Bitcoin Mining with Used Solar Panels | Vlog style DIY
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- Disclaimer: DO NOT do any of what you see in this video! It is for entertainment purposes only.
I have wanted solar panels for almost half my life. Who wouldn't want free electricity? Now with todays used panels selling for a fraction of what they cost new and getting a fantastic deal on S9 miners, I can build the starter mining system of my dreams! I hope you enjoy the content and let me know what you think in the comments :)
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I see the Slush Pool dashboard at 9:20 and Braiins OS+ at 9:30 :D love it.. solar will play a big part in the resurgence of at-home mining
Looking forward to an update video later to see how it's doing for you financially.
dude I bet we would be friends if we met haha sick tiny rick shirt and solar crypto mining setup!
💯! And you actually inspired me to pull the trigger in this project! I’m full time btc, so have plenty of time and love to learn. Send the invite and I’ll have to come visit ya soon :)
I am thinking of doing the same also because of Will. I am just not sure if have enough power yet.
L = line / active which is one phase
N= neutral
PE = protective earth or ground
In Australia we have 230vac between neutral and active which is what is available in most domestic switchboards
next step, we build an awning over the concrete pad and double your solar!
Great video, thanks for posting.
Came here for the diy solar bitcoin mining, but at 5:57, that spoiler catch my eyes!
After read your channel name, I see, it's a Miata :D
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Makes me more motivated to do it.
Hellz yeah! 🤘 lmk how it goes 😎
Dope
would enjoy an update video in the future. thanks for sharing . i hope to do the same in about 2 years
What kind of info would you want to see in a follow up video?
Subscribed. Also looking forward to the quintessential sequel in every home mining saga, a.k.a. “My wife didn’t realize how loud these were, and long story short, I’m really into immersion cooling now!”
It’s probably a good idea anyway because the thermal cycling you will get from the miners turning on and off every night will wear down the board over time
I was curious if you found a way to safely power down the machines when the panels aren’t making enough juice?
😂 yeah I considered playing around with immersion cooling right after setting these up and then realizing the heat would be awesome is captured and used in the house.
But I just grabbed 2 of them and turned them down to 800watts, which makes them much quieter, and have them helping with the heating this winter. One in the basement and one in my upstairs office 🤙
Also, I am using WiFi power strips set on timers to turn them on and off.
For mining, you need more solar panels to power the electronic-mining-rigs.... need to invest more on solar panels
More would be better, but it’s not a need. Timers currently turn the system on/off according to the sunrise/sunset.
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Pretty awesome bro
Next level. Thank you for sharing this information!
Hello random guy 👋
@@ThomasMiata follow you on alot of things, names Jake, we've spoken a few times here and there.
@@3M0710N oh cool 😎 I figured you weren’t a bot but I had no idea who would be impersonating Elon 😂
you mad man
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Wisdom from my granddad; "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." Ya'll will be okay, cause I don't see you mortgaging the farm to invest in Mining equipment.
The math pretty much always works out to just buy the bitcoin and wait. This is an example I’m using to prove to the people around me that I know what I’m doing.
This is cool as heck!!!! Nice job man!!!
is there a follow up video to this? where you go over the profits or break even numbers??
I don't have a follow up video yet. But have since upgraded the miners to a single s19. As far as usd costs, I paid off the hardware about a year ago. However, when doing the btc math I still have 2/3 years before it is more profitable to have built and run the Mine vs simply buying btc back then.
I see camera for cctv as long its not hikvision
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Loved it! I been think on this subject for some time by now..
The thing that put me back is the upfront cost of the solar system, but mostly because ASICS are very power hungry, so I would need a lot of solar panels..
And batteries to run miners without sun...Do you run them only when it's sunny?
How do you run 6 s9j with a 6kw system? #LivingTheDream #LetsPrintMoney #StackSomeSats 😄🚀
The cost of this system probably will not outperform just buying 3k worth of bitcoin 65 days ago prices. I have them on timers to only run 10 hours a day right now.
Look into grid tie systems and devices that automatically discharge so it can never go out to the grid. Then contact some professionals about permits or whatever..
@@ThomasMiata It's not about outperform buying bitcoin, but earning it..
After the ROI, it's a money print machine!
We never had this opportunity before to print our own REAL money!
