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EDIT: 3-28-2013   It has been one year since I started selling my cables here to help the FPGA mining community and I just wanted to say thank you for keeping this endeavor going. I always new it was a niche project but it was fun and allowed me to positively occupy my time.  :)  Thank you guys again.

Because of current BTC pricing I will no longer list my prices as they become irrelevant too quickly. Just PM me for a quote.

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I have made some ATX to barrel plug adapters for my BFL singles. :)
Some people may not want to be bothered making up there own custom cables or losing precious efficiency with the BFL supplied power bricks.  ???
These cables will also fit the Icarus or ztex FPGA or any 12V 2.5/5.5mm DC plug peripheral.  I can also do 2.1/5.5 DC plugs which are found on the x6500.
I can make cable adapters or direct to modular PSU connectors.


Here are the base type cables that I currently make:
https://i.imgur.com/jZD6q.jpg
These cables are 32" long with 2.5/5.5mm center +ve barrel plugs at a pitch of 8" for BFL single spacing.
https://i.imgur.com/rum7X.jpg
For my needs I have used an EPS12V and a direct to PSU PCIE connector (for simpler cable management).


I can easily change the: pitch -> distance between barrel plugs
                                 connector type -> EPS12V, PCIE, 4 pin CPU, even direct to PSU connections (with a properly supplied pinout)
                                 length -> depending on your application
                                 wire thickness -> 18AWG is standard but also have 16AWG for longer runs or BFLs
                                 sleeving -> I find it aids in cable management (buyers choice)

I also now provide switches for your ATX power supplies if it is not the host system: Can be for modular and non-modular types. Pricing is Please PM each
https://i.imgur.com/HmYgX.jpg

Here is a cable for powering a Raspberry Pi from an ATX PSU.
https://i.imgur.com/a6zpLDD.jpg

Larger quantities are not a problem as well.  Fast turnaround time and shipping!

The base type cable specs are (up to 6' long, custom pitch, 18AWG, up to 3 barrel plugs, male PCIE connector, sleeve/heatshrink) I am asking Please PM which includes shipping within USA.  
Further customized cables may be more depending on the work or materials needed.

Disclaimer:  I take no responsibility for the improper use of these cables. They will be wired accordingly and tested to work on your PSU and FPGAs to power them.  Incorrect use of these cables that causes damage to your PSU or FPGAs is not my responsibility.  Receipt of payment confirms these statements.

Caution: It is possible to connect a 12vEPS from a PSU into the 6pin or 8pin PCIE power cable I provide.  The polarities of these two cables are opposite and could damage your hardware!!!
Be very certain when ordering and using my cables that you know which are which!!!

Please PM me if you are interested.   Any questions, post away.  ;D




EDIT: 3/29/2012 - Clarified some points and added disclaimer.
        4/26/2012 - Added cautionary statement about polarity.
        5/27/2012 - Added switches to products available and editing
        7/6/2012 - Changed pricing due to exchange rates
        8/2/2012 - Rally Pricing!!!
        8/15/2012 - Rally Pricing Again!!!
        3/28/2013 - Anniversary acknowledgement
        9/18/2013 - New Product added

Beautiful, looks perfect. So even the last few inches are 18AWG? I saw another user that had made his own, and it looked like he had used something a bit smaller.

Seems like a great price for those that need them - at the moment I only have 1 Single, so I don't.

I cannot wait to get my singles..... >:(

...and yes these are 18AWG throughout.

I do not solder cut cables together but rather crimp the necessary pins and add the ATX connector. 
For larger gauge wire I will solder on a barrel plug but still terminate the ATX side with crimped pins.

P.S. - If you think anybody could need some point them my way.  (shameless plug)  8)

I got 4 singles, can you make me a cable with 4 plugs?
Could you give me a deal if I get 2 x 4 plug cables?
Will the plug direct into PSU work with mose PSUs?
I will probably get a 800 watt PSU to run up to 8 singles, can you recommend a good gold rated unit?
How do I turn on the PSU? Can you also make a button that plugs into the motherboard cable to switch it on and off?

Update, just bought this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153145

I want 6 cables with 2 plugs on each that plug directly into the PSU. I will mail the cables that come with it to you for modification.
Want to run the 4 singles im getting and expand to 12 in the future. I also will send you the cpu cable for you to add a power toggle switch.
Basically how many btc for adding 12 12v plugs and a switch then shipping it back? I am on the west coast usa.

I will give great feeback

Should be no problem.  Will PM you with details.  :D

Actually looking at these two, fully modular
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341046
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139014

Very nice, I would definitely be interested in a set of cables like these.  Sending you PM.

Got your PM coretechs.  Should be no problems.  ;D

Looks nice...

Help me recall power output of 6pin and 8pin pci-e?!?

Can you actually run 2 BFL singles off a 6 pin? (3 off an 8-pin)?

Thanks JWU42

The conservative numbers for the 6pin is 75w and 8pin is 150w.  They are over-designed though and can do more as 18AWG can carry a max of 10 Amps per wire so 120w per pair.

I sourced this from Toms Hardware:  The PCI-E connecter has 6 pins. They are not all used for power. For the 6 pin connector, Pins 1 & 3 are 12V & each can carry 8 Amps. Pin 2 by spec is not connected, although some PSU manufacturers do add a 12V line there. Pins 4 & 6 are Com return lines. Pin5 is Com for sensing. Using 2 lines, you get 12V*8A*2= 192Watts, much over the required 75Watts. With an 8 pin PCI-E connector, 2 Com lines are added (4&8) not a 12V & Com. There, Pins 1,2,3 are 12V, Pin 4 is a Com for the 8 pin connector sensing, Pin 5,7,8 are Com return lines, & pin 6 is for the 6 pin connector sensing. Using that config, 12V*8Amp*3=288 Watts, much over the required 150Watts.

AFAIK the sense pins are not used and are just com return as well.

A relevant discussion was held here:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=67819
The consensus was that you could do 1 BFL single per 12V line because of gained efficiency of Gold standard PSU vs. power brick.  Pulls around 73W.

Hope that helps.  :)

Ah, already here :)

Could you just make them long like this so I have freedom in the future?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=67819.msg817182#msg817182

Hey bitpop,

Sure, I can make them full length for you.  If they are going to be around 6ft long I would suggest 16AWG for better efficiency.  They would also only be sleeved near the ATX connector around 1ft or so.

Sound OK?

 

Sure, so 6 units
8 pin pci-e direct into psu to 2 dc plugs

Self reminder: 5v load, switch.

So for 4 Icarus FPGA boards 1 8-pin PCIE connector should be enough. Could you build me a cable that maxes out one 8-pin PCIE plug so I have some room for future expansion. Since the dual fpga Icarus boards are no longer sold I figure I'd use  the rev3 x6500 boards instead and I also presume that those should work just fine as they switched to using 12v instead of 5v.

Hi allinvain,

The 8pin pcie cable only has 3 +12v lines.  How many FPGAs would you like to run off those 3 +12s? 
The only other thing to be aware of is the Icarus uses a 2.5/5.5mm barrel plug. Does the rev3 x6500 use a 2.1/5.5 or 2.5/5.5mm plug?

All that being said, I can easily make what you are looking for so just send me a PM with the details.  :)

Oh shoot, you're right, the x6500 uses a 2.1/5.5 connector.

Well I'd like to run 4 at the moment (4 x 20 watt). Later on I'll ask you to build a cable to power two bitforce singles.

Let me send you a PM.

I have a somewhat unrelated question that I'm hoping some of you already know the answer to. I'd like to know what the efficiency rating is on the power adapters sold with the x6500, icarus and BFL Single fpga boards. How much more efficient is it to use say a 80Plus Gold PSU versus the power bricks sold with these mining boards?

Those chinese bricks make A LOT of heat, well never actually seen the bfl ones but I'm going to guess they are only 60% efficient.

Damn that pretty bad. A good 80Plus Gold PSU should serve me well then and save a few $ in electricity costs.

I'm wondering, do you guys recommend a PSU with a single 12V rail for powering fpga boards or it doesn't matter. I saw a good deal on a Antec HCP-750 modular 80 Plus Gold PSU but it has 4 12V rails, which IMHO should still be ok as I can put each group of fpgas on a separate rail, but I just wanted to get the opinion of you folks first.

Problem with multi rail is that you arent sure how they are split up

Well, most will give you this info in the manual.

Hmm, let's see if I can find a reasonably priced 80plug gold PSU with single 12v rail...

This is pretty sweet. I'm bookmarking this now and will get back to you shortly.

No problem, I will be here.  Shoot me a PM if you have any questions.   :)

I just got $40 refund on 4 bfls to exclude power supplies. Cablez, you got 4-6 weeks, prolly 12 weeks! :)

So they will reduce price by $10 if you don't include power supply?

I wonder what they will reduce if you don't need USB cables...

I might get the power bricks anyways - might help for resale (if that day comes).

Yeah I was expecting $20 off each. I wouldn't have done it if I knew before hand it was only $10. I would rather have had the backup power supplies.

No problem bitpop, my materials have already shipped.  The only problem I have is that my brother is getting married next weekend so I won't be around........or sober.  ;D

Hey Cablez, I'm definitely interested in these, have you supplies arrived yet? I'm thinking about getting 3 or 4, would you have enough to make that many?

He just sent me 6

Hi xDGDZEx,

Yes my supplies have arrived and I am already burning through them with orders.  ;)  I can handle larger quantities so no problems.  ;D

Just shoot me a PM and we can discuss what will work best for your setup.

Regards,

Cablez

Just wanted to post and mention that my order of cables arrived.  I ordered a set with various gauges/plugs/lengths for an FPGA cluster and I am very pleased.  They are all very well made and working perfectly.  Based on this order I'd recommend this service to anyone interested.

Thanks again.  :)

Also -

PSA for anyone using power cables with 6-pin PCI-e adapter plugs on one end:

Do NOT inadvertently plug your adapter cable into an 8-pin EPS12V line on your PSU.  The keying on the molex plug is compatible so it will fit, but the polarity is REVERSED and you will potentially destroy your hardware.

I learned this the hard way.

