anyone built an outdoor mining cabinet? I want to put some S1 or S3 units outdoors for the winter, but am afraid that wayward snow/slush/debris on my balcony (its an apartment) might get sucked in or otherwise contact the equipment.
The solution in my mind is a 4-walled box (bottom,top,sides) with 1-2 fabric filters over the inlet/exhaust sides of the box (mostly the inlet). Main concerns are the inlet fabric icing over (if heat removal is too effective) or being the target of pigeon intrusion (yeah these guys are a messy problem - and a huge source of dust and debris on the balcony)
you can plumb it to a universal car intake (cone) filter and if need be some have optional shielding or do some DIY.
Edit: something similar to this:
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjUwWDY1MA==/z/O4EAAOxyn~pR227c/$T2eC16JHJHUFFfhDpWd3BR227cLk-g~~60_35.JPG
I feel like that sort of filter may be insufficient for the 1000-1200cfm airflow im expecting (if running 6-8 antminers), and may not solve my concerns over any moisture freezing up on the intake if temperatures there hover around zero (assuming its -5C outside but some heat from the mining keeps the area of the intake close to 0C)