Quote from: TopMiningMiner on June 16, 2019, 05:45:47 PM

Quote from: jstnryan on June 11, 2019, 08:55:17 PM

Quote from: TopMiningMiner on June 11, 2019, 07:58:00 PM

Are there any PSU that support 2 or 3 Apollos at a time?

I'm currently using an HP server power supply and Parallel Miner breakout board: https://www.parallelminer.com/product/baikal-bk-n70-power-supply-750w-110-240v-80-gold-92-efficiency/ At 750W, it could support 3 to 6 Apollos, depending on how you run them. On ECO mode 5 would be pretty safe; on TURBO it could handle 3 with a good margin of safety. You'd have to measure your power draw, and do some math to be sure.

Alright. I dont know. I guess Im antsy. - I settled on one, but now I think Ive decided that 5 Apollos sounds like a good amount.

But before I put the plan Ive thought up in action, I figure I should share it and get some feedback from you kind folks who, unlike me, know your stuff. And really its a simple plan. - Since Im dedicating space for an Apollo, I figure I might as well dedicated the entire outlet to Apollo(s).

Ive done some research and have some numbers, but they are bit confusing, so instead of confusing everyone, Im just going state my assumption that in an ideal situation, to run 4 Apollos, you would need a PSU that delivers about 1200W. - As that would give each Apollo 200W each use while running at 70% of its rated load.

However, the highest PSU Ive found that will run off of a 120V outlet is 900W.

https://www.parallelminer.com/product/platinum-psu-kit-hp-1200-watt-x8-for-asic-gpu-miner/

My thoughts are that it seems like it could be pushing it to run 4 Apollos on a 900 Watt PSU. And it would be running at full load, which should be fine. But Im curious to hear what you experts think.

Which brings me to a few more questions:

(1) Hooking all this up to one outlet should be fine, right?
(2) Does this plan sound reasonable?
(3) Is that PSU actually good?
(4) Would a 900W PSU support 4 Apollos running turbo?
(5) Is there anything else I should know?

Side questions:
(S1) Why dont power supplies come with power cords?
(S2) Does anyone know if the official Future Bit PSU will come with the power cord?

1) Depends on the Amp rating on your breakers...most are 15A, so you dont want to push them more than 1500 or so so 900 is more than fine
2/3/4) Yes these are server rated PSUs designed to be run at max load 24/7...you can easily run 4 Apollos @ 800 watts on it
5)Just make sure you buy two pcie cables per Apollo and plug both of them in running turbo

S1)Because the input socket is standard for all PSUs (C14) but people have diffrent plugs around the world so its easier to just buy the PSU and buy your own power cable locally
S2)US shipments will have power cord for sure, ill probably stock one or two major Euro cord types (UK/Eurozone)