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Chat archive · 2017-09

hashingpro · · #29412

so I sent out and bought some of these-- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Maxxima-Mini-Gr ... 2166377782

hashingpro · · #29413

and I plugged them into wall outlets all around

hashingpro · · #29414

then i turned off all the breakers in the house

hashingpro · · #29415

and then I turned 1 on

hashingpro · · #29416

and i went around and mapped out all the outlets that were on that circuit

hashingpro · · #29417

then i flipped it off and the next one on...repeat, repeat

hashingpro · · #29418

found out what all fuses when to where and what all I had plugged into each

hashingpro · · #29419

added up the watts, converted to 110 amps, found out my loads

hashingpro · · #29420

another way, plug in a watt meter and read it, it should even have amp conversion

hashingpro · · #29421

you prolly shouldnt be running a miner without a watt meter and a IR temp gun imo

hashingpro · · #29422

May the fuses should have a number on them

hashingpro · · #29423

15

hashingpro · · #29424

20

hashingpro · · #29425

25

hashingpro · · #29426

30

hashingpro · · #29427

your water heater or dryer / stove may be on a double fuse, it has 2 levels when you activate it, those are 220 lines.

hashingpro · · #29428

the rest that only have a single level throw are your 110 lines.

mycide · · #29429

oh, my stove runs on 3 phases ^^

hashingpro · · #29430

in the US?

mycide · · #29431

Sweden, we got lower amps but thats what u get with running lower volt u have to up the amps.

hashingpro · · #29432

The us has stupid children that like to lick light sockets so we cant have cheaper more dangerous power in our homes.

mycide · · #29433

my stove is 10kw 360-420 volt on 16 amps, some laundry machines/dryers runs on same. rest of house is 220 10 amps

hashingpro · · #29434

yeah damned EU most of it is 220, makes running a mining system a bit easier

may142012 · · #29435

Which watt meter are you using?

hashingpro · · #29436

and Im sure your cooling costs are....free, just open a window

mycide · · #29437

didnt know american children where more stupid then other nations, i tend to think it happens after they grow up ^^ we got child safe wall sockets.

hashingpro · · #29438

some cheapo white ebay 6 dollar one

hashingpro · · #29439

we started to make GFI sockets more code, and some newer places install only those now.

mycide · · #29440

hehe atleast half of the year yeah, no problem at all, im basically heating my home with this machines, turning my new heatpump off... ^^ should have spend those 10k on rigs instead.

hashingpro · · #29441

so in 200 years when all the old houses have all been replaced and the new circuits are in, and wireless power has already happened for 10 years, then USA will be ready to swap to 220V.

hashingpro · · #29442

soon as we learn that metric system....

mycide · · #29443

rofl, brits are not much better on that part ;)

hashingpro · · #29444

i think we inherited it form them

mycide · · #29445

they so scared of the metric system they are leaving EU

hashingpro · · #29446

My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and thats the way I likes it!

may142012 · · #29447

hey hash

hashingpro · · #29448

yes...

may142012 · · #29449

is this one good for measuring? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Digital-Power-S ... SwXetZWd0x

mycide · · #29450

here in europe we try to confuse eachother by measuring wind speed either in Meter per second, and then some other nation decide we measure it km per hour. imagine confusion when watching some foregin news on winds... RUN!!

hashingpro · · #29451

yes that will let you see what load you have on the 110 lines

hashingpro · · #29452

with the power you have now, you plug that power into that transformer, then that transformer into that white reader

hashingpro · · #29453

and then that reader into the wall outlet, and you do that for each miner

hashingpro · · #29454

after you get readings from 1 you can use the watt meter on the other, only need to get a reading after its been up for 2 hours steady or so

hashingpro · · #29455

then you shouldnt really have to check them again unless you start to overclock

mycide · · #29456

overclocking them will bring their consumption up, keep in mind.

hashingpro · · #29457

but as it is, if your circuits are 15 amps, you will have 2 miners plugged into 2 fues and nothing else on them

hashingpro · · #29458

so you cant plug 1 into the living room if you have a TV, cable box, dvd, playstation plugged into there also.

hashingpro · · #29459

each miner would have to run on its own circuits

hashingpro · · #29460

my advice, buy flashlights and batteries

hashingpro · · #29461

it may get dark with no lights on.

hashingpro · · #29462

you could bypass the transfomrers and powers and get a power that goes right into the 110 lines

mycide · · #29463

or just get a low energy LED’s u can afford another 7 watts on the fuse ^^

hashingpro · · #29464

and just go miner, power, watt reader, wall outlet

may142012 · · #29465

I have a room with nothing plugged in the outlets.

