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      svennand Regular Member last edited by

      [quote name=“kris_davison” post=“33018” timestamp=“1383263738”]
      Where did u all buy them as I’m thinking of buying some
      [/quote]

      i bought mine on ebay.
      from this guy:
      [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PACK-ASICMINER-BLOCK-ERUPTER-USB-336-MH-x10-3-3-GH-s-ASIC-MINER-RED-COLOR-/151154368646?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item233180a086]http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PACK-ASICMINER-BLOCK-ERUPTER-USB-336-MH-x10-3-3-GH-s-ASIC-MINER-RED-COLOR-/151154368646?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item233180a086[/url]

      the shipping cost is high for the first (75$), however each above the first one is basiclly free=)
      From US to norway it took 2 days from order til i had em in hand!

      i also bought theese:
      [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/90W-power-20-port-USB2-0-HUB-USB-HUB-Industrial-grade-HUB-for-Bitcoin-mining-/151155337245?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item23318f681d]http://www.ebay.com/itm/90W-power-20-port-USB2-0-HUB-USB-HUB-Industrial-grade-HUB-for-Bitcoin-mining-/151155337245?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item23318f681d[/url]

      Works like a charm!

      However, will i ever reach ROI? most likely not… i can run em until the diff reaches 2000mill, then they consume more power than value they produce…

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        mirrax last edited by

        [quote name=“kris_davison” post=“33018” timestamp=“1383263738”]
        Where did u all buy them as I’m thinking of buying some
        [/quote]

        I did at czech clone of e-bay [url=http://www.aukro.cz]www.aukro.cz[/url]
        But whole internet is swarming with erupters. Try Amazon, e-bay…

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          mirrax last edited by

          [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-PCS-CPU-Water-Cooling-Block-Waterblock-Liquid-Cooler-Aluminium-162-41mm-W20-/161122616796?pt=US_Water_Cooling&hash=item2583a805dc]http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-PCS-CPU-Water-Cooling-Block-Waterblock-Liquid-Cooler-Aluminium-162-41mm-W20-/161122616796?pt=US_Water_Cooling&hash=item2583a805dc[/url]

          Do you see what I see?
          (6 erupters on each side 8))

          This one is smaller, but waterflow should be better:
          [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/122x41x12MM-Aluminum-Water-Cooling-cooler-Block-For-PC-CPU-GPU-Heatsink-/281148521160?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item4175c1fac8]http://www.ebay.com/itm/122x41x12MM-Aluminum-Water-Cooling-cooler-Block-For-PC-CPU-GPU-Heatsink-/281148521160?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item4175c1fac8[/url]

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            mirrax last edited by

            [quote name=“svennand” post=“33007” timestamp=“1383257117”]
            i purchased 70 of em=P, run em on a single machine. its like christmas when mining on pool. ;D
            [/quote]

            Would you mind to post picture of your erupter farm?

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              wrapper Moderators last edited by

              [quote name=“svennand” post=“33047” timestamp=“1383307710”]
              [quote author=kris_davison link=topic=4266.msg33018#msg33018 date=1383263738]
              Where did u all buy them as I’m thinking of buying some
              [/quote]

              i bought mine on ebay.
              from this guy:
              [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PACK-ASICMINER-BLOCK-ERUPTER-USB-336-MH-x10-3-3-GH-s-ASIC-MINER-RED-COLOR-/151154368646?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item233180a086]http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PACK-ASICMINER-BLOCK-ERUPTER-USB-336-MH-x10-3-3-GH-s-ASIC-MINER-RED-COLOR-/151154368646?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item233180a086[/url]

              the shipping cost is high for the first (75$), however each above the first one is basiclly free=)
              From US to norway it took 2 days from order til i had em in hand!

              i also bought theese:
              [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/90W-power-20-port-USB2-0-HUB-USB-HUB-Industrial-grade-HUB-for-Bitcoin-mining-/151155337245?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item23318f681d]http://www.ebay.com/itm/90W-power-20-port-USB2-0-HUB-USB-HUB-Industrial-grade-HUB-for-Bitcoin-mining-/151155337245?pt=US_USB_Cables_Hubs_Adapters&hash=item23318f681d[/url]

              Works like a charm!

              [/quote]

              Do you have to use extra cooling with that USB rig?

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                mirrax last edited by

                [color=blue][b]arctic cold eruption[/b][/color]

                Simple tutorial to overclock erupters, just change oscilator, 1resistor and add big heatsink:
                [url=http://www.designer2k2.at/mods/elektronik/85-block-erupter-overclocking.html]http://www.designer2k2.at/mods/elektronik/85-block-erupter-overclocking.html[/url]

                Cant wait for my watercooling block I mentioned earlier in this post.
                [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/122x41x12MM-Aluminum-Water-Cooling-cooler-Block-For-PC-CPU-GPU-Heatsink-/281148521160?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item4175c1fac8]http://www.ebay.com/itm/122x41x12MM-Aluminum-Water-Cooling-cooler-Block-For-PC-CPU-GPU-Heatsink-/281148521160?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item4175c1fac8[/url]

                Also I ordered “cheap bay hub” which I want to re-wire and boost with 5V 6A led strip power supply, my inspiration is here:
                [url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=253749.msg2909052#msg2909052]https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=253749.msg2909052#msg2909052[/url]

                And of course cheapest chinese red Raspberry Pi I can get from e-bay at ±31USD.
                (there is lot of rumors that they are shitty, on the other side lot of users have no problems with them…so I guess there is only one way to find out)

                So my idea is:
                water cooling (cheap)
                overclocked erupters
                modify cheap USB hubs
                all made around red rPI

                Right now, everything is ordered from ebay, waiting for delivery, while erupters are occupying all my PC’s USB ports :)
                For testing purposes I will just use my small old aquarium and pump to see how it goes.

                Also looking for small heatsinks to other side of erupters, there is a lot of 100pcs. 8.8x8.8x5mm at bay:
                [url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/100Pcs-Lot-8-8-8-8-5mm-Chipset-Aluminum-Heatsink-Sony-T4000-Thermal-Tape-/121199492739?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item1c380d7e83]http://www.ebay.com/itm/100Pcs-Lot-8-8-8-8-5mm-Chipset-Aluminum-Heatsink-Sony-T4000-Thermal-Tape-/121199492739?pt=US_CPU_Fans_Heatsinks&hash=item1c380d7e83[/url]
                however those seems to be to big an 100pcs. is too much…so I am looking for smaller base, but taller heatsinks atm…

                Also I have no idea how to use hot water right now ;D

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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.
                          [/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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