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Re: Alternative Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 08/01/2019, 08:53:14 UTC
sounds cool.. BUT before spending thousands, I'm going to try this on a SMALL scale..

using this cool little generator and some pulleys.. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075NQ7GC1/

hydro seems the way to go if you have a river...

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Re: Alternative Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 08/01/2019, 05:58:42 UTC
I see this.

http://mwands.com/store/freedom-ii-hydro-pmg-permanent-magnet-generator?search=hydro

900 rpms  to charge at 48v  and is rated for 2800 watts the electric 1/4 hp motor does 1750 rpms

I just so happen to have a 48v golf cart next to 4 mining rigs running on a 230v PDU consuming 13.3 amps (~3000 watts)..  would be pretty easy to test this..

Planning on adding solar / wind eventually so will use components for that..




maybe there's too much resistance added though when there is a LOAD on these things.. .
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Re: Alternative Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 08/01/2019, 04:05:35 UTC
They do make a pully kit..  

http://mwands.com/store/fan-and-single-pulley-for-permanent-magnet-generators-alternators

get a PMG, a pully kit and hook it up to a motor.. see if it can keep a battery bank charged with some rigs attached to it..

so wouldn't be that hard to test this out for yourselves.

Yes, seems to go against conventional teachings, but there's a reason you are here.  crypto..

seems like it would be LOUD.. how much sound does your setup make..



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Re: Alternative Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 07/01/2019, 23:03:27 UTC
This works as good as the Dwarfminer FPGA!

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Re: Alternative Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 07/01/2019, 19:45:01 UTC
Here's a guy turning a turbine generator with a 1.5 hp motor..  bad results

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i6PBBcrwF0

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Re: Alternative Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 07/01/2019, 19:43:55 UTC
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Re: Free Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 07/01/2019, 01:01:53 UTC
Wow so stupid I see a punch of pullies and batteries but no power source.

For 3k you can get a starter solar system.

I'm disappointed with mining from bitcointalk. The quality has gotten much poor compared to last year

What? It was a joke. At least i think so. I was amused.

Now reading through the rest of the topic i'm even more amused.

No joke apparently you don't understand how it all works. Apparently many of you don't understand how a power inverter works or how the wind generator operates.

Using an electric motor is no different then the wind driving it. It may cost me 35 a month for the motor compared to free wind but the outcome is the same.... lots of power free or at very low cost.


Search the internet and you can find thousands of people making systems like this or similar using water to turn the generator head.

Link to one if the thousands of people magically producing more power from a battery bank than was inputted into it.

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Re: Free Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 06/01/2019, 21:12:23 UTC
 
In physics and chemistry, the law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; it is said to be conserved over time. This law means that energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather, it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.

How is running a motor 24x7 which produces heat (wasted energy)  to charge a bank of batteries using a generator and then converting to 110 or 220 via an inverter that also wastes energy more efficient than the elec company..

Show us a video.

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Re: Free Electricity for Mining
by
mattstyle
on 06/01/2019, 17:25:08 UTC
This wouldnt work..

It would take more energy to keep the batteries charged via the motor and generator than the batteries would hold.


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Re: AMD now lets you change Memory Timing in the Drivers on the FLY!
by
mattstyle
on 19/12/2018, 21:44:16 UTC
AMD did this for the gamers who are buying used cards off of eBay that have strapped bioses..  it's a way to adjust timing back without reflashing the stock bios...

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Re: The fate of the Miners
by
mattstyle
on 25/11/2018, 04:03:16 UTC
You take a monthly average of the coin cost(you can do daily if you want but so far its not needed).  Let's say 100 low - 200 high.  Avg monthly mining is 150.  If you sell the coin for 120 then you take a -30 cap gain hit.  

I am 100% sure on this as I have been audited.  ASK YOUR ACCOUNTANT anyway.

Also they ruled that crypto IS property and not subject to wash rules.  I just did that to take a neg equity hit because prices are so low.  That means I sold all my coin at a loss and rebought them all a few min later.  Perfectly legal.  Wash rules apply to stocks etc, you have to wait 30 days to rebuy.

