Wow really nice setup! I have 3 S5. Will like to know if I could order you a setup for 3.
Thanks - it actually doesn't really lend itself to smaller builds, the right cost per unit started around 20 units or so I think, which is why it houses 24. Once J4bberwock makes his new PSU, I think I can increase the density a fair bit, and probably get closer to 30 or maybe 36 in the enclosure. I also have sound soundproofing foam I may put inside of it to help reduce the sound, not that it's that bad.
I like the modular design like you said a row can be upgraded with new plates as new miners with a new foot print come out and you upgrade but for me its always been a project do build something to try and capture and channel the heat where i want it to go my first version was a bunch of cardboard boxes with a few High CFM barrel fans ducted out the window to keep the room ambient temp lower and it worked so this could help take that up a notch and be even more efficent then my card board box method
It's going to be pretty hard to beat the price/performance of card board boxes.
In all seriousness, I used wood for the panels, but I was originally planning on using some sort of plastic - I figured it would be lighter weight and probably cost less. But in the end it came down to what Home Depot had in stock, so wood it is.
I'm on the hunt for an S7, so I'll be adding it in the mix to see how it works...
Next rev huh. Must be making enough on the mining then and your power is paid for with it. Am guessing free energy or very cheap and working out good for you. What is your current cost on kw/h and what you actually making profit to equipment wise. Sure would like to get an idea as this makes me want to buy more equipment but UK prices are stupid on import tax and also energy cost to use.
Arizona is pretty good, my residential rate is 0.08c and commercial is under 0.06c... I've found a way to get under 0.05c as well, which I'll be spinning up next month. TBH, as the efficiency of these miners get better, it becomes a lot less about power and alot more about noise and heat.
One super-easy change I haven't tested yet, but plan to, is moving the fan inside the case instead of outside - this should be dual benefit. The first is that I don't need to cut a spacer between the case and the fan anymore, as the insert is the spacer. The second is that the fan is completely inside the enclosure, so should be somewhat quieter as well. What held me back from doing this before was mounting becomes a bit trickier (I need a 2x size removal, not 1x), and I wasn't sure about exposing the fans for prolonged periods of hot air - since all the ambient air around them would be very hot relative to intake air. Of course the intake air should cool the fan motor itself, but still not sure about the long term effects.
