PCI-E Cable melting - General Question

[astro7982]

Hi BTC Talk Community,

I have a quick n00b question for the the board.

I am purchasing these power supply units (Link Below) to ensure that each of my Antminer S3 units are getting the best power. I currently use 1 PSU for 2 S3 units. Have you heard any one state that they have had melted cables before? I am mining at a datacenter and do not want any issues with the datacenter in the event of a burnt cable.

Thanks!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-1000W-PSU-Adapter-PCI-E-14AWG-Kit-for-Antminer-S3-S1-S5-Not-Antminer-S4/371400360060

[astro7982]

I will like to add that both units are at 45/47 C no hotter and the power supply sits away from each of the units on the cold isle side of the rack. Any ideas? Thanks!

[NorrisK]

Seems to happen very rarely and it is often attributed to a faulty solder job on the connector, which increases ristance and thus heat.

I wouldn't worry too much about it, seems that the PSU is specifically designed for running servers.

[Amph]

no pci-e cable, those of the gpu i dunno what kind you have there, can easily sustain 180watt for 6 pin and 300 for 8 pin, no way you will melt them with a s3, this is for a single cable

you can do a test, touch the cable and see if they are hot, if they are really hot than it mean that it is at risk, but otherwise if they are cool, it's all ok

another note if you're using an adapter like those molex 4 pin to pcie, than the max wattage is around 132

[philipma1957]

Hi BTC Talk Community,

I have a quick n00b question for the the board.

I am purchasing these power supply units (Link Below) to ensure that each of my Antminer S3 units are getting the best power. I currently use 1 PSU for 2 S3 units. Have you heard any one state that they have had melted cables before? I am mining at a datacenter and do not want any issues with the datacenter in the event of a burnt cable.

Thanks!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HP-1000W-PSU-Adapter-PCI-E-14AWG-Kit-for-Antminer-S3-S1-S5-Not-Antminer-S4/371400360060

Those are more then fine you can do 2 s-3's with ease.

an s-3 tops out at 400 watts  so one pcie  on each side will be doing 200 watts  14awg can handle that.

That deal is pretty good. 90 bucks shipped.