. That must be where the confusion is at. I was only aware of the r-box, and thats what one I was talking about. May I ask what other ones they sell? Ahh kk. I was thinking you were getting the RK-BOX which uses about 500W. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=648455.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=648455.0) I'm trying to find the post where they have all 3 listed but can't seem to find it for some reason. Same basic idea would apply. Buy a good gold power supply. Figure out how much wattage the 12V rail supplies at max. Multiply that times 0.8 to give yourself headroom since PSUs loose their peak output as time goes by. Then you will have the total wattage you can play with so basically just divide that total. With the smaller R-Box's using only 40W or so you can plug a bunch of them onto a 1000W PSU - the cabling would become the main issue. Would it be find just running them each on their own power supply that they come with? Absolutely. You just need to deal with cable clutter. Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: philipma1957 on June 26, 2014, 04:41:18 PM here is the deal for r-boxes if you use a plat miner they pull 36-38 watts for 32gh. if you use a little dc wall wart they pull 45-48 watts.
I have done long term testing of 6 units with this plat psu http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/856/oynu.png I use these cables purchased from cablez note the side mount which lets them run cooler. this a link to cablez. I will next do long term testing of the break out board with 3 of these r-boxes. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=74397.0 http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/834/gczmf.jpg Title: Re: Running multiple rockminers Post by: ALToids on June 26, 2014, 08:33:17 PM If you're running a small number of miners it may not be worth it to get a plat PSU as shown above - economically and environmentally it doesn't make sense.
If you're going to be running 20 of these things, then yes it makes sense to get one nice PSU instead of 20 "wall-warts". |