I'm adding this project to the to-do list rn, can't be another idea on the paper! Thank you for your tips!
you beat me to it....lol
Do it better and post it up 💪
Will you please send me links to this main parts you have used in your project for solar system?
How many watt panels each did you install on the roof?
I purchased my panels used and in person locally from a small solar company that sells their used panels cheap (about 45$ usd per panel picked up)
The inverter was new and purchased off ebay for less then 800$. The wires needed were purchased off Amazon.
I do not provide links to any of the equipment on purpose. I DO NOT want any liability from creating this video. So please go do your own research or hire a professional. I am not a professional nor did I install this system in a way that would pass electrical code anywhere.
so my set up is guna be a minig rig for 6900xts (6)/ trying to make a solr shed..i was looking at the eco worthy on amazon..can u recommend what set up i shud use if these cards burn at least 160watts-220watts/h..i wanted to do the s9 ant miner in ther future..how many panels would u need to successfull keep the limitless energy flowing..and what kind of batteries would i need to run for a longer run time for my miners..im in arizona too so how will the hell summers add to the power i need since i wna put this set up in like a shed..brah im like in this critical state of mind and need lots feed back n help on this build..
I highly recommend you spend 50+ hours learning about bitcoin from the white paper, etc.
Then do your research on if you really want to be mining or if a normal fiat job plus buying and holding bitcoin is the right move. We are fighting the monetary system here. You should know the rules first.
So you’re converting direct current into alternating current back to direct current???
Yes, but modern asic require communication from their factory 240v powers supply units. This way also allows me to offset other demanding electric activities like running my welder.
Awesome video! How much watts does your miners take up? What about gpu mining instead of ASICS?
Currently I run 6 s9s at 900watts each for 12 hours a day.
So about 65kw per day of power consumed while my solar will produce about 20kw per sunny day during the summer. Note: the consumed power can be adjusted to be more or less, depending on how many and how long I run each miner. (I use WiFi power strips to schedule when each can run)
As for gpu mining: personally, I don’t waste my time on shitcoining. It’s bitcoin only for me. I’ll take “less profit” (measured in dollars) so that I don’t have to sell the shitcoin for dollars (at a capital gains loss 30% or more of profit) just to buy bitcoin and put it in my long term savings.
The financial system as we know it is a scam and shitcoins perpetuate that scam. Opt out.. buy and hold bitcoin for a better future. 💜
there's going to be a handful of cryptos that survive, some people will still want to be able to use on-chain transactions vs sing lightning, once lightning has been around 10-20yrs with a track record as good as btc then ppl might leave some of the other blockchains, but expecting btc to get more than 80 percent dominance is just silly, even gold didnt drive out silver or copper, they were still used money as well, same as grain or ammo etc...
Nice, just how many watts those 26 panels can ideally generate? what is their status early in the morning and at sun set? how much do they generate at different times of day?
Each panel is about 250watts. Early am does not produce much power (maybe 500watts total) because of shadows from the many trees I have in my yard. I get 6-10 hours of full sun on my garage roof per day. In the summer the roof can produce up to 17kw per day. In the winter, it seems to be closer to 5-10kw per day
Please, do you have any spredsheet of what wattage do you make with solar and consume with asic? And how is it in night? Thanks
When the sun is 100% I get about 5000watts. The miners consume about 3500 of that and the house used the rest. At night, I turn off the miners.
@@ThomasMiata Thanks for answer, do you have battery system? I sry for question, but iam not good in english, so you maybe say it in video, but i dont heart that. Thanks.
@@cafrmen no battery. The asic miners are turned on and off using timers.
With the amount of power the miners consume, leaving them on all day, and collecting all the power from solar would require 4x as many panels and a very expensive battery bank.
I built a solar array that used very inexpensive parts, but that means I can only run the miners for 4-8 hours per day. My solar array cost was $2000 usd and my miners cost $1000 (miners are much cheaper now)
System cost to build and power for 2-3 years is about 0.12 bitcoin. It’s been 19 months, and my total mined is 0.062.
@@ThomasMiata Thanks for yours reply, now i get it. I wish you happy mining and more BTC.
Is this grid tied?
Intentionally abstract, but if you can’t figure it out, don’t hook up your own system. Please consult an electrician.