Very good mention coretechs, I have added a warning to the original post.  Thanks.  :)

I got the cables Mr Cablez built for me yesterday and I just wanted to publicly thank him for an excellent job. If any of you are in doubt as to whether you should be dealing with him; don't :)

Thanks once again!

Thanks very much allinvain. I do what I can.  8)

I am really interested in seeing how my work looks in everyones' setups.  It really is just a shameless plug for some FPGA pr0n but hey that's the kind of guy I am.

So definitely put up some pics of your now clean FPGA rigs and make me drool. :D

Got mine too, feedback:

A++ Seller - An asset to bitcoin - quick ship 5 *****

Work in progress... :)

http://chrono.firex.org/images/cablez1.jpg
http://chrono.firex.org/images/cablez2.jpg

@coretechs - Ooohhh sexy sexy!!! :o 8)

BTW we need a drool smiley lol.

I just bought a few PCI-E to barrel cables for my X6500 boards and they are fantastic!! The quality couldn't be better! I will definitely be buying more from Cablez. Thanks bud!

Thanks bonks, I am glad I could help you out.  :D

Ordered 1 PCI-e BFL Single adapter, arrived yesterday works great, thanks!

Very professional, even though I had a very small order, I will definitely buy from you again, thanks!

Need to determine how many I need to buy...  ;D

These are gorgeous!  I will order some when I get my singles.

I see a few of these in my future...

Do you do other sizes besides the 2.5/5.5 and 2.1/5.5? I'm planning on running my BFL off a laptop with a 1.7/4.8 jack, and having it run on the same PSU would be great!

Hang on, same PSU as what? The laptop? I doubt you want to do that -  the laptop PSU is unlikely to be rated over about 60 to 90 watts, just for the laptop alone. The Single pulls a minimum of 70 watts continuously on its own.

I have to agree with rjk on this one, that does not sound like a good idea.  Perhaps you meant something else and we misunderstood?

For the record I can get 1.7/4.75mm plugs, not sure about 4.8mm OD. Have to check on that one. :)

Sorry for the confusion! I want the laptop to be powered off the same modular PSU as the BFLs. Less cords running everwhere, and it's a 4 year old laptop brick that's sure to be inefficient. When looking up the size, the jack looked to be 1.65/4.75, with most replacement tips being 1.7/4.8. Does that make any sense to you ? (kind of a noob here. you're the expert /bow)

Cablez are you still doing cables :)?

Yes I am.  I am currently having a small supply issue with my guy which makes me  >:(  but once that's sorted everything will be running smoothly again. :D

I am also in the works for a new type 16AWG cable for you BFL owners. Will post up pics when I hammer out the details and get it the way I want. Stay tuned.

finally got my bfls!! and your cables work perfectly!! thank you so much!

Hey congrats bitpop! I am glad everything is working out for you.   So how long was your wait if you don't mind me asking? :)

I think exactly 3 months lol

I ordered two cables last week and received them Saturday.  Pretty quick once he received the parts he was waiting on (not his fault). I noticed a drop of 50w. Thanks cablez!

Oh and he answered all of my newbish questions in a quick and kind manner.

Thanks very much tarrant_01, I am glad I could be of service to you.

For his part, the transaction went super smooth with no issues whatsoever. Would definitely work with you again. :)

The cable was perfect fit.

Thanks

Thanks for your business nanook7.  For everyone else the transaction went beautifully and I would work with him again. :)

I'd like to place an order. 
How many BFLs can I run with your cables?
I assume I can get 12 off of a 1200 watt psu, is that correct?

A BFL uses close to about 60 Watts IIRC, so any 800+ watt PSU could power all 12.

Thanks for the insight, but I always thought you always want to run only 80% of a load?

Depends on the PSU. I've heard a lot of people saying SeaSonics can be run @90% 24/7. It also depends on the efficiency of the PSU (a 80plus Gold will be more efficient than 80plus bronze (duh). More efficient means less wasted heat means lower temps means longer life). I guess to stay under 80% load, any 1000 or 1200 will do quite nicely.

I agree with crazyates,  if you are looking to hit the higher points on an efficiency curve then you will need more power than is drawn.

In your case infamousdutch a 1200W Gold will do just fine with some room to spare.

Bump for new pricing due to exchange rates.  Sorry for being so lazy. ;D

I am interested in buying one EPS12V and one direct to PSU PCI-E connector just as you are showing in your pictures in the first post. They are for my BFL singles. I am also intrested in buying a power switch for the PSU, preferably the on/off button in black color. Please send me an PM if this is doable, price in $ + S&H to Sweden and if you accept paypal ;).

Thanks in advance!

Man, I'm learning new things everyday... So, lemme get some things straight. I can buy a separate PSU, Order a few of these cables and they would be more efficient then the default power bricks? My plan is to get a laptop to run the Singles I have on order. In your picture on your 1st post, that On/Off switch is for the PSU?  I most definitely will be putting in an order when my singles arrive. The SC's, So it might be a bit.

These cables are for the current Gen Singles. It's unknown what kind of plug the SC Singles will use, and I believe they will have a built in PSU.

i use  a psu tester tp get the psu to turn on + monitor it

Hi dankroxel,

There are several methods for getting a PSU to turn on without the motherboard.  The switch you see is just my implementation for ease of use.

If you are going to be getting the ASIC singles we will have to wait and see what the hardware actually is but as crazyates has stated they are supposed to have a built in PSU. It really is all academic right now.

Worst case scenario is that my little service has its days numbered.   :'(

In celebration of reaching $10USD per BTC I have updated my pricing.  Rally cables!!! ;D

I would really despise managing one PSU per ASIC single and would most likely rip it out and have you build a cable.  Not to mention the added heat of whatever CHEAP Chinese transformer Butterfly would use.  I'd be happy if they could hire a thermal paste monkey and not bother with power at all.

Buy Cablez Cables. 

Do it.

Thanks for the vote of confidence miaviator.  We will just have to wait and see what BFL comes up with next.

I ordered and received some PCIe->BFL cables and a PSU switch from Cablez.  Beautiful cables, quick shipping, great customer service.

Thanks Cablez!

I confirm that panda1 has done excellent business with me with good correspondence and quick payment. Thank you again! :)

I ordered and received a second set of PCIe->BFL cables and PSU switch from Cablez.  They are great and highly recommended.

Thanks Cablez!

Hey thanks again panda1. I was glad to help out with your power distribution needs. :)

Josh states that itwill be an external PSU now.. Do you think it will be the same connection?

It is a possibility, but that will depend on how much power these new devices will require.  We will have to wait to see what BFL or the bASIC from cablepair come up with.

I am just glad that I don't have to shut down due to technology changes. :)

Another happy customer here. Two cables for 3 BFL Singles each + ATX power rocker switch.

Cablez is very professional and will work with you to get whatever cables size and length you need.

Thank you very much for your business KIDC. We have here another reliable Bitcoiner. Would definitely deal with again. :D



P.S. - There has been some confirmation that the new SC ASICs from BFL will in fact use the same plug as the current FPGA singles. This is great news for current owners of my cables.  I will not advertise that fact yet until I see what the actual power consumption of the SC single will be though.

How much for the PSU on switch? Sorry if you had already posted it, I couldn't find a definite price for it anywhere. Thanks

I am sorry for it not being clearer, it was buried in the text.  I have edited the first post and highlighted the price.  The switches of any type are 1BTC each as they are kind of a pain to make but that price does include shipping.

Thanks yet again Cablez for excellent service, goods (cables) and communication! And not to mention the shipping to Sweden is super fast! :)

No problem Xfinity, I am just here to help make the world that much prettier. ;)

It was a pleasure doing business with you. Xfinity gets a +10 from me!!!

Just want to say that Cablez is the man.  I emailed him two weeks ago, told him I had 11 singles and wanted to see about dropping the bricks.  A few emails and we struck a deal, a week goes by and he is ready to ship.  I send him coins and then about three days later the cables showed up.  Just hooked them up and ta da everything is working great.  Less heat and less power, just a win win all the way around.  Worth the coins and great job. 

Thanks again,

Thanks for the review HDSolar. I am glad I could help out. :)   The transaction was super smooth so HDSolar gets a +1 here!

With the asic stats out, are you taking orders for those?

I believe he stated earlier that he can't be completely sure until he has an asic device to test his cables on.

So far the information out from the different ASIC manufacturers looks positive in that my cables will work with them.  I am currently in no position to guarantee anything as of yet as I have no real hardware to test.

I am currently ready to take orders on cables and will do so to those that are comfortable with the information released so far.

When I know for sure I will most likely start a new thread solely for the ASIC cables.

Thanks for inquiring. :)

Cool, I hope the new single uses the same plug though.
If anyone is interested I'm selling cablez I bought here but never used.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=117500.0
Cablez, I can delete this reply if you don't like it. I apologize in advance.

Hey bitpop!  The only confirmation I have so far is that the BFL SC singles will use the 2.5/5.5mm plugs which is the same as on current gen BFL FPGA singles. This was stated by Nasser so I believe it.

Considering you were my first customer, don't worry about the cross post. :D  I hope someone picks them up from you. Just know that if you have SC singles coming those cables will work.

Oh cool, I bought 6 cables for 12 BFLs but only got 4 so I have to sell 4 cables.
I'm glad the SCs will use the same cable so the trade in will be drop in. Unless they give me great power supplies unlike their last ones.

Ah the joys of my MMQ - it has a molex on it already :)

Yeah having the cheap power supplies that came with my BFL and Icarus' are a bit annoying.

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Firstly, do your cables only take the molex (4-pin flat) inputs (single/4 or pair/8) or do they take the 4-pin/6-pin/8-pin rectangles like for the GPU's ... or do we choose?
Are the 6-pin/8-pin cables in PSU's usually powered to accept more Watts in a PSU? (I've no idea)

So ... if I wanted one for BFL singles, and one for a pair of Icarus, sent to Aus ... what would I be up for?
(and which of the 4-pin or 6-pin can I use)

Hi Kano,

My cables are fully customized to whatever specs you require. I generally stay away from the flat 4pin molex connectors as they only have a single 12v wire which is really only good for 1 mining device but if your setup demands it I can make it.  I almost exclusively use the 6/8pin PCIe or 8pin EPS12v/CPU4+4 connectors which can power 3 or 4 mining devices per cable.  They can be either an adapter type that could work with any ATX spec PSU or direct connect cables that would be specific to a modular PSU of your choosing.

