[GUIDE] Strato's Antminer S5 Vertical Mounting Setup Guide - Updated Photo/Video

[dropt]

Move it out the room? I don't know about you guys but I don't have doors / windows on my ceiling...

Yes, and ducting doesn't exist in this world. 

[dogie]

Move it out the room? I don't know about you guys but I don't have doors / windows on my ceiling...

Yes, and ducting doesn't exist in this world.

Of which there is not one mention here.

[pekatete]

Move it out the room? I don't know about you guys but I don't have doors / windows on my ceiling...

Yes, and ducting doesn't exist in this world.

Of which there is not one mention here.

Oh, just shut it! If there is no mention of ducting, neither is there of windows or doors, but that did not stop you mentioning them, did it now?

In any case, what sort of windows and doors do you have on your house that will refuse to let vertically exhausted heat out? Do you live in a gnome house, have floor vents for windows & trap doors for access or is your house built atop a black hole where the natural laws of physics, aka heat rising, do not apply?

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will...

Spot on there @kreativling

[Finksy]

Overclocking voids the warranty? Then why is it a drop down option in the control panel of your software which ships with the units. I'm not trying to start a fight here. But I find that it's ridiculous to put an option to set a frequency higher than 350 with a simple dropdown menu - in your own software - and there be no warning whatsoever - and that BM would deny a warranty claim.

Yes it does. I can't really answer on behalf of the other questions as its not my rules.

I added an overclocking question to the wiki.

Is overclocking allowed?

Users may overclock at their own risk but overclocking WILL invalidate the product warranty.

This is a more official quote if you will, there is a bigger quote but this is the best one I can find with search as it is.

Over Clocking will void your warranty on the unit, please be careful  

That is your usual waffle! There is NO official literature on overclocking voiding the warranty, and your quotes, wiki additions and public forum quotes by a bitmain employee can not be used as binding statements to bitmain. Like I said, waffle as usual!

Add to that, Strato (or anyone) is not obliged in any way to add a warning to their threads regarding any statement as to OC'ing voiding their warranty, if only because even bitmain themselves do not mention that anywhere authoritatively. You, dogie, are a simple dogs-body for bitmain, toothless dog if you want, as your assertions are not worth the digital ink that they are written in (let alone have the force to void a bitmain warranty)!

PS: And stop being off-topic here, if you are so concerned about the warranty warning, go and open a thread in the scam accusation subforum or press your favourite link to report to the moderator.

  X 1,000,000.   Spot on.

So Dogie, is it expected that if somebody who doesn't belong to this forum purchases Bitmain's equipment through their website, they should have to search out 1 quote on an online forum to realize that making use of a built-in feature voids their warranty? Without ANY mention in the software, literature or on the website? Get real...

[philipma1957]

I mounted my lone s-5 pointed to the ceiling.  I am overclocked to freq 412.

results with window shut  I will open window and show resuls in the morning.  it is 20f in New Jersey window will open 1 inch.

[MyRig]

Wow, its a bit hotter on the temp but this is hanging from the ceiling?  (High in the air where it is warmer than the floor?)

I mounted my lone s-5 pointed to the ceiling.  I am overclocked to freq 412.

results with window shut  I will open window and show resuls in the morning.  it is 20f in New Jersey window will open 1 inch.

[Stratobitz]

I wonder, simply out of curiosity alone, if reversing the airflow - basically flipping the fan over... "Shes gone from Suck to Blow!" would result in better or worse cooling.

Strato

(Hopefully some of you got the Space Balls reference)

[huffdaddy5]

Wow, its a bit hotter on the temp but this is hanging from the ceiling?  (High in the air where it is warmer than the floor?)

I mounted my lone s-5 pointed to the ceiling.  I am overclocked to freq 412.

results with window shut  I will open window and show resuls in the morning.  it is 20f in New Jersey window will open 1 inch.

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/905/LKkVFe.png

I think he's just saying that he mounted it so it would stand vertical and it's blowing towards the ceiling..

[Stratobitz]

Wow, its a bit hotter on the temp but this is hanging from the ceiling?  (High in the air where it is warmer than the floor?)

I mounted my lone s-5 pointed to the ceiling.  I am overclocked to freq 412.

results with window shut  I will open window and show resuls in the morning.  it is 20f in New Jersey window will open 1 inch.

I think he's just saying that he mounted it so it would stand vertical and it's blowing towards the ceiling..

