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Title: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: blacksmith645 on November 29, 2017, 12:26:46 AM I have a Prospero x-3 and the power supply was destroyed by brownouts. The hashing boards are good- I used the supply from another X-3 miner to test. Because of the country I am in I am having trouble finding replacement parts. Is it possible to wire a non-Black Arrow power supply to a prospero? Thanks for any and all help.
Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: lightfoot on November 29, 2017, 08:44:57 AM When people are asking questions about X1's and BFL Monarchs you know things have gone weird.
Short answer: Probably. These units used standard plugs and such, post a quick picture of it and I'll verify but it should work with a normal modern power supply of sufficient wattage. Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: blacksmith645 on November 30, 2017, 08:51:19 PM Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: lightfoot on December 01, 2017, 12:51:57 AM Boy that is weird. Got a pic of the power supply?
Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: NotFuzzyWarm on December 01, 2017, 02:02:14 AM This is what plugs into the machine: That looks exactly like the output connector on an IBM DPS2000 doesn't it?<pic snipped> Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: VRobb on December 01, 2017, 02:18:44 AM Oh BAM, NotFuzzy! I was thinking it was some kind of, usually hot-swappable, modular PSU but I couldn't recognize it. Drinks on me when we finally meet up somewhere (first round anyway...!)
Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: NotFuzzyWarm on December 01, 2017, 02:24:59 AM Have one still in anti-stat bag in my basement, and connector looks identical. http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/drink/smileys-drinking-beer.gif (http://www.sherv.net/)
Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: VRobb on December 01, 2017, 02:30:31 AM Actually it would make sense if the design engineers were considering off the shelf components for common bits and bobs... That kind of design warms the cockles of my engineering heart!
Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: NotFuzzyWarm on December 01, 2017, 02:40:57 AM Actually it would make sense if the design engineers were considering off the shelf components for common bits and bobs... That kind of design warms the cockles of my engineering heart! http://www.sherv.net/cm/emoticons/drink/smileys-drinking-beer.gif (http://www.sherv.net/)In the AMT Skype chats linked below that is what I tried to impress on Josh Zipkin from the AMT mess when he was hunting for PSU's and such to power the A1 designs from AMT/Bitmine.ch they needed a hair over 1.1kw down clocked / 1.6kw full speed and server supplies like the HP and IBM's looked perfect. Hell even the mating connectors are off-the-shelf available from Digi-Key, Allied, and several other major parts distributors... Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: blacksmith645 on December 01, 2017, 03:02:37 AM Boy that is weird. Got a pic of the power supply? https://www.blackarrowsoftware.com/store/x3-psu.html Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: lightfoot on December 01, 2017, 04:48:26 AM As fuzzy said, server supply, easy to buy new or used on Ebay. Or you could cut the wires and rig up any 12v/5v supply out there of sufficient size.
Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: blacksmith645 on December 01, 2017, 05:02:55 AM Thank you all for taking the time to help!
Title: Re: Prospero x3 Power supply repair/replace Post by: NotFuzzyWarm on December 01, 2017, 03:00:40 PM As fuzzy said, server supply, easy to buy new or used on Ebay. Or you could cut the wires and rig up any 12v/5v supply out there of sufficient size. While your pic is NOT an IBM DPS2000, as lightfoot said definitely is server PSU. Somewhere in the hardware area of the Forum there are connector pinouts for the IBM supplies. Question is does your supply use the same layout? Beyond that the DPS does not have an in internal fan so depending on what you find might need to put a case fan on it. |