In terms of durability of peripheral vs. PCIe or CPU cables, they are almost always 18AWG on production PSUs so the current limit is inherent in the wire itself. You do find on multi-rail PSUs that sometimes the peripheral rail has less amps than a GPU rail so that would be an downside to using it.

If you would like to PM me with specifics of your setup (i.e. - length, pitch, # of units powered) I would be happy to provide you with a quote. Thanks for your interest

Though it's unclear what voltage the ASIC Singles will want.  Inaba has said the ASIC singles will ship with a 13V power brick rather than 12V, but that they should also work with a 12V supply.  Which seems a bit of an odd state of affairs.

https://forums.butterflylabs.com/showthread.php/116-Trade-Ins-Notice-of-sending-back-FPGA-Singles?p=2283&viewfull=1#post2283

My guess is that the voltage regulators on the SC units have the ability to work with varied input voltages.

I was surprised that BFL chose to go to 14V for power, I guess that is one way to show reduced wattage. ;D :P

Shitty bfl 13v = 11v under load. High end 12v psu = 12v dead stable

My electronics knowledge is probably a couple of decades out-of-date, but surely a traditional voltage regulator would be less power-efficient under over-voltage conditions (i.e. same current draw, but greater voltage drop across the regulator)?

That wouldn't apply to a DC-DC converter, of couse (and the chips obviously don't run on anything near 12V so presumably there's a DC-DC converter in there) but any reason why it'd be more power efficient at 13V or 14V than at 12V?  I'd expect it to be about the same.

BTW, where does 14V come from - not seen mention of BFL products being 14V before.

roy

ETA: I agree, though, that it's possible that their bricks have poor regulation, and although 13V nominal are really 12V under load.

I had read from Inaba on the BFL forums that the new SC units sere to run off of 14V.

Has that changed? I haven't been there in a bit.

As for efficiency I think you are pretty close, there shouldn't be too much difference between the two voltages but only time will tell.

I want to power 4 bAsic 54Gh/s. How would you built cables to power them.  Let's suppose we know for sure each board can be powered with 100w.
Would you use one 8-pin PCIE connector per bAsic?
Can one 8-pin PCIE connector power more than one bAsic?

Here is my PSU mechanical drawing http://www.ocztechnology.com/manuals/psu/OCZ-Z850M.PDF


thanks

Considering we have only hints at what the power draw will be I will leave this here as 'the safe method' so far. 

Looking at the specs of your PSU, you have twelve 12v lines coming out of the four modular 8pin PCIe connectors. Theoretically that means we could power 12 separate bASIC devices, but as your 850W PSU can only support 8 devices or less that # will have to do.

As for the cable itself I would suggest 16AWG as that would give us less voltage drop and be able to handle that kind of power for the most likely 6ft runs or more as they would probably be.

I would also make them direct to PSU cables so that we could remove any unnecessary 18AWG wire from between the power source and the bASIC and have less risk of burning. (at least until its tested thoroughly)

With that said I could build cables for you that contain up to 3 bASIC plugs each and connect directly to the PSU which should be the safe way at least until I can test other configurations out here.

Please PM me if you are still interested and thanks for the questions. :)

Just wanted to leave some feedback here for Cablez.  I got my four cables and 24pin switch in the mail today and they are exactly what I was hoping for.  I wanted to replace the 10 power bricks I have for my BFL Singles with a high efficiency atx power supply and get rid of the mess.  These cables look great and they perform awesome!  Thanks again Cablez and if anyone else is on the fence consider this a glowing recommendation.

Thanks very much for the kudos benny32, I am glad the cables are working well for you.

I just want to post that the transaction was quick and flawless on benny's side as well. +1 trader!!

if we buy the psu's from bASIC's website would we need custom cables?

bASIC's will accept the flat 4-pin molex that comes off (almost) every PSU - so no.

I will add one caveat to this statement: considering the bASIC draws up to 120W (for now) I would not load a molex peripheral chain with multiple devices. The 18AWG wire is really not rated for more than 15A.

In this case you would need custom cables.

what do u mean by peripheral chain?   i could guess but i want to know exactly what u mean.

Typically an ATX PSU will chain together 2 to 3 4pin molexes all on one cable with the intent to power several hard drives. They are all using the same 18AWG 12V wire to do this.

If you were to chain several bASIC devices this way you would overload that 18AWG wire and have a burned wire because the max is 15A or 1.5 bASIC devices.

A custom cable that takes this into account can be built to safely power multiple devices by using multiple source wires. I hope that this explanation makes it clearer, if not please ask more. :) 

I just had a single power brick die and figured this would be a perfect time to order some cables from you. What cable would you suggest to power 4 BFL singles? Also would these be able to power BFL Single SC ASICs when they come out? Can they plug in via molex? The computer also has GPUs running on it so I am not sure what other free connections it has besides molex (not at home atm to check)

Hey Morblias, 

Bad luck with that power brick.  I would be happy to set you up with cables for you power needs. In answer to your questions: Depending on what connectors you have free on your PSU we can do 4 singles with 1 or 2 cables. The BFL SC singles are in the same power envelope as the current gen singles and also uses the same connector so a cable purchased now can be re-used. The BFL single only uses a 2.5mmID/5.5mmOD coaxial plug (DC barrel jack) for power so that is all we can work with.

When you have time to check your PSU send me a PM and we can set something up. Thanks for your interest. :)

I'd like to know too,so I'll be wanting to know the outcome of this,please  ;)

I'll post the specs for the PSU I intend to use a little later.

I had a free CPU 4 pin plug in that will be used for 2 barrel connectors and also a GPU 6 pin for 3 barrel connectors. 5 Should be enough for now :)

FYI:  Cablez delivers high quality products.  I have placed several orders with him and have never been disappointed.   

Thank you for the vote of confidence.  I will say that my dealings with infamousdutch have gone super smooth and he has been very reputable. :)

I would like a cable made a couple actually. I have a BFL Single and would like to plug it in to a Seasonic X750 PSU. Also I would like a individually wraped main power and EPS12V power cable. Let me know if you would consider making these.

Sure, I would be happy to help you out.  Please PM me and we can discuss specifics.

Another successful order with Cablez completed.  Thanks Cablez!

Thank you as well.  panda1 gets another +1 from me. :)

EDIT: 3-28-2013   It has been one year since I started selling my cables here to help the FPGA mining community and I just wanted to say thank you for keeping this endeavor going. I always new it was a niche project but it was fun and allowed me to positively occupy my time.    Thank you guys again.

Because of current BTC pricing I will no longer list my prices as they become irrelevant too quickly. Just PM me for a quote.

And thank you as well Cablez! Your cables are extremely well made and save me from running power strip into power strip into another power strip into wall outlet! ;D

Very nice

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.

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!

If you have my 18AWG cables then we really need to see what the final power numbers from BFL are. There is a lot of talk that they will ship more units at lower chip counts and power. This should be satisfactory up to 10amps which will be over the maximum for the minifit jr connectors on my cable and the PSU. Very short runs of 18awg out in the open so there is some cooling should be able to go to 14amps and be still within spec. It is not my comfort zone but the handbook does say it can work.

16AWG wire can go upto almost 20amps safely in short runs and out in the open. The problem still lies with the minifit connectors though, as with 16AWG they can do a max of 11Amps. Your last statement is correct by the way.  :)

Let us just be patient and see what the final delivered specs for the BFL singles will be. I can help you more when all the question marks are gone.  :)

Sounds good, thanks!

Awesome cables Cablez!!!!!!!!! Thank you very much!!!!!!! Fast shipping & fantastic craftsmanship!!!!!!!!!

FYI the BFL FPGA cable works fine with the BFL SC Jalapeno (I'm only using 32W on my Jalapeno)

It is good to know my original cables still have a use in this ASIC world. Thank you Jalapenos! ;D

Originally they were also intended for the SC singles but it looks like that ship has sailed.

I have been using two cables (three barrel plugs each) to power 6 BFL FPGA units for about two weeks now, and everything is working perfectly. Where these 6 units are located, sometimes the power is not clean, so switching over to a PSU and Chris' cables have given the units consistent, clean power and may have even contributed to helping one of the units get over its incessant throttling. I have tried to fix that throttling with everything I could think of, including upgrading the internal fans (it runs the coolest temps of the group), but couldn't get it to behave until I hooked it up to the PSU with Chris' cable. Problem solved. Thanks Chris, for a quality product.

Hey whitefeather.  I am glad that my cables are working out well for you in your setup.  Happy Mining! ;D

Just wanted to say if you want quality service and quality cables, Chris is the guy to go to!

I realized i made a mistake with the type of plug i wanted after Chris already made the cable, and he had no problem fixing my mistake for FREE!

all around good service, and nice guy!

https://i.imgur.com/KAI4bXiI.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hzh4bbCe.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/NtUn45cj.jpg

Nice clean setup chanberg, that's what I like to see. :D  Well done!

Would your cables work for the BFL Singles coming out ?

My cables will only work for the BFL FPGAs and SC Jalapeno units currently.  The SC Little Single and 'Big' Single will use 6pin PCIe connectors instead of a dc coaxial plug as they draw too much power now.

Originally my plan was to do the whole BFL lineup in addition to other FPGAs but that plan has fallen through.

Thanks for hooking me up with cables for my submerged Jally tank Cablez :)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21007398/Cables.jpg

No problem pluMmet.  I cannot wait to see your Jally tank in action. :D

Oooh I am VERY interested in that.  :o :o

Cablez, if you are willing to do special orders, I would be interested in a cable.

I would like you to start with one of your switches like this:
http://imgur.com/HmYgX.jpg

But, in addition to the switch, I would like you to use the available 5V lines to give me as many 5V 3.5mm plugs as possible (up to 10).  Each plug needs to be capable of 3 amps.

I need about 8 feet before the first connector and at least 3 inches between the plugs.  If you can do something like this, pm me a quote.

RIP BFL Jalapeno. GL getting a refund/replacement.

You have mail.

I could use two more of the ATX power switches as well. I prefer the ones with the plastic rocker switch not the metal whatever type switch you call that :)

I am on it. Will get in touch.

