Hello, I have been trying to run miners that I obtained from Whatsminer. They require 220V - 240V power source. Since I live in the United States, I have tried 110 to 220 V step up converters. I have tried 3 different converters, and each one overloads. The miners will run for a short period of time, then overload the converter and the converter will shut down.
Does anyone have suggestions on what I can do to get my miners running? Surely there must be other people in the Western hemisphere that have gotten these to work at home.
Oy. don't use 'converters'. Their efficiency will be poor and as you note they don't handle much power (unless they're expensive).
In the US we use 120/240v power. Power hungry appliances like electric ranges and dryers use 240v. Find/install a 240v plug to run your miners.
All my computers are run on 240v-- the PSUs are more efficient that way.