Personally I think we should let Philip clarify... Phil, did you simply point the miner towards the ceiling as your post says, or did you in fact mount/glue or tape the S5 "to the ceiling".



Strato

[mavericklm]

maybe he made a hole in the ceiling so that he can see the roof from the room.
and he put the miner right under the hole, pushing the air in the attic
 

[philipma1957]

no it is on the floor next to the spare bed. I just checked it and the room is too cold with the window open.  Here are the numbers on the 1 piece.

I will post some photos later.



 

 that is a stainless steel grill it allows cold air to be sucked up from the floor.  it was 73f on the floor with the window closed


 window was open last night that 9 volt battery is for scale

 the grill is spaced to let air in

close look at the ss grill

the actual fan grill is spaced about ½ inch

[judypug1956]

 Better shot of fan spacer.

[philipma1957]

Dogie is correct that the air escapes  from the bottom and top of the unit.   see this photo.

Dogie is wrong that it is not cooler at least in my case.  It is cooler this way with 1 unit in a 12 by 12 by 7.5 very well insulated room.

 It is 1 or 2 f cooler with the window shut.

It is 4 or 5 f cooler with the window open and outside air was 15  or 16 f this morning



 a lot of air comes out of the bottom of the unit. IN this photo  now the bottom Is a wall of aluminum heat sink facing us

  I am going to make a solid bottom over the weekend will post on Monday.

look close I have a few heatsinks on the unit.

[mavericklm]

scotch tape all the bottom from side to side. scotch tape as much as possible the top of the unit!

Philip, u need to raise the unit a little bit more. ~4inches might be the best....

[philipma1957]

scotch tape all the bottom from side to side. scotch tape as much as possible the top of the unit!

Philip, u need to raise the unit a little bit more. ~4 inches might be the best....

I will use some painters tape as it removes well.

The closer to the floor the colder the intake air is.

 I may raise it :

1 more inch 
then 2 more inch
then 3 more inch
then 4 more inch

to find the sweet spot.

 I am doing a solid 1320-1335 gh  and not that hot.

[mavericklm]

yes, painters tape is good too

why i said to raise it, is because the fan is really obstructed the way you have it now.
the difference in temp from floor to 10inches above floor is almost none, but a good airflow is best!

[philipma1957]

yes, painters tape is good too

why i said to raise it, is because the fan is really obstructed the way you have it now.
the difference in temp from floor to 10inches above floor is almost none, but a good airflow is best!

I will attempt to raise it later you may be correct about the  fan blockage.

The tape seems to be helping.

 this is a new number with window closed. very good hashrate but early.

[Stratobitz]

yes, painters tape is good too

why i said to raise it, is because the fan is really obstructed the way you have it now.
the difference in temp from floor to 10inches above floor is almost none, but a good airflow is best!

I will attempt to raise it later you may be correct about the  fan blockage.

The tape seems to be helping.

 this is a new number with window closed. very good hashrate but early.

Philip,

Have you found that on your test miners that there are Frequencies that work at higher points rather than lower?  Example - I have most of my miners at 392.75 - some at 400. Some got x's at 400.  Is there reason to think maybe that a miner that x's out at 400 - might actually work at 412?

Cheers,

Strato

[philipma1957]

yes, painters tape is good too

why i said to raise it, is because the fan is really obstructed the way you have it now.
the difference in temp from floor to 10inches above floor is almost none, but a good airflow is best!

I will attempt to raise it later you may be correct about the  fan blockage.

The tape seems to be helping.

 this is a new number with window closed. very good hashrate but early.

Philip,

Have you found that on your test miners that there are Frequencies that work at higher points rather than lower?  Example - I have most of my miners at 392.75 - some at 400. Some got x's at 400.  Is there reason to think maybe that a miner that x's out at 400 - might actually work at 412?

Cheers,

Strato

The two I had both can do freq 412. but cold rooms and lots of fans are important.

As for good freq vs shit freq.  I have found that 275 was not good and 318.75 was bad.

 The key for overclock  is look at the  HW as long as they are under 0.05 good rates show up.  for me 412 is very good 425 errors got high 0.088 and has was lower at 425 then 412.

You need to wait at least two hours to see:

 the rates settle
the errors settle
the temps settle

when you get over 375 freq .

Also the pool you are using can affect hw's.

I built a 1 dollar 4 sided should using a cardboard box and duct tape .  not sureif it helps will continue to test.

[Stratobitz]

I wonder if all the Bitmain folks are rapidly figuring out a way to turn their miners from regular to vertical on their shelves right now.



Strato