Thanks Cablez!

Cable looks great. Plugs volt tested fine. Now I wait for my Jally's to arrive....

I am glad I could help.  Thank you for your business.  +1 for pyrite.

I just wanted to show off this little number for Corsair AX1200 PSUs.  Its downright tiny and no need for the big 24pin cable!

https://i.imgur.com/lcFaIF0.jpg

Just received my PSU switch, awesome quality Chris! thanks again

Danny

https://i.imgur.com/PNb94r0h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/VioIiw4L.jpg

going to get 4x jalapeños.

  I have  a few psu's in mind what do your cables  run  for. you can send a pm

i need one power supply for jalopeno.

FYI it's the same as for the BFL FPGA Single

Cablez I am in need of a power cable for 3 Jallys. I would like for it to plug into a Corsair HX850 if possible. 16" from PSU plug to first barrel and 8" between each barrel. Thanks

As kano has stated the Jalapeno could be run from a BFL FPGA single power brick. It also comes with its own power brick from BFL directly.

I can only make custom power cables that would go from an ATX PSU to a Jalapeno. I do not provide that actual hardware, sorry. :)

I can make you a direct to PSU cable that will power 3 Jalapenos. Sending PM.

Hi Cablez

I would like to order a connector for my 3 jallys please.  2 foot main cable and maybe 12" on each barrel connector. 

Thanks

Thanks for your interest. PM sent.  :)

i just pm you cablez

i just got my self a 7GH jalapeno and would like to use the current PSU that is in a pc right now. Can i simply just plug a female pcie adapter in to the cable in the computer now and run the 7GH off it with out a problem ?
i plan on running the 7GH in side of a computer in the case.

Hey winter. PM sent. :)

just did a order with cablez , he is a great person fast to reply and gets right to the point. pm him saturday by monday he already built the cable and ready to ship
I will post back once i get the cable but by the pictures of it looks great :)
Great to see a good person in the btc world that like to help others

I want to say. I got the cable today :) I was at work when i got it so I could not install it and test but I will tomorrow afternoon once I get to work :)
Cablez is a great person fast on making the cable and fast on shipping the cable
paid 8/13 got it 8/19

+1 Cablez is very good at what he does :)

like i said i would update when i tested the cable out. works with out a problem :) now my BFL is stored inside a PC case with no wires coming out the back. Looks like nothing different from a normal pc :)
A+ for the man with the name CABLEZ

Thats why his mom named him cablez

Could you post some pics for me? I'd love to see what you've done...

Thanks

Hi!

Same here as winter's case above. Got myself two Jalapenos that I would like to install inside of my PC. Therefore, I'm interested in two of the 6-pin connector to two barrel plugs adapter.

The cable shown in the middle on the pictures in the beginning of the post looks good to me. Can you please send me a quote for 2 such cables?

Do you ship worldwide?

PM sent.

Hi there guys, Cablez,

I have yet to receive my jally for which Cablez made me a 3 barrel connector psu adapter and psu switch.  I would like to ask what polarity the connectors at set at? 

The reason I ask is because i have two technobit bitfury boards on the way that use the same connector, and I'd like to check if the cable I have would be able to power them also. The + on the center and - on the outside is what would be needed.

Thnak you in advance. :)

The cables I make for Jalapenos provide +12V on a center(+ve) 2.5mmx5.5mm DC power plug.  If the technobit boards can accept connections with those specs then it should work just fine.  Do a check for loose fitment first.

Added a new cable for you guys with Raspberry Pi's.  5V molex lead to micro B USB.

https://i.imgur.com/a6zpLDD.jpg

nice!

I'd like a cable to provide 12V 5A from a standard Molex (i.e. 8981 series) connector to a 2.1 mm barrel connector (- on the outside, + on the inside), but I'd like it to have an inline 5A fuse.  Yeah, I know the fuse is probably unnecessary, but humour me - it just makes me more comfortable to include a fuse when I'm replacing a 60W brick with a 1000W ATX PSU.

Are you able to make this up for me?  I'd probably buy two so I have a spare for future expansion.

(This is for powering an Anker USB hub, BTW)

roy

Hey Roy,

It is certainly doable to add an inline fuse to the power cable. It would be the first time I have had to do something like this for 5v though. ;D
I will PM you with the details of the holder/fuse I find.

Not 5V.  12V.   So I guess the hub must have a DC-DC converter (or the brick is mislabelled?).

I'll check with a meter but I'm assuming the brick is correct.

roy

EDIT: Re fuse, either 20mm or 1 1/4" is fine.

Bought another cable from cablez and worked out again 100% smooth as butter :)
thanks again you rock

I am glad I could help and make your setup that much nicer.  ;D

Hi, heard you was the goto guy for this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=298826.msg3382245#msg3382245

I can help you with that, for sure.  I will reply in that thread with my thoughts.

This is my favorite PSU  ;D

Thanks Cablez!  Received my 2 5V molex lead to micro B USB cables, 2 cables for the BFL jalas and power switch.  All work perfectly.  Great job!

Hopefully you are still making cables :)

Hi, I'd like 4 PCI-e Y cables 40cm i.e. from 1 barrel to 2 plugs
(and make sure both ends of the Y are 40cm - don't skimp on making one of each pair shorter like last time)

And more: 4 PCI-e cables from barrel to just crimped pins on the other end - 40cm again - so I can extend a PCI-e cable and plug it into these sort of connectors - the left hand side I mean of course: http://www.automatedshadestore.com/shop/avactis-images/4-Wire-Connector.png
They need to handle at least 100W (12V 8.333A) per wire - is that what your standard cables handle?

6 pins for all cables ... unless it's possible to do a barrel that can handle both 6 and 8? If so then 8 would be better of course.
If you can do an 8 - then let me know the cost difference between 6 and 8 so I can decide.

Now for an optional tricky cable (2 of them):
Can you make an OCZ 1250 modular PSU PCI-e cable? The catch of course is the connector that plugs into the PSU since each PSU company seems to have their own shape/pattern. These would be 8 pins with the non-PSU end of the plug being a split 8/6 plug like the OCZ ones.

And lastly - I ordered 2 arctic fans from amazon the other day and they got here in only 3 days over a weekend (Australia) - can you do that also?

Let me know how much that all adds up to in BTC and how quickly I can get them :)

Hmm - no reply.
Oh well I guess that means he doesn't make them any more.
ebay time I guess :(

Easy son,  Its thanksgiving here and I am AFK.  I still do custom orders and will happily take a look at your request.  I just ask you please be patient until I return home on the weekend and I will get back to you.

Oh a holiday today 28th - OK - I'm on the other side of the planet - no holidays here :)
I've ended up making a bunch of cables after my (2nd) OCZ 1250 arrived yesterday coz I prefer 180GH/s not to go idle or run hot in the wires :P
Yeah the original comment a few days ago about a quick turn around was there for a reason.

Anyway I found someone local who sells BitFenix cables so problem solved since dismantling them isn't hard.

Happy holidays!

I am glad that you found a solution for your power needs kano.  If you still require anything else let me know.


Happy holidays to you as well bitpop! 

How much for 5 of these shipped to Aus?
No hurry whatsoever.

PM'd you.

Cablez,

PM sent regarding some Jalapeño cables wanted for a Corsair AX1200i along with a power switch...

Hey jurnaza,

I have received your PM.  I apologize for being tardy but I was selling some mining equipment and instantly had 3 pages of PMs.  I will answer yours right now.

I seem to have a pile of AX1200 to BFL FPGA cables.  If anyone needs them...

Cablez I PMed you with all the info you asked for last night.
I hope to hear back soon. I know it may take a little time.
Thank You for your help!

Hi Askit2,  I have returned your PM.

Cablez check this out https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=379677.new;topicseen#new

That is actually really cool and about time I would say.  Thanks for the link!

Become a reseller I'll need some

bought a couple cables from cablez. arrived just as described and are awesome. deff will buy again.

You got a picture down Cablez  ;)

Thanks for the heads up Unacceptable.  Hmm... the link still looks good and the pic is still there.  I wonder why it says invalid image.  Is this just a glitch with the forum?

Maybe its handicapped  :D 

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/invalid

Oh you............ ;D

Wow I never knew that was the real definition

Hello, I am interested in buying
3x adapter for the power supply instead of using a jumper wire
Are you able to help me with this? If so, how much would it be? Thanks!

PM'd  Thanks for your interest.

PMd about AX1200 plugs.

Replied.

pmed!

Replied.

You are featured in my guide: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=494625.0

Keep up the quality craftmanship!

I see that now as I was blindsided last night with renewed interest.  Thank you for that.  :)

Pmed about the 12V 2.5/5.5mm DC plug prices. They look like good quality cables as well.

PM'ed too need ...

some octopus cables with 2.1 or 2.5 - 5.5mm plugs ... around 1 meter ... preferably 10 at one connection ... ^^

...

Hello and Welcome Gridseed miners!


This recent popularity in my work due to these interesting devices has in two days already surpassed my capacity to efficiently complete orders.

This stems from two distinct aspects, (1) the gridseed device has effectively two different running modes that have vastly different power thresholds (10W vs. 65W) and (2) the custom nature of my work yields orders that are just variations of each other but with slightly different measurements.  The power issue means that I cannot make very 'dense' cables of up to 20 units per PCIe connector because if they are run in dual mode a fire will ensue. The second point is more easily dealt with by standardizing gridseed cables.

Instead of just turning tail and hiding I want to engage the mining community by developing a 'standard cable' for gridseed's that will ease manufacturing and allow me to efficiently get these products into your hands. Custom orders could still be done but will have an extended queue while I work to create as many standard cables as possible.

So my thoughts on this are to basically have a single cable type with set measurements and connectors. My first draft of this would be a PCIe adapter with three plugs around 3ft in length with a 6in pitch (distance between plugs). The PCIe connector will be male so it has the most compatibility with ATX PSUs and the DC plugs will be 2.5mmID x 5.5mmOD. There has been some discussion that 2.1mmID plugs fit but since I do not have a device handy I cannot verify.

I would like to solicit comments on my proposal and draft cable from you the miners. Does this sound like something you can get behind in helping me help you? Please leave your comments and let's get this finalized so that I can start churning out these cables and get these orders done. Thanks

I will post any later updates in this message.

