DIY mode for BitAXe Possible?

[JangoUnchained]

Since 2021 I have been mining ETH using risers and motherboards and one thing have made me lose a lot of my hardwares over time, dusts.

My place is like living in Texas, dusts everywhere, even if I close my windows you won't be able to find a explanation to where the dusts are still coming from, I thought I was under a spell at first until my neighbours complain about the same.

6 motherboards have died so far because of dust, and now I want to start mining Bitcoin, with the little responses that I have read here BitAxe seem to be the best miner to start with, less power consumption since I can't run heavy asic miners.

BitAxe is the best when it comes to efficiency but BitAxe are build to be naked like a motherboard, dusts will get on them easily and since I want to run this for long term solo mining, it makes no sense to end with dead BitAxe after a while.

Is there a way to create some case for BitAxe? Or some type of DIY hack that will cover BitAxe motherboard revealing only the cooler. I don't think there is other solo miner thats as close as BitAxe in terms of efficiency.

[philipma1957]

Since 2021 I have been mining ETH using risers and motherboards and one thing have made me lose a lot of my hardwares over time, dusts.

My place is like living in Texas, dusts everywhere, even if I close my windows you won't be able to find a explanation to where the dusts are still coming from, I thought I was under a spell at first until my neighbours complain about the same.

6 motherboards have died so far because of dust, and now I want to start mining Bitcoin, with the little responses that I have read here BitAxe seem to be the best miner to start with, less power consumption since I can't run heavy asic miners.

BitAxe is the best when it comes to efficiency but BitAxe are build to be naked like a motherboard, dusts will get on them easily and since I want to run this for long term solo mining, it makes no sense to end with dead BitAxe after a while.

Is there a way to create some case for BitAxe? Or some type of DIY hack that will cover BitAxe motherboard revealing only the cooler. I don't think there is other solo miner thats as close as BitAxe in terms of efficiency.

cheese clothe or mosquito netting.

a simple open frame with the miner in it and the netting outside of it.


https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088LL66XV/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A18T9PT5JQZF8B&th=1

put the miner under the wire shelf

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DMVZSJ94/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2N53W8LLC51RU&th=1

put the clothe over the shelf.


i googled fast so the cloths seem good but that shelf is too big.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/187752295293?

This could work

You need to drill a few holes in the plexiglass and use the cheese cloth I think you are good.

[Outhue]

You could have saved those motherboards using dust filters, they are for sell everywhere, I had to use dust filters as my windows net just like how people use mosquito nets on their windows.

You can just avoid BitAxe and go with their NerdAxe version instead, they are roughly the same but they came covered instead of how BitAxe is always exposed.



Also, if you are good with woods you can go woody style in form of a small home, with four corner edges and place dust filter net on them, this should be easy for anyone to do.

[Wincob]

10 minutes of your time per day is more than enough to keep a space tidy, dust is everywhere in the world and if you clean your space everyday there won't be anything to worry about, dusts don't kill electronics instantly, they have to gather on the electronics for sometime first and slowly they start rusting the clean surfaces.

You don't have to spend money on anything, clean your space more regularly.

[Welsh]

There's various different cases you can 3d print yourself. Just search them in any 3D printing search engine and you'll see various designs.

Is it inherently dusty where you are from? I've never had any piece of hardware fail on me because of dust. However, I do tend to keep on top of maintenance for the more important devices, and by that I mean a can of compressed air. I've definitely damaged a few fans, forgetting to hold them when cleaning them though .

[philipma1957]

10 minutes of your time per day is more than enough to keep a space tidy, dust is everywhere in the world and if you clean your space everyday there won't be anything to worry about, dusts don't kill electronics instantly, they have to gather on the electronics for sometime first and slowly they start rusting the clean surfaces.

You don't have to spend money on anything, clean your space more regularly.

you are wrong.  if you live in some areas dust is overwhelming.

and ten minutes a day is not enough as the dust comes back fast.

he would need a cleaning every 4 hours or so. and since he sleeps it is not going to be cleaned enough.

a filter set up that he can change the filter 1 time a week is best.

I found what he needs to do.

buy this

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R8T9WL5/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATC7I1INV0IEB&th=1


https://plastic-craft.com/acrylic-extruded-round-tube/?searchid=415185&search_query=acrylic

https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Cloud-Plug-120mm-Controller-Brushless/dp/B0BG4C9H5P/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CQLZ7XDK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A2UAE3MINQMX18&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CX9BGBP6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?


01) 7 inch trivet on bottom

02) filter screen next

03) the miner

04) the tube

05) second screen

06) second trivet

07) attach bottom trivet to top trivet

08) use this to attach the trivets

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CX9BGBP6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?



not enough air flow
https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Cloud-Plug-120mm-Controller-Brushless/dp/B0BG4C9H5P/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?


so
  you see all of it and it should work well
      

[MaxMueller]

You might also have a look at some immersion setups like the ImmergeAxe. The bitaxe would be safe and clean inside the immersion fluid and the dust would just be on the radiator which could be oversized as a kind of compensation. When temps go up the radiator need to be cleaned, but i guess that could be a setup to go for.

[JangoUnchained]

You might also have a look at some immersion setups like the ImmergeAxe. The bitaxe would be safe and clean inside the immersion fluid and the dust would just be on the radiator which could be oversized as a kind of compensation. When temps go up the radiator need to be cleaned, but i guess that could be a setup to go for.

Immersion fluid will cost more isn't it? This is not recommendable for someone who is starting to mine Bitcoin on the solo, if there is enough money to be spent on immersion fluid then I would rather buy a better Asic miner and point it to a pool instead of solo mining, but thanks for the suggestion.

[NotATether]

10 minutes of your time per day is more than enough to keep a space tidy, dust is everywhere in the world and if you clean your space everyday there won't be anything to worry about, dusts don't kill electronics instantly, they have to gather on the electronics for sometime first and slowly they start rusting the clean surfaces.

You don't have to spend money on anything, clean your space more regularly.

It gets annoying quickly.... and this sort of thing happens when the air itself is already dust-heavy.

The miners should be kept in an air-tight room, preferably one with no windows, and then get a bunch of air purifiers and place them strategically around the room. Then clean weekly, instead of every single day.

The benefits extend far beyond mining

[FP91G]

At 6000 RPM, the ASICs are practically dust-free. Standard industrial filters are used at the ventilation inlet to clean the air.

However, I've also seen ASICs running in rooms without filters, and there weren't any major issues, unless you live near a carpentry shop with lots of dust and shavings.