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Board CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware
Re: Recomendations for a good breaker to handle all of my rigs.
by
Hephaestus
on 08/06/2013, 15:33:52 UTC
Usually the next greater amps rating breakers handle the the load of the lower amp breakers well.
Just make sure you are not overloading the circuit amps rating by checking wire gage, and metering your power usage of your circuit.
 Also if u have good power strips, they themselves will limit power drawn at each socket due to a reset switch which pops, so that should take care of some simple overloading anyways.

Of course they can handle it "better" but that does not make it safe.

Breakers on power strips are irrelevant, they only protect what's plugged into the strips.  They do NOT protect the wiring in your wall.

How many times does everyone in this thread have to repeat DO NOT USE A BIGGER BREAKER, IT IS A FIRE HAZARD?

If you're having this much trouble with it, have an electrician install additional circuits.  I had a large outlet installed right next to the panel in the basement, and I run a subpanel off it.  Hell, just have two or three 20A circuits installed there and move your rigs to the panel.  But for the love of all that is in your house, don't go putting bigger breakers on things because they're tripping.