Nice video but what about the nite time does it pull from the grid or you using battery back up more information would be appreciated BTW hot wife lol
I have the miners set up on WiFi power strips so they turn off and on automatically. The actual wiring should be gone over with a professional. Or rewatch the video and pay closer attention to the generator part.
And thanks, she is hot isn’t she 😎
how many kilo waats was the gro waat inverter ?
@ihsanbacha1437 it's their 6kw output version. The MIN 6000TL-X
I don't know what you did to get it "live" - between 7:22 and when you show the unit again at around 7:45. I'm assuming your system is completely isolated from the grid. So your miners use more power than your system creates? Do you have them attached separately? Or can the grid feed into your solar output? But your solar production (if any excess) will not go into the grid? Do I understand this correctly? I've been trying to figure out how to set this sort of thing up. There's the Growatt you unpacked at the beginning ... anything else?
Note: If you have this many questions, you might want to seek the help of a professional electrician. I’m not a pro, and you shouldn’t listen to anything I say.
Theoretically:
As far as using a grid tie inverter, you can attach the inverter to a generator or a sine wave inverter to “trick” it into working. Or, you can purchase an off grid, battery-less inverter. You may also be able to grid tie, depending on your local laws and how they apply to automatically controlled systems that will never send power back to the grid. (You really should consult professionals here)
My miners us a lot more power then this system can produce, so I added WiFi power strips to automatically turn the miners on and off based on when the sun would be out.
Note: would I do this again? No… if I had not spent all that time and money on this solar array/miner purchase, and instead just purchased that amount of bitcoin, I would have 2.5x as much bitcoin right now, with none of the wait.
I estimate another 8 months of running this system before it “breaks even” in bitcoin terms compared to just buying btc with cash and waiting.
@@ThomasMiata thanks very much for the response. Maybe you're right (re: buying btc instead) ... but somehow it doesn't seem as satisfying.
@@tikurembassa do your math in sats (1/1 hundred millionth of a bitcoin) then let me know how u feel about doing this as a hobby
Nice video. What batteries do you use? And do the miners only run in the day time or all night?
I have them set to turn on and off with WiFi power strips. No batteries in this setup yet.
How did this project end up doing? Did you break even on cost?
Break even in usd on equipment cost was hit recently, but still have 0.3 btc to go before it pays off for real. Should be another year.
Hello, how many panels did you installed?
24 250watt panels
What batteries do you use for nights?
No batteries. I utilize over 100% of the solar output via bitcoin mining. Saving my time/energy in the best money vs an electrochemical reaction.
@@ThomasMiatathank you for the reply it might be interesting for you to know i got motivated from watching your video and built my own solar power plant with about 200 kilowatt hour output and started my own mining farm 😂😅😅
@@kiumarsshivafar8410 very impressive! Would love to learn more about your setup. Do you have it posted anywhere?
@@ThomasMiata please send me your email or Instagram i can send you the photos and video
update now on ???????
I will probably do one when it’s warmer outside. But the math almost always points to just buying bitcoin on a dip and holding
@@ThomasMiata yeah but mining is fun lol, how much you made back atm ?
@@ThomasMiata i guess you payed the rigs off right looking to do something similar due to power rates in the UK are a joke
@@Joe_BTC so far, if you don’t count the monthly increase in consuming more power because of the additional machines I ended up with, yes.
If I sold 4 of my 6 i have left working I would be at break even-ish when calculated in btc. Or I wait another 6 months and keep mining 💪
@@ThomasMiata yeah man keep hashing, hashing is better than buying as you have more market entry !
Охуенно! Респект!
So it has been over 2 months. How's the crypto mining going? Can you share some information for those of us who are thinking of crypto mining? What's you projected breakeven date?
Projected break even is December. But the math rn suggests that just buying and holding that amount of bitcoin would have already doubled. Don’t crypto anything please. Go learn bitcoin
@@ThomasMiata - My understanding is that you can no longer mine Bitcoin. You have to mine other cryptocurrencies and then convert it to Bitcoins if you like. Am I mistaken? I must admit my crypto-knowledge is very limited.
@@GirdHerd bitcoin or it’s a scam. Please go read the bitcoin white paper and do more research. Check out EndTheFud .org
@@ThomasMiata - Thanks. I'll do that.
What minors are you all running?
Antminer s9