32 sats \ 4 replies \ @Wumbo 9 Sep \ on: Mining Bitcoin Off-grid on an EXTREME budget bitcoin_Mining
Do you have any sense if thermal cycling (https://www.ansys.com/blog/thermal-cycling-failure-in-electronics) on the chips will be an issue?
With them going through a cycle each day.
Also is that an Air conditioner I see on the top shelf? Is it running of the batteries?
I have used the AC in the past but it doesn't do much since it is so small. So I haven't run it lately. I mainly used it at the beginning when I was working in the space a lot. I do not know about the thermal cycling. I am hopeful the miners will last longer since they aren't on 24/7 but I have no idea.
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thermal cycling can do more damage than leaving them running 24/7, as there are no moving parts to wear off, running time does not add "mileage"
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well i am doing what I can. If that is true, there isn't anything I can do about it. Its hard for to imagine that heat doesnt degrade things over time.
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with that logic, anything solid state would just last forever, as long as you don't shut it down, right?
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