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Running full-size Asic miners from home certainly poses its challenges. First off, there’s the issue of dealing with large amounts of electric power, then there’s the concern of increased heat production, and lastly, there’s the noise factor to consider. However, despite these challenges, I’ve been able to solve two out of these three issues with the help of the Fog Hashing Immersion System. This clever system alleviates issues relating to heat and noise as it involves submerging the Asics inside a tank filled with a dialectric fluid which keeps the machines cool and functioning quietly. After running this system for over a year now, I’ve been thoroughly impressed with its performance and have not had to physically handle the Asics since they were initially placed inside the tank eight months ago.
Presenting the Problem
Recently, I’ve been exploring and using a product called Brains OS. This system allows you to scan your network, identify the presence of Asics, and then deploy Brains OS onto these machines with just a few quick clicks. Brains OS is particularly useful for fine-tuning and enhancing our immersion set up, as it enables you to push your Asics further than ever before. However, I recently ran into a problem with my s19 XP model which had previously given me some trouble.
Identifying the Problem
The error message I received from the software indicated that there was a problem with the ‘Hash Board,’ one of the Asic’s core components, and after scrutinizing each of the three hash boards in the system, I could confirm that this was where our problem lay. To find out what was causing this malfunction, I decided to disconnect one of the ribbon cables. This seemed to remove the error message, so I experimented some more by attaching the cable to another hash board to confirm that the problem was indeed with the hash board and not the cable itself.
Addressing the Problem
To remedy the situation, I realized that I would need to remove the problematic hash board and send it off for repair. This is where the mess begins. Since the Asics are submerged in a tank filled with a dialectric fluid, removing the Asic requires draining the tank, a process that is not only time-consuming but extremely messy.
Dismantling the Asic Miner
To dismantle the Asic, we had to first disconnect the power supply and remove the bus bars. After this, the hash boards could be slid out and inspected. It was here that I discovered some thermal paste residue, which seemed to have melted off the heat sinks and settled at the bottom of the tank. This could potentially be the reason for the malfunction, although further consultation with immersion mining experts might be necessary to confirm this hypothesis.
A Home Miner’s Challenges
As an individual who dabbles in home Asic mining, this incident served as a stark reminder of the challenges that this hobby often brings along. With immersion mining, while it’s excellent for managing noise and heat, it presents a significant challenge when hardware issues arise due to the messy nature of the immersion fluid. However, hardware failures are not an uncommon occurrence, given that I’ve already encountered two problematic hash boards out of my collection of 30 Asics.
Conclusion
In conclusion, dealing with Asic miners at home may pose a few challenges, including dealing with the messy aftermath of a hardware malfunction. Regardless, with persistence and patience, these challenges can be navigated effectively. After identifying the problematic component, it’s simply a matter of replacing or repairing the part to get the system up and running smoothly again.
Shout Out to BT Miners
BT Miners provided the perfect solution for my hash board repair needs. Based in Upstate New York, BT Miners offers hardware repair services for Asic miners, allowing home miners like myself to quickly and conveniently fix our problematic machines. With their assistance, I’m optimistic that my problematic hash board will be back up and running in no time!
As a Home Miner, Whats been your Biggest "MESS" or REGRET with Hardware, Airflow, Design, Power? Throw it out there!? I have plenty!
good thing to see that my suspicions about using solid one piece coolingblocks in a submercion system is not a good idea as these blocks use the thermopaste on the asics to make a good connection , guess i stick with the soldered on individual coolingribs
looking at you struggling taking the miner out : might be an isea to have a drying rack that fits over half of the oilbath alowing the oil to drip out of the miner straigh back intoo the system
looking at the one piece cooling blocks on those hashboards , you might want to investigate if theres a thermal paste that works with the oil and clean repaste the hashboards that still work as i suspect they be running at uneven temperatures too because of loosing contact with the coolingblock
Can you do a review about lucky miner Lv06
Im going to sell my gpus they are just not profitable. Electric bill went up 300 dollars. I dont run it as a business only as a hobby. Im retired and just cant afford it. When would it be the best time to sell my nvidia 3070'S?
That would be my #1 concern is oil can have bad interactions with petroleum based products. Like break down certain compounds, or harden rubber/plastics.
If you use an ePic control board, you can shut down individual hash board from the software.
Hi there like your stuff … if you could contact me would like to discuss something with you
Ive had 2nd hand mineral oil miners (S9) and they have all been broken, ive noticed the solder or components on the control boards DO NOT LIKE mineral oil surrounding them, also the hash boards are mostly damaged and have absolutely no clear indication of why, i assume its the components on the boards that control resistance or capacitance
Binance listing AMS90T is definitely around the corner is just a matter of time and patience.
Do not update the S21's to the april firmware . It will lock out the brains from installing . Unless something has changed recently .
BOOM! Bought in at the start of AMS90T with $10k and turned it into a quick $70K profit and got out of there. DON'T GET GREEDY!
All i I know is that AMS90T and BTC will definitely pump and there's nothing anyone can do about it.
I finally got my fog hashing last month and put my 2 ks3m in there so far so good no problems i did repaste to both of them before put them in temp around 70 to 80 C
Lokotech has technology that could fix the hashchain issue right? Probably won’t disclose it other manufacturers
Between your problem and watching Voskoin's struggles, even if I could afford it, I don't want to do immersion! I liked the music though.
Braiins is awesome. I’m earning 48 Satoshi a day with my little BitAxe on 13 watts of power. (100 watt Solar panel) No noise, no heat… just constant Bitcoin passive income.
I used my heat in the winter for the house heating, trying to retro miners into existing heating systems can be challenging. I would love to bring asic home heating to every house in the US to start. Talk about true decentralization and getting paid to heat ur house, it's a win on both fronts.
AMS24HT and Sauce Inu will be huge.
Adding thousands AMS24HT more in March. Hope it’s not over $1 by then 🙂
It sounds like they lifted and re-appropriated a lot of innovation and technology from AMS24HT. I'm interested to see where they go.
Don’t sleep on AMS24HT. It’s going parabolic as we speak with LOTS of room to still run with its low market cap
ETH has its merits, but AMS24HT growth potential is alluring. Made the switch and feeling optimistic!
Yes AMS24HT is by far the best project in this ecosystem.
That's a solid list! I'm also big on AMS24HT , avalanche, algo, and matic too.
AMS24HT is my biggest bag