220 Volt Plugs

[sgaubatz]

Hi,

I won a few thousand in a lawsuit. I am going to be getting 4 Whatsminer and 3 S11. I need to know where to get a plug for them that has a USA 110 volt connection. Do I need to get transformers? Do these rigs come with a power supply, the plug? Is it workable in the USA? Any USA miners out there with these types of miners that can help would be excellent. I shop mostly at Amazon which is where I am buying the miners.

Thank you in advance,
Stacey

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[philipma1957]

Hi,

I won a few thousand in a lawsuit. I am going to be getting 4 Whatsminer and 3 S11. I need to know where to get a plug for them that has a USA 110 volt connection. Do I need to get transformers? Do these rigs come with a power supply, the plug? Is it workable in the USA? Any USA miners out there with these types of miners that can help would be excellent. I shop mostly at Amazon which is where I am buying the miners.

Thank you in advance,
Stacey

do not run that gear on 110-120 volt circuits.

that its the short story.

but if you are crazy enough to do so here is what you need do.

you must change your mind. and call an electrician to wire a 30 amp 220/240 volt circuit.

1 30 amp circuit can run 2 m10's safely. if volts are 220 to 240

[sgaubatz]

So, a surge protector that runs a 22v and has a US extension will not work?

[philipma1957]

let me try to explain the issue.  surge protectors have nothing to do with the psu requirements.

the psu  wants  220 volts   well  actually 208 to 239 volts works

so if you want to run the gear you need to send proper volts to the psu.

If you are USA based  and have 110/120 volts  and can not get access to the panel to see if a 220/240 line can be placed in  you have very little options.

here is why.  a 110/120 volt line in the USA is most often 15 or 20 amps.

So 15 x 110 = 1650 watts  which to run safely non stop  you must derate by 80%  translation

1650 x .8 = 1320 watts  is your max pull.  if you get a transformer  it kills 2%  so 1293 watts is your max safe pull

the s15 pulls  1585 watts  on full power
the m10 pulls 2250 watts on full power

so you most likely will kill off something  running a m10 or a s15 at full power on a 110/120 volt circuit in the usa.

So if you can not put in a 220 line don't mine  with

s15
t15
m10

If you insist on trying  to run the m10  you need a 30 amp circuit  and it needs 10 gauge wire  from the circuit panel to the receptacle.

you then need  a step up transformer that reads it can do 5000va.

frankly I did test on two one that says it can do 4000va the other says it can do 5000va.

Both are not that good.
one cost 130 usd.
on cost  180 usd.

the wires inside were 14 gauge  should have been 12 to do 2 units like they were rated for.
also the receptacles got really warm running only 1 m10 for a few hours.
Also I have a 30 amp 10 gauge wired circuit that I did years ago for big amps for music so I knew I would not over heat the wires testing.

Many homes and apartments are under wired  14 gauge is common  when it should be 12 gauge  and 10 gauge is almost never to be found.

So you could be plugging in a transformer that says it can do 5000va when it can only do 2000 or 3000 va .

Plus using 14 gauge internal wires when they should be 12 if done correctly and even 12 is too small.

So instead of winning a lawsuit  you very likely could be sued when you start an electrical fire trying to jury rig a

s15
t15
s11 or m10 miner.

[sgaubatz]

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I will go with the 8 RX 570 8GB instead. I rent for right now. Maybe I will upgrade to the S11 and Whatsminer after I move to Florida and get my own place. Then I will be able to make the upgrades. Thanks again.