Hey guys,

I am a complete noob when it comes to this and what gear i should have for my electricity setup. I have an A3 on the way and will be my first time mining so just need some advice on the electricity setup etc. I am living in the EU and my house has 250v setup i think, i will post pictures of the breaker and electricity box for reference. I am just wondering firstly what PSU should i purchase? I think the APW3++ should be ok from what research i have done but maybe there are cheaper/ better options i don't know. I am also looking at getting a PDU and wondering what specifications i should be looking for with that, i am on a budget so the cheaper the better of course but ultimately i want to make sure that when i am mining it is safe i.e i don't overload the circuit and have an extra fire risk.

The specs of the miner are like this...
– DC voltage input: 11.60~13.00 V
– DC current input @12V DC: 98.8 A +7%
– DC Power @12V DC input: 1186 W +7%
– 220VAC Power @25℃, 93% conversion efficiency of APW3: 1275 W + 7%
– 220VAC Power efficiency @25℃,93% conversion efficiency of APW3: 1.56 mJ/MH + 7%

Am i right in thinking that the way to calculate amperage is by dividing the miner wattage around 1300w by the circuit volatge 250v so around 5.9amps for the miner? Also i think that in my house all the sockets in the downstairs part of the house are on the same circuit so thats quite a few devices etc, how do you know how much each circuit can handle?

As i said i will attach pictures to help anyone that understands electrics see how my setup is, all in all i am just a little confused with amps and how much a circuit particular circuit can handle. Any advice on how to understand and what psu/ pdu would be suitable for me would be greatly appreciated cheers guys!

P.S on a side note i live in a very hot country in the main part of summer July/Aug the temps regularly exceed 40+ celsius whats the best way to keep the miner cool? Or is it almost impossible at those temps?

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Hi guys,

I am thinking of getting into Asic Mining real soon (i know many people prefer GPU) but for now i am only considering ASIC Miners. Anyway i have a few concerns which i was hoping somebody could help me with first. Basically as i understand ASIC miners need to be connected to the router via an ethernet cable, however where i live they double your monthly fee if you install another router in your home so i am stuck with the one i have right now. This is a bit of an issue as right now it needs to be near the TV so the TV box can connect to the internet and get channels etc, i know its a stupid setup.

Anyway i saw a video where someone got a wireless bridge and connected his asic to that via ethernet but i have heard that this will affect mining profitability as it may be unstable. Is this true? and if so what other potential solutions do i have?

Thanks for your help

Hello,

I have some vertcoin in an electrum wallet which is currently stuck there as it wont connect for me to withdraw it. I have tried already:

Manually connecting to 6 different servers and waiting 5 mins each
Unchecking SSL to disable
Letting wallet select server automatically
Allowing it to connect to my pc/allow through firewall

This is the advice i have found from searching so far and still having no luck, anything else i should try?

I am now briefly connecting to vtc-cce-2.coinomi.net but only for a few seconds before it cuts out again... Keeps sporadically connecting and disconnecting for 5 mins each, at least it connects but is it a risk that if i leave my coins there at some point i may not be able to connect properly? Anyone had similar issues?

Thanks

Hi all.

Looking to set up my own rig in the new year. I was wondering what suggestions you have for this looking more long term. ie. 2018 and beyond. Say for a maximum budget of around €2000 what could i get and will it even be worth it further on down the line? I am looking to mine coins such as monero and z cash. However will the cards that are needed to mine them still be useful later on or does it all depend on how well each coin is doing individually as to whether you get success and profitability mining it?

Cheers