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Re: PRE-SHIP AGAIN! SOLD OUT [GROUP BUY 5] 3.15 BTC Bitmain Antminer 180GH 300 Units
by
kmarei
on 11/01/2014, 21:52:18 UTC
Has anyone every tried running this thing with 2 PSU's?

I am
I'm running each blade with an HP DL380 G4 server power supply, which can put out 42amps on the 12v line
I had 4 of the power supplies, soi figured why not Smiley
I'm running one run of 12 gauge wire from the power supply to each blade
12 gauge is roughly the same as 3 runs of 16 gauge

I'm a big fan of server power supplies
These babies are designed to be run 24/7 for years


I have heard some people run both PSU's to a power bar and then switch the power bar on so everything fires up at the same time.

Have you had any of these kinds of issues?

Nope
I just always power on the second blade first, then the first blade that has the control board

I am buying a power distribution panel that can turn on and off individual outlets from a web page,
 and can measure power usage
This way if the antminers ever act up, I can reboot them remotely Smiley
And I want to know how much power they are using.
I know server power supplies are usually very efficient, and can run at 90-100% load for a very long time