Thanks this is good advice, from a man that runs a farm and speaks from experience.  I'll probably do something similar when doing my taxes


This is bad advice...

Any bitcoin gained through mining is taxed as ordinary income, based on the “fair market value” of the bitcoin at the date it was received.

Read the irs publication on mining..  anyone who has mined and held is at a huge loss in 2018
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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred ASIC Miner)
by
mattstyle
on 03/10/2018, 05:37:29 UTC
$189 each via UPS.. DHL should be the same if they charge it..

bathroom update, running at 83 F degrees in there.. normally 79 ..  used to hit 100 degrees when I had 28 GPUs in there.. That is with an extra 6 in exhaust fan.. so the cooler setup is the way to go! unless you plan on scaling and running a bunch.. I dont..

https://imgur.com/a/l6Qv2oT

hashrate at the pool is averaging 15.4 with the two overclocked.. one at 431 and one at 420.

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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred ASIC Miner)
by
mattstyle
on 03/10/2018, 01:12:16 UTC
Hows is the static pressure in those coolers? I wouldn't have thought these would be that loud to necessitate a sound box.  

there's alot of airflow..  its not needed but I like keeping the sound down the 8 in exhaust fan is louder than the miners..

if u can figure out how to turn sound on imgur, check it..

https://imgur.com/4HM22Sd


also good idea on the fire extinguisher balls.. I just ordered 3 for the various locations I have miners at!

POOLs:

I couldnt get luxor to work..  maybe I had the wrong url.. Coinmine works..  which is fine I have code to interface with their api so I'll just use that..

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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred ASIC Miner)
by
mattstyle
on 02/10/2018, 23:48:54 UTC
Anyone OC these?  I'm at 420 and its 8.05 gh/2

433 mhz its 8.44

https://imgur.com/DniZltL

https://imgur.com/FwbPIsW

https://imgur.com/L0aB3SF
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Re: Only making $3/ day per 1080ti
by
mattstyle
on 02/10/2018, 08:23:34 UTC
Ok, tell us if what coin you are mining today that can make you $3 USD per day with GTX 1080 ti?
ARRR ... wasnt it pirate day sometime recently?



I doubt OP will tell us which coins, moreover if it right (OP make $3 a day with single 1080 Ti on this current situation) or maybe auto-switch mining, I mean isn't direct mining. Who knows, right?
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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred ASIC Miner)
by
mattstyle
on 01/10/2018, 19:45:18 UTC
here's the fees UPS wants:

$189.18 USD

for one unit.. 
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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred ASIC Miner)
by
mattstyle
on 01/10/2018, 05:35:45 UTC
Mine is arriving today. BTW, what pools do you guys have in mind?

was thinking this one:

https://mining.luxor.tech/

lower fees, decent overall rate and has a US endpoint..

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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred ASIC Miner)
by
mattstyle
on 29/09/2018, 22:17:56 UTC
Two of mine from the first batch shipped yesterday DHL.

Want to get me the firmware off of yours when they land? Willing to work with you on it...

-j

Ok I have two arriving Monday as well.. what do you plan on doing to the firmware?

Matt
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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred ASIC Miner)
by
mattstyle
on 29/09/2018, 07:54:50 UTC
anyone get a ship notice?  such lack of enthusiasm here..  I don't think there were that many units sold for the first batch.

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Re: Bitmain launches the new AntMiner DR3 (Decred)
by
mattstyle
on 24/09/2018, 17:25:12 UTC
Plugging in the numbers, it's $12/day revenue, $9 profit at 9 cents power.

Assume they ship 3k units, which increase difficulty by 25% over a month, revenue down to $9/day, profit $6/day. Seems like a 100 day payback investment, but whatsminer DCR shipping in 60 days.

Nah this will get wrecked.

nailed it lol

people said the same thing on the Z9-Mini .. 1st batch buyers made out.

-Matt