Thx, for your engagment ...

concerning the plug I would use 2.5-5.5mm as it seems to be the official one, I'm using both type 2.1 and 2.5 successfully ...

how many cables can be fit in a standard psu? .... I think around 6 so this will leave us with 6 * 3 connections .... 18 ...

Either we get a way to connect more of those cable to one psu or ... we would have to over buy psu's ...

I would suggest at least a 5 plug cable ... as standard

a standard 650Watt PSU could easily hold 40 miners .... powered for scrypt mining ...

in maybee 2 weeks it will be 99% that only run scrypt ...

I would propose a fused line that could hold 10 cables per lead and would blow the fuses if used in dual mode.

Also if you make 3 per lead people can ASSUME THEIR OWN RISKS and use: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=2.5mm%20barrel%20splitter

A 2.5 barrel multiplier to power 10 per PCI-E lead

It wouldn't hurt to prep a bunch of molex to single device plugs as well for the cheap cheap PSU's.

Thanks for the thoughts gents. Let me think on them and see if I can design something that can work with the dual power nature of these devices.

I do agree that BTC mining is limited with these units but all I need is someone who gives dual mining a try not thinking and causes a fire. That doesn't sit well in my stomach. I like the fuse idea but let me see if it is realistic and doesn't add too much to the cost.

Keep the ideas coming. :)


EDIT:  I see a lot of interest with the gridseed cases from Spotswood. Should I favor having cables with runs of 5 plugs so that will fit well with his case? I would think so as 20 miners would only need 1 or 2 PCIe connections. What do you guys think?

Are you sure 3 leads isnt too many?  I thought 8 pin PCIe was 150 watts max.  3 X 60 is 180.  Seems like 2 per pcie lead, is optimal if you want to run dual mode.

It really depends what mode you are running in. For scrypt only mode 3 plugs is actually way underpowered as you can get just about 20 devices @10W on a single PCIe cable.

The 18AWG wire can handle 10A and the minifit pins/housings are rated for 9A. Theoretically you can pull 9Ax12V=108W per wire pair. I would not push it that far but safely getting 80W per wire pair has been done ad infinum by miners. This gives 80W*3pairs=240W per PCIe cable.

Those numbers from the PCIe spec are really safe and are meant to protect the graphics card and motherboard which we will not be using in this instance.

Maybe you can produce to 2 types of cables:

1. Dual-mode cable, 1 pcie split to 3 coaxial plug

2. scrypt-mode cable, 1 pcie may split to more than coaxial plugs since scrypt mode draws 7w only for a single device.


I have 20 gs miners and find the GS PSU from China unsafe, I would like to order some scrypt-mode cable and use regular PC PSU.

I think you should make your designs based on scrypt mode only... Gridseeds are vary unstable in dual mode, and most miners are only using scrypt mode anyway

I agree focus on scrypt only mode as far as your pwer load concerns I think using them to dual mine will be pointless in about 30 days anyway. TO bad we cant get them to just run off a USB cable in scrypt only mode the power draw is so low and the fan probably draws most of it and in scrypt mode these things dont even get warm

I like the idea that miaviator had with an in-line fuse simply for protection for use with a scrypt-only cables.  It would be nice to have a separate cable at 5V to power a few USB hubs as well.
I understand that it would get very time consuming to have custom cables for everyone so I support whatever decision you come up with. I had originally thought I would use dual-mode for a little while but have changed my mind on that.

Ideally I would like to power 20 devices in scrypt only mode plus a few usb hubs at 5v per power supply.  As per our previous PM conversation I am ready to order cables to power 40 units whenever yo start production of these.

Edit: Just thinking out of the box, for SCRYPT ONLY I wonder if a cctv power distribution box would work 12V and 1A per channel. At $43 to power 9 devices would be very economical.
http://www.videosecu.com/9-channel-12v-dc-distributed-power-supply-box-pwd91sm/

I too will be looking to initially power about 20 Gridseed miners, 2 controllers and 2 USB hubs. Scrypt only with some type of safety against an accidental dual mode setup would be ideal.

Would like to use a Corsair AX series modular power supply with the cables plugged directly into the power supply.

I think 10 units per PCIe cable should be considered. I believe this would allow me to run 80 Gridseed miners off an AX1200 using less than 800W for the miners?

Very interested in cables to match up with spotswoods cases.

My preference would be (just to throw it out there) 5 or 10 coaxial plugs per PCIE with spacing as per the spots wood design (scrypt only!)

I would also buy a double headed 5v coaxial for the two USB hubs required for each set of 20 miners. I would also buy a micro USB 5v cable for the TP link controller device.

Then all the components needed for a set of 20 miners and accessories could run from one ATX PSU - PERFECTO!

My preference is 15-18 leads per PCI-E cable, and scrypt only.  I would not run these in dual mode.  Having an inline fuse would be useful in case of mistakenly enabling dual mining mode.

As for length, I'd go up to 1 meter for flexibility. With a single cable going from 20cm and scaling up in groups of 2s or 4s to 100cm.

I'm ready to purchase enough for 50 miners right away, and likely for another 100+ miners in the near future.

I would be statisfied with a gridseed cable with 5-10 plugs ... 1 m size.

... need at least 10-20 of them ...

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the input, it is appreciated.  I currently have two designs that I am refining right now and am also recruiting some local help to get this done.

The first design is a simple 5 RA DC plug cable going to a single PCIe connector. I have to work out the the exact length and pitch needed for some flexibility in miner position. If anyone has some measurements on how long 5 miners are end to end 'a la Spotswood' please post it here. Also, if you could measure the power plug distance that would be helpful as well. Thanks.

The other design is a modular type cable that could have up to 15 plugs per PCIe connector. So far I am having trouble sourcing heavy duty parts for this but I am on it. The nice part about this design is if I can make it one would only need to purchase the PCIe adapter and up to 3 'splitters' depending on how many miners they have. This way I can have single plugs for dual miners and up to 5 plugs for scrypt ones all from a single PCIe wire pair.

What do you guys think about these ideas? I will try to put up basic drawings later to give a feel for the designs but right now I must get back to work. Later

 

Very very interesting idear ... looking forward to it ...

I would love 15 plugs per PCIe connector!
Only scrypt mining anyway.

I wish to buy also this kind of cable X 10 from ATX PSU to Gridseed unit. Shoud I PM or how this works best?
( QTY 4 PSU Modular or PCI-E to 3 barrel plug cables. )

I would be interested in enough cables for 20 Gridseed's in scrypt mode only.

Sounds awesome, a complete kit with powercable for TP-Link/Rasp Pi-Controller, Powercables for those Gridseed miners & Power supply to an USB Hub. I think that's what we need.

I've been thinking about this and might have a solution(might be completely off as well).

If I understand this correctly you can pull the power for 5 dual gridseed miners or 15 scrypt gridseed miners off one PCIe port.

Why not take the simple route: create a cable for 5 dual miners and offer up extension cords of 3 plugs to make these work for scrypt miners. Give these clear names like: "gridseed power cord" and "gridseed SCRYPT extension". I think this should make this relatively idiot proof.

You might also be able to make a complete package(this is written without knowledge of the power usage for the hub and controller):
"gridseed power cord" with 4 dual miner plugs and added wires for the usb hub and controller.
"gridseed SCRYPT extension" with plugs for 4 gridseed devices.
maybe a power button/cable/whatever to turn on the PSU?

edit: To make this more modular you might be able to just go with the 5 plug power cord and offer extensions cords for controllers and usb hubs.
also: if people start daisychaining these extension cords and something blows up/burns I would think this is on them. You have tried to protect them (with the names)and they chose to ignore you

slightly different idea:
Default package:
"gridseed power cord" with 5 plugs that do not fit the gridseeds.
"gridseed dual mining plugs" converts unusable plug into dual miner plug

Optional extras/replacements for convertor plugs
"gridseed SCRYPT extension" with plugs for 3 or 4 gridseed devices.
"gridseed hub and controller extension" name says everything.(this could have different parts depending on the customers order/hardware)
power button to turn on the PSU

@ADutchGamer - you read my mind. :)  Here is my modular cable design for ATX powering of gridseed miners.

Link: https://i.imgur.com/tw621Q4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/tw621Q4.jpg

You can see from the design that this setup allows for dual mode miners to run safely with only 3 plugs per PCIe and allows for expansion of up to 15 plugs for scrypt miners on a single PCIe connector from the PSU. It also works well for those with 10 units as it leaves a single plug free to power a 12V usb hub if needed.

I have pretty much finalized the design except for the actual lengths needed. I could really use some help on that from anyone who has these units. I need to know approximately how long 5 units are end to end similar to how they would be in a spotswood case and also how far apart the individual plugs on the units are (pitch).

I have been pointed to a manufacturing house and will be getting a quote in to them as soon as the BOM, final measurements and order tally are finished. Once that is done I should get the prototype for testing from them and have pricing for you guys. If you haven't already drop a message here or in PM about how many devices you will be powering so I can determine what size order to put in, thanks.


If you have any comments or questions please feel free.

And ........

http://s24.postimg.org/v9k8a4aad/P1010040.jpg

Looks awesome Cablez. Can't wait to grab some of these.

And finally:-



http://s28.postimg.org/g2q8ka2wt/P1010043.jpg


Not sue if that guy is runing with or without the fans, but it should give you something to work with.....

I agree with incognitoworker. I plan on getting into scrypt mining with these and would like to see 12 miners per pcie plug. Please let me know if this will happen as well. I will keep watching the thread for updates.

Thanks very much Mudflap, that is just what I needed. :)   I will tweak the final measurements a bit and issue a quote request with the manufacturer. Stay tuned.

Glad to be of help, don't forget my name when I order!!!!  :P

Haha yeah and I will not discuss the things I saw there last night :P

I will probably be ordering these for at least 20 gridseeds so I'm curious about the (estimated)cost of sending these to the netherlands. (maybe make a list in the OP with estimations?)

As soon I as hear back from the my initiated quotes I will let you know what ball park we are in.

I would like to order enough for 60 miners in Scrypt mode (Just to help you gauge interest for BOM quantities)

I'm interested in 8 PCI-E to barrel modular cables.  Any idea on ETA after ordering?


