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January 07, 2014, 05:54:29 PM |
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I've either been very lucky or bought a donkey (I've no clue as to the hashing power of these blades)... I picked these up from a local police auction... can anyone give me a clue how to power them please? none of my ATX PSU's have the correct plug... thanks in advance...  ps. they still stink of cannabis! |
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January 07, 2014, 06:01:13 PM |
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haha thats awesome...what a waste of some good blades. They have probably been sitting in impound for months. I feel sorry for that guy. Pigs took his trees and bitcoin hardware...damn shame
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raskul (OP)
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January 07, 2014, 06:03:36 PM |
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haha thats awesome...what a waste of some good blades. They have probably been sitting in impound for months. I feel sorry for that guy. Pigs took his trees and bitcoin hardware...damn shame
not a waste if I can get 'em powered up  |
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AmericanBit
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January 07, 2014, 06:12:42 PM |
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yeah waste up till now is what i meant...he must have been a seller since they are still packaged like that. How much did you but them for?
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raskul (OP)
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January 07, 2014, 06:15:36 PM |
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yeah waste up till now is what i meant...he must have been a seller since they are still packaged like that. How much did you but them for?
£49.38p of her majesties sterling pounds... but what type of PSU will I need - you can tell i'm not tech-savvy! |
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January 07, 2014, 06:36:02 PM |
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Thats a good deal, worst case scenario sell them on ebay. Im not tech savvy either. My partner handles the mining, but we do have a ton of blades...someone should be able to tell you though...check you tube?
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raskul (OP)
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January 07, 2014, 06:50:24 PM |
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i think i've found the manufacturer... i'll email them... these particular blades look very similar to http://www.btcgarden.com//productsDetail.do?id=105slightly different to the pic, but the same power connector... |
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January 07, 2014, 06:56:58 PM |
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Wow great find you got 100 GH/s right there. But it sucks cause you can't get them to mine right this min. You will get your money back and then some. Goodluck and welcome to mining.
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raskul (OP)
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January 07, 2014, 06:59:08 PM |
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i'll let you know what this little lot hashes at, once I get it powered! how frustrating!!!  knowing my median of luck, difficulty will be up AGAIN by the time I get them powered up... |
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January 07, 2014, 06:59:54 PM |
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I think that might just be a reseller too but he could help you out if you can contact him...i think those are the 10GH though |
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Colin Miner
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January 07, 2014, 07:07:15 PM |
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I picked these up from a local police auction... can anyone give me a clue how to power them please? none of my ATX PSU's have the correct plug...
ps. they still stink of cannabis!
That 'silk road' stigma haunting the BTC community again. Well done with your find  You don't need a specific power adaptor if you can find someone to solder some wires to that socket, easy job. A standard computer PSU can power it, there are plenty around. It could be the quickest way to get them running. |
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January 07, 2014, 07:58:19 PM |
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my next question, what wires from my ATX do I put into to (without me going BANG!)  Pick a +12v and a GND to get the thing to switch on, short PWR ON to a GND (a paper clip can do this) |
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January 07, 2014, 08:09:32 PM |
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It does look that that one, but there's 3 or 4 different sizes of Phoenix connectors depending on current capability. You'd need to measure the socket and look at the specs online for the plug you're buying. As for the cables, I'd buy a heap of 4-pin Molex splitters, cut them up and use the yellow wires. That means you don't have to hack up your PSU's wires, just plug in and go. Check out the other Blade howto threads for more info. |
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January 07, 2014, 09:00:32 PM |
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my next question, what wires from my ATX do I put into to (without me going BANG!) Pick a +12v and a GND to get the thing to switch on, short PWR ON to a GND (a paper clip can do this) works a treat! thank you... now I just have to sort the web config to connect to a pool (this part seems to not work so well!) |
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raskul (OP)
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January 07, 2014, 09:28:34 PM |
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i think these blades need more power than my 550w can give... even trying one single blade, still getting 0 MH/s
oh well, back to the drawing board
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January 07, 2014, 09:34:38 PM |
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I've either been very lucky or bought a donkey (I've no clue as to the hashing power of these blades)... I picked these up from a local police auction... can anyone give me a clue how to power them please? none of my ATX PSU's have the correct plug... thanks in advance... ps. they still stink of cannabis! You will need a 800 Watt PSU. Are these blade used to crop cannabis?? |
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raskul (OP)
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January 07, 2014, 09:43:13 PM |
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You will need a 800 Watt PSU. Are these blade used to crop cannabis?? thanks, i'll sort it in the morning, best I have is 550W so i think i'll switch off and get an early night. |
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Colin Miner
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January 08, 2014, 02:50:06 PM |
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First just try one card at a time on your PSU.
Each blade takes 100W off the 12v line of your 550W PSU.
A 550W PSU can have around 15A to 20A on the 12v rail which is around 180W - 240W
Try each card in turn, one at a time. Some cards may be faulty.
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