nostr:npub1l79hvcyl23f90ers7xqh7zjzmm7knj7fqf6he3lhnfyc3gfuz7lqlfsqkt Your article really inspired me to up my mining into something a little more productive & helpful - with a few calculations some solar and battery configuration one should be able to donate a portion of existing renewables to mining / heating our homes - now we wait for the wall mounted hardwares to arrive or start to develop our own. I also like the floating zap me button on your site ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Really helpful and interesting read nostr:npub1l79hvcyl23f90ers7xqh7zjzmm7knj7fqf6he3lhnfyc3gfuz7lqlfsqkt 👍🏼🫂
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Thanks🙏
I did look into getting a #Nissan leaf #battery pack so I could run the mine 24hrs from low rate electricity.
I keep hinting to #Bitmain they could make some #home mining friendly stuff.
I’m now in the market for #S19XP or #S19j as my S17 blew up yesterday, they’re always reluctant to start after sitting idle a few months. Oh well, I’ve been toying with the idea upgrading anyway so it’s made the decision for me.
Cheers
7BR
I’m into the hole that is mining now 🤯 where to start ??!! Where I am living right now isn’t geared up for renewables so Im going to use something a little smaller to get me into it slowly. It’s quite a field.
Can you suggest any small start up rigs for a desktop setup ? So I can start to get my gear around it all ?
In the UK 🇬🇧 you can choose your electricity service provider. I’ve have #Octopus who only deal in #renewables. So no need to change anything at your house , just switch service providers.
Having an #EV really helps to get the cheap night rate, 7.5 - 9p/kWh
Bitmain S9 antminer are popular with beginners/ home heaters but even on low power / most efficient settings/ software (like #Braiins) , they have poor J/TH rating by modern standards. 80 - 98 J/TH. Off the shelf purpose designed bitcoin mine heaters are no better.
It’s good one to learn but really need to be <36J/TH to make enough coin to make a dent on electricity bill.
The new #Bitmain S21 is due for release on 22nd September, so I’m waiting to see if they release a range home miners (wishful thinking 😁), unlikely as they seem to be getting more industrial. Their new mines will be around 18J/TH and cost £9k . Not worth it for home mining, but maybe last years model S19XP with Braiins software I can drop the wattage down to 2000W with an improved efficiency of around 20J/TH
Thanks for the advice - the Birman s9 looks like a good place to start for me - be good to break even on cost but some more #Sats is the long game 🫂