Thanks

Just a rough estimation would be around 150 or so, based on scanning through the post. Hell, between myself, wasubii, and ADutchGamer there is 100 cables. You got some work ahead of you Cablez. Good luck!

Put me down for 10 scrypt only connections.

Approx 12-inches from the PSU to the front miner.

http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww153/Spotswood_/Gridseed%20Case/GridseedservercaseV2B_zps13c50e12.jpg (http://s715.photobucket.com/user/Spotswood_/media/Gridseed%20Case/GridseedservercaseV2B_zps13c50e12.jpg.html)

I am down for enough to power 30 gridseed units using spotswoods most recent design posting

Just throwing this out. Planning a multi level case to be used in a 4-post 19" server rack.

The first level will be the accessory section with stackable Gridseed levels. Haven't decided on 20 or 24 per Gridseed level.

Thanks for all the responses everyone.  As soon as I hear something back I will let you all know.

Thanks for the measurements Spotswood. I left a bit of extra on the cables for those that will have their own setups but i really like your compact design. And with 200W ish a shelf, that is easily dealt with.

@Cartman - That is another nice layout.  I would like to mention two things if you were to use the cables I am trying to build. The first is that your vertical side to side spacing might be a bit generous for the miners as the cable legs are specified at 14in/355mm per which gives a furthest end to end of about 20in/508mm for the five plug cable. Secondly, the wire cutouts for a cable design like this one would favor a central exit point to go between levels as its basically five equal legs joined in the center. No criticisms, just some thoughts.

edit *

Thanks...my original thought was to design with the 11PWR002-360W power supply in mind but looking at the sketch you drew up of the modular cables I can see what you mean.

@Cablez  Looking to power 20 gridseed miners on scrypt only mode.  Any ETA when on these?

Found this from liteningasic on the board. They are providing them for free on new and old orders from them. They look rather long. 3 plugs per PCIe.

Cablez, would rather buy from you...just thought you should know. I asked them for a cost but I don't know if they will sell them separate.

https://i.imgur.com/4q9QAym.jpg

they do 3 plugs ... one cable is around 8$

I have seen their offering and agree it is the safe option as their clientele could dual mode mine as well and three plugs would be the maximum per PCIe.  This is why I went the modular route so miners could decide which way they want to go and the cabling solution would be ready for either.

I have refined some points with the manf. house and am awaiting a final quote. I hopefully should hear something today.

I would like to put in a request for a Molex connector option. I have some old PSU's sitting around that would be perfect for scrypt only mining with a raspberry pi.

Cablez, are you planning to have strait or right angle plugs on the x5 extensions?

Current design is for straight plugs and I also altered them for 2.1mmID as well for a more snug fit as per the discussions around the gridseed threads.

Any idea when these will be available to purchase? (The ATX Gridseed cables)

These like the ones grid seed gives with orders now??  ATX female --> barrel plug??

I have quotes outstanding with two places currently and I hope to hear back from them both soon. The bad part is they only work M-F.


The base cable is similar as it is 3 barrel plugs per PCIe which is safe for dual mode mining and it looks to be much shorter for less cable mess. :)  For those that are scrypt mode mining, I have designed the extensions that can safely add up to 15 miners (in groups of 5) per PCIe. Therein lies the difference.

 ** forming an orderly queue for this cable ** - hope those pictures helped Cablez

PS. anyone have a top choice of PSU/recommendations, just read over on the Gridseed post a 30W saving on using a Platinum PSU over the supplied PSU!. Any advice appreciated.

Could I just hack off the ends of a PCIE extenstion cable like this:

https://i.imgur.com/m9FqSF4.jpg

And plug the bare wires into barrel plug adapters like this?

https://i.imgur.com/UGoL9x3.jpg

Basically, inserting one yellow and one black wire into the back of each barrel plug?

@purp - yes, that will do in a pinch. Just be sure that the yellow wire goes to the center part of the plug. The devices require center positive, ground ring plugs. Also, you will max out at 3 plugs per PCIe extender.

@cablez thanks for the info. So the yellow wire connects to the +, and the black to - ?

Yes that is correct.

It is a matter of cost vs efficiency. Assuming the miners take 60 watts, using 90 watts to run the miners is a 67% efficient PSU. If you use a 90% efficient PSU (platinum), then it would only take 67 watts. 90% efficient PSU will cost more than a 67% efficient PSU. What is it worth to you to save 23 watts? At 1/2 Kwh/day at 15 cents per kwh, that is $27 per year. A cheap PSU costs $20. A Platinum PSU costs $80.

I would go for a 80 plus gold psu, and get the lowest wattage you can while still leaving 20-25% of headroom.  Those psu that come with a majority of the units are junk and inefficient.  Atx power supplies are readily available anywhere and IMO are better because they at least have guidelines to adhere to (ATX v2.2 or 2.3).  Plus they are way quieter than the brick PSUs.

tagged, will be watching for these gridseed cables. gonna need some of them real soon  :)

Any luck on the wholesale prices @cablez?  ;D ;D

The suspense is killing me!!! Not really, but I am excited to have a normal set of cables for my units. Already sick of looking at the hack job I did to get 20 units running.

Well I found out today why there has been slow going with the quote requests.  It seems that one of the parts in the cable assembly has been hard to source large numbers of so they have been trying to find more.
As soon as all the parts can be sourced in quantity we can progress with this endeavor.  I apologize for this delay as its partly my fault for using heavier duty components which I did not think would be this difficult to come by.

I will keep you updated when I know more. Thanks for your patience.

No worries man. I appreciate all your effort!!

I might be on board for some gridseed power cables.

Same here.. looking for a bunch of these ASAP

Just wanted to post to say i still want to buy these. And to give you some idea of the demand, i need to power 60 miners in scrypt only

Also have interest here.  Have 10 for now, 50 more in a few weeks.

can someone please answer this question for me...

so assume my psu has 4 PCEI connections and each connection with Cablez cable can only power 3 gridseeds and I have over 20 gridseeds - how do I power the other gridseeds once I've passed 12 - lots of power just going to waste.

You trying to do scrypt, btc, or both? Using scrypt only I wired 7 each on 2 PCIe cables and 6 on 1. 

Can you show pictures please of the wires you made fully laid out. I bought the barrel connectors and I got 8 pin pcie connectors but idk how the end product should look

U have PM

Cablez I have a lepa 1600watt supply and I noticed the cables that you design doesnt seem to be able to fit in my psu. Do I have to buy a different psu to use your cables or get some sort of adapter? Heres how the back of my psu looks.
https://i.imgur.com/z7enSAA.jpg?1

Here are the base type cables that I currently make:
https://i.imgur.com/jZD6q.jpg
These cables are 32" long with 2.5/5.5mm center +ve barrel plugs at a pitch of 8" for BFL single spacing.
https://i.imgur.com/rum7X.jpg
For my needs I have used an EPS12V and a direct to PSU PCIE connector (for simpler cable management).


I can easily change the: pitch -> distance between barrel plugs
                                 connector type -> EPS12V, PCIE, 4 pin CPU, even direct to PSU connections (with a properly supplied pinout)
                                 length -> depending on your application
                                 wire thickness -> 18AWG is standard but also have 16AWG for longer runs or BFLs
                                 sleeving -> I find it aids in cable management (buyers choice)

Your psu should have PCI-E cables that plug into the PSU. Cablez's cable should be the female side the your PSU cable plugs into.

ok so basically im just going to plug my 6+2-pin PCI-Express connectors into his cable? Thanks man this is starting to make sense now lol

I would plug my female connector into his male connector right?
https://i.imgur.com/Mx764XJ.jpg?1

The other way around. Your PSU provides the male connector since it would be surrounded by the other side.

Your picture is the male connectors. Note: Since the connector is in the PCI-E 6+2 configuration, each yellow wire is capable of supplying 50 watts.

LOL - it's kind of like osmosis - the more you look at the stuff  the more it makes sense, but the great help that everyone around here provides...

at least it's been that way for me.

I ordered some splitters from startech to split the 6 pin pcsi connector off my Corsair Gold AX1200 and I'll splice the butt connectors that are coming with my gridseeds.

[Cablez, sent you a PM as well]

Currently I'm doing a hack job to just get the 10 gridseeds running off CX600 (2x PCIe and 4x molex).

I'll be interested in getting:

a) 2x PCIe to 3 barrel plugs (just to have option to run both SHA or combined mode with a bigger psu)
b) 2x PCIe to 5 barrel plugs (for just scrypt)
c) 4x molex to 2 barrel plugs (for just scrypt)

Cablez,

   Also PMed.  Looking for the molex to 2.5mm barrel connectors and the molex to pi connector.  Would need to be able to power 10 gridseeds, a pi, a 10-port hub, and a switch to turn on the PSU using the atx connector.  I want 6 of these for now.  Ships to NY.  Thanks!

Ok so this diagram might be confusing me. In cablez pic the end of his connector is the one to the left. In my pic its the connector to the right, which is the connector I'm currently using to plug into my gpu's.

cablez ... any news with gridseed cables ?

MicroCC
I suggest to thoroughly check pin-out from manufacturer of PSU. If connector on PSU is not proprietary and comply to PCI-E standard then you could use right side one connector from the pic. I had similar problem to power up 3 little singles from Corsair PSU. There was cable with it with just 2 PCI-E connectors, I just chained it with Y-way extender from ebay.

+1 I'm interested, too.

Hey guys,

The issue that you are finding is that the nomenclature for these is not the connectors themselves it is the pins inside. The male connector appears to be a female housing but is called male due to the pins it uses.
I hope that clears it up some.  The cables I am looking to produce will have a male PCIe connector to attach to the cables coming from your PSU. This will allow for flexibility in PSU model in case something should happen and a replacement becomes necessary.


As far as updates go I can only say that the two companies I am dealing with are beginning to irk me. I am currently looking oversees now to get this done.  Thanks for your patience.

Thanks for the clarification. I can only imagine trying to order the right part - Specifying which part is male, and which part is female. I'm guessing you can order the male pins in either male or female housing.

Demand for the gridseed cables are pretty high - what's going to be the best way to form some sort of queue?

