Removing the fans and utilizing the emulators seems to be the best practice. I think I am going to go that route.

Thanks again for your input.

Have the same issue with my t17. Bought used and 1 board went out. It was due to heat sinks falling off, but the issue was clear as I got a temp error on the board. Once I fixed the heat sinks that board was fine, but a second board had the 0 ASICS found issue. I pulled the board and it was date stamped for Jan, 2021. I also bought used so I don’t know where the stamp comes from, but the board had clearly been repaired by someone. I commented on a ZuesBTC video and they too thought that a chip may be the culprit. I reached out to bitmain and went through the standard troubleshooting procedures to no avail. They want me to send the board back to them to Hong Kong. Not sure if that’s worth it, but I’m looking into that option. Didn't see the boards for sale on the Zues website so not even sure if they have any available. Seems like this may not be an easy fix for a new miner and not sure if it’s worth spending money on a tester and all parts to replace a chip. If I decide to go the Bitmain route I’ll let you know my experience, but wanted to share as it seems like the board itself is the culprit. From a person that is used to fixing everything myself, not being able to make repairs or even find parts is very discouraging. I wanted to purchase a couple more t17’s, but now I’m afraid of coming across the same issues. Mining just doesn’t seem practical for the individual anymore.

Thanks for a quick reply. At least I now know what these bars are for and know not to modify them. Definitely not worth the trouble of making my own and having to plate them, as it would be easier to place the whole miner in the liquid. The cooler idea was going to be quick and dirty while I worked on getting the parts for liquid cooling, but  now that’s not seeming  so practical.

I have one question about liquid cooling that you might know the answer to. I’ve seen it done both ways, but should I leave the fans attached, or remove them. Fans spinning in oil also doesn’t seem practical to me, but I couldn’t find clear answers on this one.

Thanks again for the help.

Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your help. I am a complete noob on this site so please forgive me if I posted this incorrectly.

Since summer is approaching I need a way to quiet and cool my Antminer T17. I was considering 2 options. My preferred would be to liquid cool since this seems most efficient, but my second would be the modified cooler method to help with sound. In either case I am not sure what to do with the PSU. The T17 uses an attached PSU. I can easily remove this, but there are 2 metal bars that screw into the PSU and slide into clips on each hash board. Can anyone tell me what these bars are for? If I install the miner in a cooler I can vent the fans properly but not the PSU. For liquid cooling I would prefer the PSU be outside the liquid and just mount the hash boards into the liquid, but how would I go about doing that with these bars attached? I believe the manual says they are copper although they must be plates. I could make my own copper bar, but really don’t want to mess this thing up. Only had it a month and already lost 1 board and had to repair another myself. Really want to get my ROI at the very least.

Thanks again for any help with this.

Bill