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Re: Bitmain just announced the AntMiner A3 - 815GH/s Siacoin miner - Blake(2b)
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senseless
on 23/01/2018, 00:31:28 UTC
I really dont want to play with the outlet on the wall. That is the reason I asked if the below method will work Sad

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2769696.msg28656258#msg28656258

Someone replied it should work but i have to be careful with connecing 4-prong dryer cord to 3-prong connector. And i asked the below on that

Is there any chance you could tell what 3 to connect from the dryer wore to what on the connector and which one to leave alone on the dryer  wire?

I tried to google but not many results since this is a rare situation I guess. Most of it was about how to change the dyer from 3 prong to 4 prong Sad


This stuff is dangerous, if you don't know what you're doing you should hire an electrician. You can't take your bitcoins with you after you electrocute yourself.

I explain 240v circuits in the USA here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2772135.msg28578662#msg28578662

The 4 prong dryer is 2 hots, a neutral and a ground. It could be rewired to provide 2x 120v circuits (if the shared neutral awg is large enough), but may not be up to code if the breaker is too large. A lot of these dryer breakers are like 50 amps. You'd need to swap out the breaker at minimum for a lower rated one to stay in code. The best would be to swap it out for a 30A 2 pole breaker, use the red, black and green wire and use the L6-30R outlet. You'd end up with 240V and 30A of power (5.76kW continuously usable). The white wire you'd want to disconnect at both ends and tape / label where it goes.

Note: I am not an electrician. I know enough to know when I don't know something (could probably pass a journeyman test). Which is only slightly better than knowing enough to be dangerous.