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August 11, 2013, 01:51:01 PM
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In order to generate bitcoin, do i need to run the miner 24h/24 or i can run it for only 12 hours/day?

I suspect that when i plug off the miner, i'm interrupting the calculation in the middle and i can't resume it when i plug it on again, it will restart from the beginning.
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August 11, 2013, 01:54:36 PM
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No, no effort is conserved when mining so none is lost when you turn it off. You do need continual connectivity to the network, but there is no need to mine 24/7. You'll just earn proportionally less.  Though if you have costly mining hardware it might be wise to locate it someplace where you can mine 24/7!
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August 11, 2013, 04:07:06 PM
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In order to generate bitcoin, do i need to run the miner 24h/24 or i can run it for only 12 hours/day?

I suspect that when i plug off the miner, i'm interrupting the calculation in the middle and i can't resume it when i plug it on again, it will restart from the beginning.

A miner is doing millions/billions of calculations per second (1 MHash/sec = 1,000,000 hashes per second).  Bitcoin has no concept of progress or state, each hash is an independent chance to win, just like a random lottery ticket.  So yes, while you will "interrupt" the calculation, what you'd interrupt is a single hash, which takes a millionth of a second or less to compute.  No significant loss.

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August 11, 2013, 06:11:37 PM
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In order to generate bitcoin, do i need to run the miner 24h/24 or i can run it for only 12 hours/day?

I suspect that when i plug off the miner, i'm interrupting the calculation in the middle and i can't resume it when i plug it on again, it will restart from the beginning.

If you run it for 24 hours you get twice as many, that's the only real concern.
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August 11, 2013, 06:24:14 PM
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It might be more risky if you're solo mining, versus mining with a pool.

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August 12, 2013, 01:54:13 AM
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Check out CGWatcher. It monitors CGMiner, and has a nice feature where you can set a schedule. It will automatically open CGMiner at a certain time, and shut it off at another certain time.

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August 12, 2013, 09:14:40 AM
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Out of curiosity why would you want to mine for 12hrs instead of 24 in a day? Hardware isn't cheap so I would imagine you'd want the highest return possible on your investment?
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August 14, 2013, 01:41:42 PM
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He prob just wants it to run while he's not at home and then to stop once he is.


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August 14, 2013, 03:35:57 PM
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Yes, it'll work just fine. Make sure you are using a pool.

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