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New email from KNC to all it's Neptune's clients:

From: Customer Service [customerservice@kncminer.com]
Sent: September 22, 2014 9:04 AM
To: me
Subject: Neptune - Y splitter cables.

Hi All,

Over the last few weeks we have received many comments from our community that due to some specific PSU limitations, users could not fully utilise the full potential of their Neptune miner.

Over the next few weeks, for every Neptune cube that you own, we will be delivering 1 PCI-e custom made 16 AWG Y-cables straight to your door at no additional cost (5 x Y splitter cables per Neptune)

This will open up the possibility to use a wider range of PSUs that previously struggled to run the miner at its full potential (475Mhz-500MHz) i.e. the Corsair AX1200i and other commonly purchase PSUs.

If you would like any further information regarding this cable solution, please contact support@kncminer.com

Regards,

The KnC Team.

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I bitched in their forums like everyone else I am sure about them offering these 16AWG cables to people. To be hones though I didn't have any problems with my 1500W PSU's running at 475W until the stock cables starting melting at the PSU end. LOL - So I am not sure what if any the purpose will be for the Y-Cables.

it shows their "generosity", and gives them another excuse to keep delay shipping the orders (neptune, titan and bonus miner).

Maybe soon we will expect some news from kfc like "we are busy shipping the Y cables to our loyal customers, and we have to postpone your neptune/titan shipment"....

Besides, times goes much slower in KfC. they say "soon", it means "never"; they say "weeks", it is actually "months"...

I still haven't figured out the purpose of the Y cables?

The Corsair AX1200i won't power a Neptune module without 2-to-1 PCIe Y power cables. This is because the Neptune modules draw too much power across a single PCIe cable and trip the Over-Current Protection in the AX1200i. The Y cables split that power draw across two PCIe ports on the PSU and hence avoid tripping the OCP.

I was thinking later the other reason might be because the draw from two PCI-E connectors would be balanced so the molex connector on the PSU shouldn't melt. So I may have to buy a few more 16AWG wires, we'll see.