An industrial low voltage power supply isn't really cheap but yes you can keep all and you not lost any time because it's like hot plug an usb stick for replace the WHOLE miner and you can exchange easily each part (cable usb hub power supply computer for controlling stick and custom voltage source for each miner) without trash all like a pod. 5V USB or 5V from industrial power supply not need any change and like I already write a "chip" exchange = whole stick miner exchange not unsolder asic chip and solder a newer. Package probably not the same vcore change so no.
I just ask two copper pad and a 0ohm resistor or removable fuse for cut usb 5V supply and provide directly 5v to the pcb like probably all other people since 7 years asking for the same thing
I don't understand your issue; why not solder wires directly to the USB connector?I just ask two copper pad and a 0ohm resistor or removable fuse for cut usb 5V supply and provide directly 5v to the pcb like probably all other people since 7 years asking for the same thing
It's possible this was even intended; as seen in the start post, the stick's limit is pretty high (800MHz), which interpolating from my numbers on a regular GekkoScience hub, would draw 5A or 25W compared to the hub's maximum of 15W per port. So you would gain a significant benefit from this mod and it should be pretty easy to try. Also it's reversible.