I got 500 gridseeds that need power and my 10 pack purchasers are highly interested in using atx power supplies patiently waiting to buy 50 or so of these cables :)

My plan has always been to just order a large quantity of these heavier duty cables/adapters and then sell from stock. I do not think a queue is really necessary as it will just be specify order, pay and then ship. This will be infinitely faster than me having to take orders and produce the cables myself, etc.

If difficulties arise I will make sure to rectify them as my first and sole concern is to support the mining community because without them cryptos are nothing. 

I'll buy cables for 30 gridseeds as soon as they're ready.

nice looking cables!

We are making esata and molex connectors for gridseed units we have some for sale, PM me for info. We are looking to get the barrel plugs in bulk.

http://bitcoinware.myshopify.com/collections/gridseed-dual-ltc-and-btc-miner/products/gridseed-asic-accessories-custom-made-sata-power-adapter (http://bitcoinware.myshopify.com/collections/gridseed-dual-ltc-and-btc-miner/products/gridseed-asic-accessories-custom-made-sata-power-adapter)

It looks a bit ugly but works really well and cheap if the barrel plugs can be had in bulk at good price!

You should inform your customers that they should not be using those for dual mode mining on a single molex/sata 'chain'. For scrypt mode its perfectly fine.

I heard the gridseed setup guide slammed you with requests.

To do my part I'll be sending over a few Unicorn Hasher Temps:

http://boompopmedia.com/index/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/minions.jpg

Hope it helps!

I could really use them..................to take over the world! :D

Interested in powering 50 scrypt units myself ;)

Any progress with your suppliers Cablez?

How many units can 1 pci-e cable power safely for scrypt mode?  Also how many can you power from molex?

If you are looking to be conservative I would say 60w per wire pair within the PCIe connector. At roughly 10w per device that is 6 units per wire pair and 18 units total, conservatively. It is possible to go up to 80w per wire pair but that just stresses the housings, pins and wires and will yield lower MTBF rates.

Looking at a molex 'chain' there is only a single 12v wire pair to be utilized there but it is shared. This is going to limit you to 60w on the entire 'chain' (usually 3 molex plugs and a floppy).

Hope that helps.

Cablez are you selling Adapters for the Gridseeds? What size jack do they use? Just a standard 2.5mm DC?

I will be selling adapters for the gridseeds very soon.  I will have a finalized quote tomorrow which I intend to just turnaround and pay for expedited work. Things are finally moving forward, Yay!

The jack can be either 2.5mm or 2.1mm. It has been decided that the 2.1mm plugs fit better in the device than the 2.5mm ones even though both work.

Interested in some cables, probably enough to power 40-50 gridseeds!

If I understand this correctly this should be possible right?

PCIe	60w
	60w
	60w
Sata	60w
Molex	60w
CPU	60w
	60w
CPU?	60w
	60w
ATX	60w
	60w

CPU? is for a x8 CPU powercord vs a x4 CPU power cord

Which would lead me to believe this should be possible:

		12V Watt	12V Watt	5V Watt
Gridseed		7
Current PSU		426		110
Minimum PSU		400		50
Total		320		40
Miners	40
	gridseeds		Hub	Controller	12V Total
PCIe	5	35	10		45
	5	35			35
	5	35	10		45
Sata	5	35		20	35
Sata	5	35	10		45
Molex	5	35		20	35
CPU	5	35	10		45
	5	35			35

40 Gridseeds
4   Hubs
4   Controllers
(this configruation is for a Corsair CS450M by the way)

Same data in an editable google spreadsheets file: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtUI9gzMvUJ7dGtPZENPQWhBR1JJVF9xX3M0czhEUGc&usp=sharing .
the coloured cells are automatically calculated so please do not put any numbers in them.

This is also made without knowledge of the Hub and controllers power consumption so I just counted them for 10w to have a number.
Also: I made this with your molex to USB power connectors in mind. That's why all the controllers are counted into the one molex link.

Am I right in thinking this is possible?
and if so: will you be supplying cables to do this kind of stuff?
(for example: cables that go from Sata power to either 5x 2.1mm or just to 2.1mm so you can plug in an extension for 5?)

I'd like to hear your opinion

Just for fun:
Cables needed to do this:
1x PCIe female to 3x 2.1mm male
2x Sata male to 2.1mm male
1x Sata male to 2x Molex female splitter
1x Molex male to 2.1mm male
1x Molex male to 2x Molex female splitter
4x Molex male to micro usb
1x CPU female to 2x 2.1mm male
8x 2.1mm female to 5x 2.1mm male

any word on this?  I'd like to get some - thanks.

I would like to order 5 of these cables - but with 4 plugs on each. Pm methe cost and I'll send BTC or LTC

MAJOR UPDATE:

Well this is not the post that I had dreamed of or wanted to write up.  After two days of negotiations with two different companies (post quote) I see now that I cannot produce a quality product on a more reasonable timeline and cost than my newly joined competitors.  It is a sad day for me twofold as one, I pride myself on doing a quality job for cheaper than most and two, my desire to help the mining community progress has been one of my main tenets since getting involved in Bitcoin.

As it stands now I will not be getting my gridseed cable designs mass produced as they would be delayed by several weeks at best and have a unit cost far more than even I would be willing to pay retail on top of the miner cost. With outlays upwards of $20k I just am not in a position to take on that much risk. I apologize to all who have shown interest in my gridseed cables for letting you down but at least there seem to be alternatives available.

The other sources use a similar design to mine and they should be ready much sooner. I do not advocate for them as I only trust my own work so please be attentive to detail.


I will still offer up my services for custom work if you would like and I will have some small batches of various mining cables available shortly.

As always Happy Mining. :)

MAJOR UPDATE:

Sorry to hear that Cablez, I was rooting for you. Good luck with your future endeavors. I love every cable I've bought from you and will continue to give you business in the future.

Cheers

Thanks for the update Cablez. Your a standup guy and I will contact you for custom cables when I finalize my case design.

Hey Cablez I've got a question:

where did you come up with the 60W per wire pair?
all the documentation I can find says PCIe spec is 2.3 amps for 18AWG wire so at 12V that would be about 25W per wire pair.

I hope you'll reply to this because I would like to make the monster from my previous post :)
40 units on a 450W PSU :)

No cablez cablez makes me sad but it gives me a challenge by doing it myself :)

Actually the 60w is a conservative number. Back in the Bitcoin FPGA days I routinely ran 80-85w per wire pair in a PCIe, those BFL devices were such power hogs. :)

The PCIe spec is very very conservative mostly due to the fact that pcb design can hit power limitations far faster than free wires/connectors.

That being said, the first limitation you will hit for power adapters is on the PCIe pins which are typically rated for 9A but are all supposed to be 'HCS' since 2005 so they should be rated at 11A. I wouldn't push it that far though. The next limitation would be the 18AWG wire itself which is rated for 10A in short runs. Finally, the last limitation is the barrel plugs themselves which come in a whole host of ratings but I typically go for the 6 or 7A ones to be safe.

I hope that helps clear it up.

As a quick solution I am thinking of taking the modular cables from my AX1200i and cutting off the PCIe connector then using those 2.1mm x 5.5mm DC barrel plug adaptors. 3 per PCIe connector for now....may look for 5 way splitters later.

...but I can seem to find any specs on them. How do I make sure they are at least 6A or more?

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTEwMFgxMTAw/z/E7wAAOxyUrZS2Wxf/$_12.JPG

ever heard of kickstarter.com

kickstarter will help you get your $20k in short order.

and also startup.com

jeff

www.kickstarter.com (http://www.kickstarter.com)

Any idea who the competitors are I still need these cables I don't know who to turn to

I was hoping Cablez would come through for us, but given that is not going to happen, I would like to offer my services.  I have prepared with a supplier in China all of the cables necessary to power a USB hub, a Pi/controller, and 12 Gridseeds in scrypt-mode using 1 6-pin PCIe and 2 molex connectors all on a regular ATX power supply.  I am calling it the Gridseed Power Pack, and I am selling it for $40 on my website at:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=184277 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=pm;sa=send;u=184277) PM for Link

The cables will be here in a week and I will begin shipments immediately (free USPS Priority Mail).  First ordered, First shipped!  I am accepting payments by PayPal through the website, and BTC through PM.

In the store you can buy the cables separately, but the power pack will save $5.  I do also list AWG for each of the wires, and based on my calculations will handle the scrypt-only current we plan to run through them.  Let me know if you have any questions.  I hope I can serve you as well as Cablez would have.  Thank You!

lol talk about a shameful plug!

CableZ is still making cables, get your ad out of here haha

I agree he is still making cables, but not the kind this post was for.  I know people are going to be looking for an alternative, so why not post one in the place people are looking for it?

Regardless Bob, it is a bit in poor taste to plug in someone else's thread. I would appreciate it if you would at least just nix the links and say to PM you for the location. Thanks very much. :)

can you make my cables or are you simply going to stop making custom cables

I have heard of kickstarter but it wasn't the money that was needed. It would be very risky to go ahead with a product that would be late to market and more expensive even if I deemed it more robust. Hence why I decided to bow out gracefully and stick to custom work.


Yes, we can do that.

Cablez just gave me some great service on 7 cables i ordered and that got lost in the mail.  he quickly remade them and reshipped to me w/o hassle.

A1+  :D

Done.  :)

start your own thread - there's plenty of business out here for everyone!

you've got a great bunch of product offerings!

I did start a thread for this, but given what I understand to be the demand for these products, not really any activity on it.

Hi Cablez,
What is the safe amount of scrypt-only gridseeds to put on a molex line, as well as on SATA? I'm using a CX600.

I'm currently running 10 as:

6 on two PCI-e
2 on the molex line
2 on the sata line

Trying to see how many I can expand to. I know PCI-e can certainly take more. I can probably add a couple of Y splitters on each and get another 6?

Sorry to see you won't be doing these but I've learnt enough from you to do a good enough hack job by now :)
Thanks!

I would say that you could expand to 6 per molex 'chain' and the same for sata as long as the wire used by the PSU is 18AWG. Give it a look and see what the side of the wire says. If it is 20AWG shoot for 4 max per 'chain'.

