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Re: ANTMINER S3 Discussion and Support Thread.
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Askit2
on 03/09/2014, 05:00:19 UTC
Quote from: manicminer on September 03, 2014, 04:06:20 AM
Quote from: manicminer on September 01, 2014, 09:46:14 PM
What are recommended PSUs for Antminer S3 to buy - in Europe/US?

I don't know much about PSUs, so a link to a PSU 101 article (at least as it relates to bitcoin mining) would be welcome as well.

I read:
http://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMining/comments/24intr/best_corsair_psu_for_my_antminer_s1/ch7mntp

"Efficiency ratings describe the amount of electricity that the PSU loses as heat while powering the unit. Because miners are always on and consume a lot of power, more efficient units generally recover their higher purchase cost in less than a year. In nearly 100% of cases you'll save money by buying a platinum (or gold) rated PSU."

Sorry for quoting myself, but any help with this? From a total beginner level, like understanding power draw on the PSU. Thank you.

Think of the electricity from you wall like water. The power supply like a cup with a hole in it. Think of your antminer as a bucket. you grab water from the source. The bigger the hole in your cup the more cups it takes to fill  your bucket. The smaller the hole the higher the efficiency of the power supply. Every power supply takes some power to regulate the 110-220V AC coming in and rectify it as well to DC. That power is wasted like the water falling out of the leaky cup. It isn't that they don't matter to you. Just that they are all watts that won't power your antminer.