Quick hack to monitor that your L7 (or any miner) is working
I've seen a lot of posts lately, and even got an message or two, asking how I remotely monitor my L7. Since (as of 8/12/22) there isn't any after-market firmware available, nor would I suggest using any while your system …
How a cheap knockoff duct fan almost took out my crypto farm
How is that for a headline? Certainly nothing you ever want to read or even think about. As you can imagine, I feel very blessed and lucky that the circuit tripped before anything worse could happen, but it's a very …
How to troubleshoot your L3+ using the kernel log.
We've all had miners fail (if you're here that's most likely why), it's frustrating, maddening, but gosh darn-it, people like you. After you're done staring in the mirror, it's time to start figuring out what to do. The number one …
Installing 120V or 240V 20A branch circuits for your crypto miners
In my series of, "I know what I want to see, but what do you want to see?" videos I had someone ask about the installation of basics 120V or 240V circuits. Well, you got it. I've done electrical work …
What’s my fans CFM and how do I measure it?
Part of managing your crypto miner is finding the perfect balance between performance, power usage, cooling, and noise. It's not often easy, or even fair, how the balance works out. Often times I find myself sacrificing hashing power in favor …
S17/S17 Pro Firmware Options
The supposed "dog" of the crypto miners still has a lot of fight left in them. When I first looked at getting the S17 I read a lot of negative reviews, and there were/are issues with them, however there's also …
Don’t skimp on the solder when reflowing an ASIC…
What is that I see above? That's ASIC 28 on an L3+ hash board. You probably can't tell what's going on here, but I'll attempt to explain why the image above is bad and I promise I have a better …
How many miners, how big of a miner, can I fit on a circuit?
More and more I've seen questions from folks about how many, or how big, of a miner can I fit on a circuit. This is a question that has many unknown variables that I plan on diving into below. Disclaimer …
Is the S17 Pro a good idea?
A lot of folks talk bad about the S17, but why I wondered? Before I bought my first unit I did the research and came to the conclusion that it got a really bad reputation based off some poor engineering …
No chips, no temp, no hash, no problem!
Hey all, How many times have you seen a post by someone that has a hash board that doesn't recognize all the ASICs on board, has no temperature reading, and isn't hashing or the hash rate starts then rolls down …
Maximize your circuits and minimize costs
To continue the journey into setting up your crypto miners, specifically the L3+, you should start considering a long term electrical plan. What I mean by this is how can you optimize your existing electrical circuits in your home, office, …