How I built the worst Bitcoin mining farm in the world and still make money.

in #crypto7 years ago (edited)

You will do this so much better than me, but this is what I did.
Quickly let me say I want to mine Bitcoins but don't have an available mains power supply other than an extension lead running out of my bedroom window into my little 3 meter by 1.8 meter little tin shed. I decided to start putting together a solar powered Bitcoin mine on a far out notion that I might be able to achieve something. Something so screwed up that it might actually work. Instead, I will show you the ugly beast that has emerged from the soup of my creation. This tangle of mess and wires that looks like it was thrown against the wall and crashed down into a steaming pile of metal, plastic and ooze. Namely, my mining rig.
USB Mining Farm.JPG

So on the technical side, we have two USB ASIC mining sticks being controlled by CGminer which is running on a raspberry pi 3 model B, connected to my slushpool mining account over the internet, which is via my mother's wifi, and no I do not live in the basement... I live in the shed. Anyway, power for the pi and the mining sticks is all 5v, drawn through cheap voltage regulators that plug into your car's cigarette socket, and all coming off my stack of 12 volt batteries which are charged from a small array of solar panels on the roof. There are around 300 watts of panels onboard at the moment, which are a mix of sizes up to 90 watts each. The charge controller maxes out at 20 amps but I've addressed that temporarily and have a new 50 amp controller on it's way. I will point out that there is at least one fuse integrated into the power system, so fear not, me hearties!!! Aaarrgghh!
Belly of the Beast.JPG

This entire setup is evolving like an organic creature (I want to say "beast") that knows no limits. A friend of mine already hit me up with the, "unlimited powerrrr!!!!!!" line as we were chatting about the new panels I had just installed. I love old Star Wars memes, and I love the fact that no matter how much or little Bitcoin this monstrosity earns me, it has cost basically zero electricity cost for the actual mining. Granted, the wifi internet connection is still connected to mains power inside the house, but I could have this miner in a van and sneakily use the free wifi outside my local fast food joint.
The Gekko Science 2Pacs are the fastest USB miners on the market, and are easily overclocked as long as you give them decent airflow. The key ingredients are the two ASIC chips on them that were the heart of the S5 Antminers. Only, these guys do it without all the noise and the power bills.
Gekko Science 2Pac USB 15GHs Mining Sticks Overclocked.JPG

This solar powered USB Bitcoin mining rig generally runs at about 50 to 60GH/s and mines about 1200 satoshis a day (or almost ten cents at today's prices).
Slushpool Account.JPG

So please, tell me if this is not the most messed up thing you've ever seen. This is my build, a reflection of my twisted mind. Let's see what you can come up with.

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Thank you for sharing!

Cheers, you're welcome.