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1  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b) on: February 09, 2018, 08:51:30 AM
does anyone use the cooler funnel method to cool/silence their A3 or other asic?

if you do, can precipitation like snow/rain or even dust particles affect the miner if the intake is sucking these things from your window?
2  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Drastic Spike in Litecoin Difficulty? on: January 31, 2018, 02:58:28 AM
https://www.coinwarz.com/difficulty-charts/litecoin-difficulty-chart

Any speculation on why this happened?
3  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b) on: January 28, 2018, 08:40:33 PM
anyone know of a simple sound proof setup that doesn't require venting air outside?

I don't know, They're so loud I can hear it on the second floor from the basement. It's intolerable.


There are good YouTube videos on silencing Antminers.  Two options, use a cooler or just get a large plastic tub at Home Depot/Hardware store.  Use insulated ducting to suck air in and exhaust out.  Pack enclosure with fiberglass or acoustic foam.  Do put some type of filter on the air intake.  I had to scramble to get one put together yesterday but it really cuts down on noise.

im not very crafty when it comes to these things, is there a video on this method?  im cluelless as to what i should buy when i walk into home depot.



Get something like this to filter the air intake:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AFRIVNQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1



i dont understand what this is used for?  i cant find it in any of the youtube tutorials
4  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b) on: January 28, 2018, 12:31:39 AM
anyone know of a simple sound proof setup that doesn't require venting air outside?

I don't know, They're so loud I can hear it on the second floor from the basement. It's intolerable.


There are good YouTube videos on silencing Antminers.  Two options, use a cooler or just get a large plastic tub at Home Depot/Hardware store.  Use insulated ducting to suck air in and exhaust out.  Pack enclosure with fiberglass or acoustic foam.  Do put some type of filter on the air intake.  I had to scramble to get one put together yesterday but it really cuts down on noise.

im not very crafty when it comes to these things, is there a video on this method?  im cluelless as to what i should buy when i walk into home depot.

Get two of these (Antminer shroud on Amazon):

https://smile.amazon.com/Antminer-120mm-Duct-Cooling-Shroud/dp/B01LXZ8EUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1517085678&sr=8-1&keywords=antminer+shroud

Get some 4" x 12 or 25' insulated ducting like this:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FK8RG0E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Get some 4" clamps or very long zip ties, or use both:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0083GC8TO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  (much cheaper through homedepot.com or at the store)

Get something like this to filter the air intake:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AFRIVNQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The either buy the cheapest cooler with thick stryofoam walls, or buy bins like these (under $10 for top and bottom at home depot):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMdiKm2tKPA

You'll need to do some rough measurements of the where the A3 sits and where its fan ports are when set inside the cooler/bin.

Then you'll need to get your drill out.  I used a 4 1/4 hole saw (Milwaukee tools but I don't think it matters).  Drill a pilot hole first (flip the hole saw and put the flat side against the bin/cooler to mark where the center needs to go.  Hold the drill with both hands, iron tight grip, and very lightly touch the plastic side of the cooler/bin.  If you don't grip the drill like a bastard, or if you press hard against the plastic, your drill will jump up and away which is dangerous.  Go lightly, lightly.  Only takes a second to drill your holes.  Sand the ragged plastic around the holes.  Hold your drill with both hands.

You need to drill a smaller hole closer to top side (one side only) to snake in your Ethernet cable + all power cables.  I put the PSU on top of the box; it's plastic, non-conductive and sturdy enough.

Put eggshell acoustic foam on the inside.  Or, I sprayed a bunch of 3M 90 and then brought two tiny rolls of pink fiberglass at home depot.  I stuck fiberglass under the lid using the 3M glue.  I put some fiberglass on the bottom, under the A3, when I lightly placed fiberglass on the sides and one more layer put loosely on the top.  Fiberglass cuts down sound better if you do not compress it.  Just put it lightly where it needs to go.

Shut the lid.

I didn't actually get my Antminer shrouds in time, so I don't have those in place, but the noise reduction is very, very good.  I've got my filtered air intake shroud right by a window opening so that it can suck in cool air.  

Youtube, type in "antminer silencer"

Use a cooler, or bins like the one show in this video https://youtu.be/QMdiKm2tKPA

Cooler method:  

https://youtu.be/HhNS2ElN5Mk

https://youtu.be/QfMrOjezl7k

https://youtu.be/iS5nqMvcLDo

https://youtu.be/1uA3c9fjOSc

Or, spend 2x 3x what the parts cost and just buy the same thing on ebay.

I appreciate the reply

Would I be able to buy any of that stuff asap at home depot/walmart?
5  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b) on: January 27, 2018, 10:55:48 PM
anyone know of a simple sound proof setup that doesn't require venting air outside?

I don't know, They're so loud I can hear it on the second floor from the basement. It's intolerable.


There are good YouTube videos on silencing Antminers.  Two options, use a cooler or just get a large plastic tub at Home Depot/Hardware store.  Use insulated ducting to suck air in and exhaust out.  Pack enclosure with fiberglass or acoustic foam.  Do put some type of filter on the air intake.  I had to scramble to get one put together yesterday but it really cuts down on noise.

im not very crafty when it comes to these things, is there a video on this method?  im cluelless as to what i should buy when i walk into home depot.
6  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b) on: January 27, 2018, 01:51:41 AM
anyone know of a simple sound proof setup that doesn't require venting air outside?

I don't know, They're so loud I can hear it on the second floor from the basement. It's intolerable.



the fans are forced to run at damn near max because of how hot it gets...i suppose baitmain wont be addressing this anytime soon..might be best just to mine for a week then sell
7  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b) on: January 27, 2018, 01:30:35 AM
just got mine hooked up

PCB temps 57, 57, 61

Chip temps 77, 79, 84

running at 525 AVG 729 gh/s

52   69   
50   66   
56   78

569mhz - 787ghs

I turned down the frequency because I've lost 1 S9 board before and 1 avalon board

so with your temps I would get some kind of better air conditioning or venting

temps have normalized after letting run for a bit to this

pcb - 57, 58, 63

chip - 68, 70, 77

FANS ARE SUPER LOUD

Fan 1 - 5,910 Fan 2 - 5,190

anyone know of a simple sound proof setup that doesn't require venting air outside?
8  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b) on: January 26, 2018, 10:42:49 PM
just got mine hooked up

PCB temps 57, 57, 61

Chip temps 77, 79, 84

running at 525 AVG 729 gh/s
9  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Mining (Altcoins) / L3+ Antminer - Safe way to power down? How often does the miner need to rest? on: December 26, 2017, 08:45:29 PM
Just got mine a week ago, has been mining for about 5 days now.

I see that the only way to power down is to unplug the PSU, I've read that its safe, anyone have on-hand experience with this? 

Also, how often do you shut it down to let rest and for how long?

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