Building a double Antminer Shelf

[SuicidalCookie]

Hello everyone!

This week I'm getting a new antminer and need a new shelf to place it next to my router and UPS. So I thought I'd make this into a howto/tutorial so you guys can benefit too.

This is my first drawing for the idea.
It has two shelves one for each antminer, above the shelf is two dowels to hold PSU's at a 45^ angle. At the very bottom is a small box that will be filled with two sandbags to keep it from moving.
 
https://i.imgur.com/wo5KLYQ.jpg?1

Shopping list:

2 14"X36" pine boards
2 26"x14" pine boards
2 1" diameter 28" wide dowels


I'll be updating within the next couple days as I build it!
Feel free to share your custom shelving that you use for bitcoin miners.

[SuicidalCookie]

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[Bananana]

Hope your board is really tick as antminer is heavy especially if you have so many of them.

[Tupsu]

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2 14"X36" pine boards
2 26"x14" pine boards
2 1" diameter 28" wide dowels
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Do not forget ,  S5 is fire hazard.

[SuicidalCookie]

Do not forget ,  S5 is fire hazard.

Thank you for the reminder, I will be putting this shelf right below a smoke alarm.

[Meech]

I prefer to buy the cheap wire or plastic shelves but good luck on the build.
Keep in mind to not restrict airflow in front and behind.  Had considered building
an enclosed case/baffle to house and quiet the S5. 

[philipma1957]

Do not forget ,  S5 is fire hazard.

Thank you for the reminder, I will be putting this shelf right below a smoke alarm.

use a few ceramic tiles home depot and lowes have them for about 1 usd each. It  should not add a lot to your cost. I think it may help

[Bananana]

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2 14"X36" pine boards
2 26"x14" pine boards
2 1" diameter 28" wide dowels
...

Do not forget ,  S5 is fire hazard.

S5 is fire hazard? Do you mean it is even worse then the average mining hardware?

[klondike_bar]

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2 14"X36" pine boards
2 26"x14" pine boards
2 1" diameter 28" wide dowels
...

Do not forget ,  S5 is fire hazard.

S5 is fire hazard? Do you mean it is even worse then the average mining hardware?

no. it can get hot, but nothing near starting a fire. (for reference the PCB is about 45-50C stock and runs fine at >65C if the cooling is sub-par --- the SP20 PCB gets to 65-80C in normal operation with the chips exceeding 100C)

S5 is probably no more of a fire hazard than the SP20, and far safer than the prisma batch 1. (In fact, I dont think any S5 units have caught fire yet, but for sure a warehouse of SP-T gear burnt to the ground). a wooden shelf wont catch fire unless it reaches really high temperatures, so its pretty damn safe.

a few easy ways to make it safer: use wood that is denser and treated. plywood is more flamable then cut boards, and metal cant burn at all. (in fact, wood wont conduct electricity or short exposed contacts so its a good choice)

[Tupsu]

Do not forget ,  S5 is fire hazard.

S5 is fire hazard? Do you mean it is even worse then the average mining hardware?

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The spark in the dust can ignites dried and pre-warmed wood.

[philipma1957]

yes the above suffered  two popped caps one on each board.   caps are smaller then the ones that popped on the asic miner prisma.  so far this is the only case of popped caps .

but some ceramic tiles on your wood shelf would help heat  shield the wooden shelfs.

We do not know if s-5's are going to be doing pop a cap. dont know how rare 1 in 1000 1 in 2000  or 1 in 50 .

Some s-3's did pop a cap very rare
Some s-1's did pop a cap very rare


Asic MIner Prisma not rare   there was a recall refund rma setup by Asic MIner Fried cat

[klondike_bar]

yes the above suffered  two popped caps on eon each board.   caps are smaller then the ones that popped on the asic miner prisma.  so far this is the only case of popped caps .

but some ceramic tiles on your wood shelf would help heat  shield the wooden shelfs.

We do not know if s-5's are going to be doing pop a cap. dont know how rare 1 in 1000 1 in 2000  or 1 in 50 .

Some s-3's did pop a cap very rare
Some s-1's did pop a cap very rare


Asic MIner Prisma not rare   there was a recall refund rma setup by Asic MIner Fried cat

TBH wood requires a pretty large sum of energy to cause it to combust - if you sre using ense, quality wood it will not catch fire even if it heats to 100C and is in contact with a few sparks (if you continues to shower it in sparks or flame it may ignite - but as i mentioned choosing the right type of wood for the job will make it several times less likely to ignite than a cheaper plywood or particle board

[toptekk]

I prefer to buy the cheap wire or plastic shelves but good luck on the build.
Keep in mind to not restrict airflow in front and behind.  Had considered building
an enclosed case/baffle to house and quiet the S5.  

yup from home Depot for 50 bucks .. but this looks nice if hes good at it why not  it might cost him more making it but hell make it to last, I'll bet .

My plan is to buy one of the 50 shelves at Home depot then build a case around it with the right exhausts  and buy a small AC unit for the summer in the  winter i live in base meant for the cold I don't care how cold it is my windows in the base meant sty open, i love the cold.