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      mirrax last edited by

      [url=http://www.coindesk.com/redfury-2-6gh-usb-miner-now-available/]http://www.coindesk.com/redfury-2-6gh-usb-miner-now-available/[/url]

      I wish they cost the same as erupters :) (they will soon…)

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        HopeStillFlies Regular Member last edited by

        [quote name=“mirrax” post=“33160” timestamp=“1383463308”]
        Also I have no idea how to use hot water right now ;D
        [/quote]What temperature do you think it would move them to? Boiling?

        Could be constantly churning out tea or maybe drip brew coffee.

        The coffee shop owner I crash with on weekdays would be elated by this since he wants to futz around with crypto but wanted a value add to it.

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          mirrax last edited by

          [quote name=“HopeStillFlies” post=“33202” timestamp=“1383500546”]
          [quote author=mirrax link=topic=4266.msg33160#msg33160 date=1383463308]
          Also I have no idea how to use hot water right now ;D
          [/quote]What temperature do you think it would move them to? Boiling?

          Could be constantly churning out tea or maybe drip brew coffee.

          The coffee shop owner I crash with on weekdays would be elated by this since he wants to futz around with crypto but wanted a value add to it.
          [/quote]

          I have no idea, this is my first water-cooling system I am building.
          (Dimessions and price of both erupters and heatsink was just so tempting :) )

          They are pretty hot when I touch them with finger, but still only 2.5W.
          After overclocking it should be [b]3.5W x 8 = 28W[/b], not much…seems only small volume of water will be needed.

          I will definitely measure the temperatures after I recieve the goods and assemble it together ;)

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            chrisj Regular Member last edited by

            This is really cool. I did a post a while ago asking if someone could build a crypto miner that doubled up as a space heater, so that people could heat their homes over winter while making coins and processing payments on the network.

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              mirrax last edited by

              [quote name=“chrisj” post=“33214” timestamp=“1383512288”]
              This is really cool. I did a post a while ago asking if someone could build a crypto miner that doubled up as a space heater, so that people could heat their homes over winter while making coins and processing payments on the network.
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              I see this project viable for some smaller-scale aplication due to low power:
              Maybe can protect pipes or tank with liquid from freezing in winter or something like this…(i.e. in garage).
              Maybe I can keep water for my 2 cats drinkable during winter.
              There was good idea of keeping warm coffe mentioned above.
              Far from warming house (unless you have some high-tech passive beast house), but might be usefull :)

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                svennand Regular Member last edited by

                Someone requested an image from my setup (pm).

                Didnt have picture but uploaded a video of it instead…
                [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWwNGqoAsjE#ws]blablaftcblabla[/url]

                I have those arctic 92mm usb fan (one on each 20 port hub). BUT i also have a dedicated windmachine (that fucker can push air! when i mount it on a window so it pushes hot air out in that room. the door in the back will close itself due to vacum!). Overkill but i have alot less hw errors with this cooling ;D

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                  mirrax last edited by

                  Thank you Sven, your minig farms are always an inspiration. ::)

                  I also want to say thanks to Trillium from bitcointalk, now my project have official name:
                  arctic cold eruption 8)

                  C’mon chinese…ship faster, cant wait for my toys ;D

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                    mirrax last edited by

                    Damm,

                    Another idea was born in my head:

                    [s]Heat[/s] Keep warm your cup of tea while mining BTC!

                    [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Tea-Coffee-Cup-Mug-Warmer-Heater-Pad-with-4-Port-USB-Hub-PC-Laptop-Chocolate-/150729201691?pt=UK_Computing_USB_Cables&hash=item231829181b]http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-Tea-Coffee-Cup-Mug-Warmer-Heater-Pad-with-4-Port-USB-Hub-PC-Laptop-Chocolate-/150729201691?pt=UK_Computing_USB_Cables&hash=item231829181b[/url]

                    Two erupters under circle metal plate can do the job!!

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                      mirrax last edited by

                      My errupters (another bunch) just arrived, but I still have to wait for my USB hub.
                      It is breaking my heart.
                      Perhaps I will make a surgery of Panda ;)

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                        angloblaxon Regular Member last edited by

                        check out amazon too. they were less than 10 a piece last i checked.

                        [img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20540721/2013-09-20 03.38.15.jpg[/img]

                        i have about 15 of them. This is the only pic i have when i first started a few months ago

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                          Tony last edited by

                          [quote name=“mirrax” post=“33811” timestamp=“1384192839”]
                          My errupters (another bunch) just arrived, but I still have to wait for my USB hub.
                          It is breaking my heart.
                          Perhaps I will make a surgery of Panda ;)
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                          Lol. Where did you get a Rigol panda ? :)

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