hashingpro · · #29466

its the finding 2 circuits to run them on with nothing else on those lines

mycide · · #29467

well most rooms are one fuse.

hashingpro · · #29468

kitchen ones are bad, the microwaves pop 1-1.2KWs when those run

hashingpro · · #29469

a blender toaster iron, those all run amps

mycide · · #29470

do what he suggested, map ur sockets, find two sockets that u can use, that’s free from other loads.

mycide · · #29471

that’s it. use those two, if u dont have any, maybe u should have two new circuits put in for this.

hashingpro · · #29472

thats if they even have amps to spare to run lines or have access

mycide · · #29473

i made several new circuits and new fuses, but i have like 6 free fuse slots in my garage to hook into so i was good.

hashingpro · · #29474

if its an...im renting this apartment...then its sorta what it is

hashingpro · · #29475

if its your own house and you have amps to spare, or even if you have just 1 free circuit

may142012 · · #29476

Yeah i am owning the house

mycide · · #29477

well, im saying put in new lines. up the main fuse. renting a nother place seems more expensive...

hashingpro · · #29478

you can get that 1 15 amp load on 110 converted to a 220 line and run both miners off it without any transformers

hashingpro · · #29479

if May has 100 amp service coming in, to raise that to 200 amp service is like $2000

hashingpro · · #29480

unless you know people but if you have to hire someone to up the amps coming in....yeah

mycide · · #29481

if u plan on mining in the long run you might consider the better more permanent solution if its in pricerange.

hashingpro · · #29482

put in new lines not always viable or cheap option

mycide · · #29483

100 amps main fuse??

mycide · · #29484

sounds a lot, but maybe its not on 110?

hashingpro · · #29485

if its just 2 miners, find 1 free circuit you have nothing else on, and get it converted to 220 and run both miners direct to that line without that transfomer being needed on either.

hashingpro · · #29486

we have 220 coming in, on 100 or 200 amp service

hashingpro · · #29487

and you can get that raised up to more, but 100 was the old like pre 50s standard and 200 is more modern

hashingpro · · #29488

so it depends when the house was made/rewired

hashingpro · · #29489

so the 220 gets split down to 110 lines, and some stays at 220 for bigger items, heater, dryer

hashingpro · · #29490

but the amps always stay the same

hashingpro · · #29491

100 amps in is all the more you have to work with

hashingpro · · #29492

so if you split off say 35 for the big stuff, that gives you 65left..., 15, 15, 15, 20

hashingpro · · #29493

if you find one of them 15s is free and make it a 220 @ 15 amps, you should be ok to run both miners off that 1 circuit at 220

hashingpro · · #29494

GL may, hope you make out ok.

hashingpro · · #29495

wonder how many people bought 3 or 4 machines and never thought about how they were going to run that many

may142012 · · #29496

Hey, i have a friend willing to sell 5 D3s on Ebay listed at $100 each, ready to ship, but accept btc as payment only, some guy bought all 5 and committed to pay btc outside eBay. After he sent 3.75 btc to my friend’s wallet address, then called my friend a scammer because my friend refunded his paypal money, and sent this email threat: "I see you canceled the order. An investigation will find you and prosecute you, in one form or another. Here is the bitcoin address for you to send the 3.75 bitcoin I paid you immediately. 37VivxT8THZTHr3S2CtUh5jp25hKnvoa2F"

may142012 · · #29497

My friend is now afraid that he is traceable with bitcoin address or where he lives to get arrest.

hashingpro · · #29498

why did he refund the paypal?

hashingpro · · #29499

guess I dont understand

hashingpro · · #29500

so he took the btc? did he ship the miners?

may142012 · · #29501

Because he doesn’t want to deal with Paypal or the other guy, so he canceled them

hashingpro · · #29502

so did he return the btcs?

may142012 · · #29503

He did not yet

hashingpro · · #29504

so if he was paid and cancelled he should return it all

hashingpro · · #29505

or...your friend really IS a scammer and plans to keep the illegally gotten funds

may142012 · · #29506

So will he get arrest if he did not return the btc?

hashingpro · · #29507

yes

may142012 · · #29508

How they trace him?

hashingpro · · #29509

did he make a wallet?

may142012 · · #29510

Electrum wallet

hashingpro · · #29511

to receive the BTC payment?