Thanks, let me look

This is with your assumption that they pull 10 watts right?
I finally got mine and I am now using an ATX power supply to supply them with power.
what I have noticed:

The regular power supplies really smell fishy/burning.

The gridseeds pull about 8 watts(measured directly on the cable) at 850 clockspeed with the fan on. Without the fan you will probably decrease that to about 6 watts.

The raspberry pi (controller) can also be powered from a molex adapter: just cut open a USB cord and attach the wires correctly.
The USB hub I got uses 5V so you can also power this one by hacking together a cable based on a molex connector.

So according to your question:

Check the wires
If it's 18AWG you can safely pull 60 watts leaving you 20W headroom/safety margin.
So that amounts to 7 units at 8W.
Or 10 units at 6W.

If it's 20AWG the safe wattage is lowered to 40W now with 18W safety margin.
This amounts to 5 units at 8W.
Or 6 units at 6W.

Hope this helped.

You could totally go higher than these guidances suggest but I am not going to advocate that. I have seen 18AWG hold on 90w for extended periods but have also seen PCIe pins and housings burn at 7A instead of the 9 they are rated for. I am sure the quality of the materials employed also plays a part in durability under stress but that quality can not really be determined without prior experimentation.

The point of failure in any system is always going to be the weakest part, which may not be immediately obvious. It may be the wires dissipating 3w of heat or the pins melting the housings, it may even be the PSU shorting on the modular plate or the miners themselves. What I am trying to say is that downtime in mining is about as bad as it gets and I see no reason to push equipment so close to the breaking point that downtime may be an issue. That is just how I roll. :D

I had some free time recently and made up some cables for gridseed miners.

The first is a male PCIe to 5 plug power adapter. It is 27in in length with a 5in pitch, perfect for scrypt only gridseeds laid out 5x5. They are $25 each shipped and I have 3 sets right now but can make more easily.
https://i.imgur.com/QKkSTJC.jpg

I also have a stash of molex to Raspberry Pi cables available to ship. They are either 12 or 16in in length and are $10 each shipped.
https://i.imgur.com/VkoXlVH.jpg

Finally, I have various molex to 2.5mm plug adapters for hubs or controllers, etc. They are 18in in length and can be wired for 5 or 12v as needed. These are $10 each shipped as well.
https://i.imgur.com/p6BWAwC.jpg


I am working on another cable variation for gridseeds that is similar to my mass produced idea. As soon as I get it through testing I will put pics and details. Watch this space. :D

Well I am back with a new version of the gridseed power cable.  It starts with the base cable that will allow for scrypt branches up to 15 units or directly for 3 units to dual mine:
https://i.imgur.com/vKMgkZD.jpg
These will be $15 in BTC shipped. Available immediately!

Next we have the gridseed scypt only mining adapter which is set up in a daisy chain of 5 plugs:
https://i.imgur.com/ayUqjvh.jpg
These are $10 in BTC shipped. I have a few available immediately with more on their way!

Lastly for those with fewer units here is a 3 branch version of the scrypt adapter:
https://i.imgur.com/mJ5EJQ3.jpg
These are $8 in BTC shipped. I have some ready but demand will dictate if I keep further stock.


Here is an example of the typical layout for a 10 pack of gridseeds running off of a single PCIe connector with room to spare! One base cable and 2 adapters.
https://i.imgur.com/kADhN9t.jpg
Hub not included, lol.

wow lookin good!

Great Job Cablez!!

So far I have purchased 3 rocker ATX switches and one custom ATX to Jalapeno cord.
All are working great and the build quality is excellent.

Thanks again Cablez.

WICKED awesome man - also good to know these can run on the USB powered hub like that.

You are THE man Cablez !!!!!!!!!!!!  8)

Got my 6-pin to 5 barrel connectors cable today,very fast ship  :o ,& hooked up my Gridseed & DL'ed CGminer & VIOLIA,mining just from a bat file!!!!!!!!

Thanks dude!!!  :D

Glad I could help.  :)

Update  -  I have more stock in and cables are ready to ship.

I did not know you tried to go "commercial",sorry it didn't work out  :'(

I'll still get my cables from you bro,you do excellent work & take BTC for payment & ship as I wish,slow or fast  ;D

Thanks again,I'll be back very soon for another 6-pin to 5 barrel connectors cable !!!!!!  8)

I want something to power  a gridseed blade  

maneBjorn  told me he used some from you

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=482352.msg6774509#msg6774509


18 inches long  good gauge 16 not 18 .

  plug into a psu's 6 pin pcie jack.  and into a  gridseed blade on the other end   do you have something for me?   a photo helps

Hi Phil,
I will take a photo of mine in a couple mins and post it for you.
They are running great.

Here are pics.  Sorry for the fuzziness My 1 1/2 yr old daughter was trying to help.  LOL

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Talon8Ya/MTG%20for%20Sale/bladecable2.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Talon8Ya/MTG%20for%20Sale/bladecable3.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i173/Talon8Ya/MTG%20for%20Sale/bladecable1.jpg

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yeah that looks good.   I could use that.  to op send me a pm I will grab some.  thanks

I was messing around with simplifying gridseed cables and I came up with this little guy that works great for 10-15 pods.  I dub him the 'bat cable', lol.

https://i.imgur.com/Kqhvrba.jpg

Uses PCIe of course.

https://i.imgur.com/LTYiLwc.jpg

If you would like them just let me know. They run $12 each shipped.

Have you gotten any of the RockMiners yet?  They use a larger pin inside so the standard Gridseed cables will not work.
If you get one for the right measurement let me know I am reviewing some right now and would love a PCIe cable for them from you that is the heavier gauge wire like Blade cables you made for me.

I take it they use the 2.5mm ID plugs then instead of the gridseed 2.1mm?  I have those available as well to make 16AWG PCIe power adapters.  Let me know.

so funny I just posted in the r-box thread that I was going to ask you.   link to the thread


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=612390.msg7234656#msg7234656

the pin is bigger my guess is it is 2.5 mm  Send me a cable with your 2.5mm I will test it and demo it.

your cable will be big for  ebay sales I plan to do.

a suggestion can you shrink wrap the 2.5 pin ends with a different color? thanks    red for r-box would be very good.

I have some on the way right now for the RockMiners.
He had the correct plugs all set.
I can let you know how it goes when I get them if you like.  They will be in my review and I will take much better pics this time than last. LOL

Cablez great work again!!
The R-Box RockMiner cables work perfectly.
Thanks again.

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You are very welcome!  :)

I am glad there are still smaller miners out there, it makes for a more robust cryptocurrency system.

Me too.
They are fun to work with and units like this are great for people to learn on.
Great work on the cables.

cablez I will post a trust your yellow wrapped cables in action
  
edit posted a trust for them.


please  see this shot of them with new custom cables here is one of the two pcie cables note yellow shrink wrap to stop confusion with these and my gridseed cables


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/840/vnpd.jpg




your older gridseed black wrapped here is a shot of the same type for gridseed. note the black shrink wrap

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1280x1024q90/834/t2n3.jpg

Nice setup!  I never realized that the Fury was that small, what is it 35 or 40GH/s?  It is amazing where we are now in hardware.  :)

The R-Boxes are running between 32 and 37 gh/s and pull roughly 40 to 50 watts.  Not bad at all.  They do not get to hot either.
That is a big plus.

So is one pcie cable as above enough to power 3 r boxes?

Yes, you are correct those cables will do three units.

how much are these, non hcs, qt 15

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=170332.msg7538881#msg7538881

Would you still like the 16AWG wire with them?

Yes

PM'ed

Same here please - if I could get a quotation for these it would be great

Looking for the same adapter with 16AWG wires.
How much for 5 of these with delivery in France ?

I have just PM'd you.

So one cable can power 3 units, does that include overclocking? I'd be interested in purchasing a couple of these, if you could send me a quote and payment method.

You have PM.  :)

Just got a shipment from Cablez..... shipping was to Canada.

3 X Rasp-Pi Molex to USB mini power cables
2 X BFL Jalapeno Power Cables (can power a total of 6 BFL units)

Very happy with the quality, workmanship, and packaging.

This isn't low quality stuff from overseas...  the cables are well built. Two thumbs up to Cablez and his workmanship!

UPDATE:

I just wanted to add this little upgraded number to the mix.  It was so easy I am not sure why I hadn't done it before.  Final product will be either blue or green as its what I have around currently.

Here she is: https://i.imgur.com/EqEQP7u.jpg  Works like a charm: https://i.imgur.com/tWfMZxs.jpg

Me just messing around in the dark, lol. https://i.imgur.com/CacHuN0.jpg

Neat.  More fun lights for the dark miner room.   ;D

how much for this one in btc?

I just wanted to say that I am now back up from my big move and I am currently going through all my unanswered PMs.  I will get back to everyone who messaged me shortly and I will be up for new orders this week hopefully.  Thanks

Hey everyone.

Just wanted to say I got a cable from Cablez to power my 2 x BFL Jalapeno's - very high quality cable, quick delivery and very well packaged - much appreciated thanks Cablez !!! :)

Happy Christmas & Happy Mining Everyone !!! :)

yep got y cables a month or more ago from cablez no splices......16awg and knc STILL has not sent the Y cables needed
for the NO ROI NO REFUND Titan I got (woe is me dang it)

anyway took like 3 days to get the stuff you can pay via paypal with cc protection if nervous

recommend highly

(knc titan the 4 y cables are used on ...er.... not so much)

wanted to buy  cables that will work with a seasonic 1200 watt plat psu.


pcie  8 pin to the psu     6 pin to  my sp20's   .  I can send you a good seasonic cable so you can do pin out correctly

Hey philipma1957,

Will do.  Just sent a PM.  :)

Huge thanks to cablez He's in the proccess of helping me get a new cable  ;D



(PS to cablez...... https://i.imgur.com/QzDA67Q.png)

No problems, I am glad to help.  Message me whenever you can.  :)

https://i.imgur.com/Cb8bugq.png

Grrr.....Lol. I did do what you described in the PM. Just not that last part. I just but the black terminal in the top right corner and placed the red in the top left.

Silly forum rules.

I thought as much.  Follow through with that last walkthrough and let me see what it looks like.  You can post here for that.

hey bro - I'm gonna have an order for you!!