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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.
          [/quote]

          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 ;)
                      [/quote]

                      Lol. Where did you get a Rigol panda ? :)

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