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Re: [GUIDE] GridSeed GC3355 5 Chip Setup/power/windows/linux/rpi by UnicornHasher
by
richmke
on 14/03/2014, 15:15:10 UTC
can anyone tell me what I could use to connect 8 Gridseeds to 1 connection of the powersupply
it's the questionmark on the diagram

The ? is a "bus bar". Something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sea-Systems-DualBus-Terminal/dp/B000K2K6M0
The wire from the PSU to the bar should be heavy guage (low number, 12 should work, 14 might) to carry all the current.

Or, you can use a heavy gauge wire to the "?", and join all the wires together (soldier them). If the joint is getting too big, then daisy chain off the heavy gauge wire (connect two pieces of heavy gauge wire and, say 3 gridseed wires, at one connection, then repeat - with one end of the heavy gauge wire going to the PSU (or prior joint), and the other end of the wire to create a new joint. Kind of like how a PSU puts 3 molex connectors on one wire.

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does it matter that the load is not spread completely even? 9 gridseeds / 9 gridseeds / 8 gridseeds ?

9/9/8 is close enough for balance.