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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: Antminer D3 Blissz firmware (25/11 update available!)
by
thistlecoins
on 26/11/2017, 17:38:05 UTC

The download link is dead

ya i found this https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/novec-us/applications/immersion-cooling/

any one know how to get that stuff or where to get , thanks  may142012 for the word to search for

Sent you the link of the fluid to your inbox.

From what i know, you need a big tank that fits all of the boards from your miner, a top tank that install the Cooling Coil to do two-phase operation, and of course the 1 gallon fluid that cost $300.

Off topic, but only slightly considering Blissz originally set out to make a silent machine...

That is the fancy 3M Engineered Fluids method... the hippy non-toxic way is to just use mineral-oil or some other suitable dielectic blend.  About 90$ for 5gallons.  Less in quantity.

Note, there are some serious hippies out there too!  Not just over-clocking gamers up for a laugh.
https://www.grcooling.com
and the NSA
http://grcoolingv2.staging.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NSA-Doing-More-With-Less.pdf

Note one of GRCs products is a "hash-tank" comprised of S9s up to 5800Th/s squeezed into a 40' shipping container.
https://www.grcooling.com/bitcoin/

The tricky bits are circulation and heat exchanging... but not problems that haven't been solved a million different ways before.  I'm leaning towards trying a recirculating pump and a automotive transmission oil cooler+fan outside for my baby farm (two D3s)!   If I lived in a colder climate I would consider a classic household radiator and dump the heat inside seasonally.  If that can't move enough heat I'll have to try to build a evaporative cooler and heat exchange with water.

Take a journey down the antminer immersion cooling youtube rabit hole:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Antminer+mineral+oil

You mean like this guy doing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcBTYOOXX2o

That is alot of Novec fluid, maybe 2-3 gallons! (the cost of a D3).  Fans and heatsinks aren't necessary in a Novec closed loop system, i've seen better where the hash boards just lie flat on an aquarium bottom and maybe only 1/2 gal of fluid is needed.  In closed loop you still have to cool the condensing surface somehow.   Probably less efficient but a peltier cooler strapped to a large heatsink or plate might be less messy.  Not for dash, those things are energy hogs, perhaps workable on another coin, or if the one cooler rig is all you need for lots of hashing boards.

My exchanger/condenser thoughts lean towards a wort-chiller rig or plate heat exchanger with a DIY cooling tower outside to cycle the water.  But my first attempt will be to just pump and exhaust the oil heat directly.  Pumping water is better, as you are't restricted to the types of pumps that will do the job and not break down, but I think the small food-grade pumps can handle oil and are pretty cheap.  If you are after parts for your rig the automotive and home-brew industry seems to be a good resource.