Type of plug to get for USA ASIC Box?

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#1

I was looking at purchasing an ASIC box but it’s asking what type of plug to choose. The list is A, B, C, D, E, F, G, I

This would be used in the USA, how can you tell which plug to choose?

Thank you.

#2

We have no clue what ASIC you have. Some are 110/115V and some are 220/240V AC…

Typical USA plug for 110/115V is like this pic

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#3

Thanks for the picture…

#4

US is Type B. Most ASIC use 240v.

#5

The actually power supply to the Asics miner is dc as it is a more stable voltage apposed to ac. That’s why you have a power supply to convert the AC to DC.

Most crypto miners use a PDU and c13 to c14 plugs from the pdu to the Asics. If your pdu is 120v it will have a standard plug on it if it’s 240v the plug will usually be a nema l6-30p

#6

Thanks for all of the information. This is the first ASIC miner that I am trying to purchase. As far as the electrician, I need them to run a 240-volt line and a 30 amp outlet. But If I am going to have multiple ASIC miners, how would I calculate how many 30 amp outlets that I need?

#7

How many Asics you can plug into one 30amp circuit depends on the Asics s9’s you could do 3 per circuit s19 just one.

Now if you got the electrician to run a 10 gauge 40amp circuit you could have more on each circuit.

30amp @ 80% is 24amps.
40amp @ 80% is 32amps.

For every 10amps takeaway 2 amps to get the 80% rule.

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#8

you will want to get a L6-30R receptacle installed with a 30Amp 220V breaker. You will then want to get a PDU with a L6-30P plug and C14 and C19 plugs. Will cover any miner you may purchase. Just make sure your PDU is a 30AMP PDU

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#9

Ok, if I understand correctly if I get two ASIC miners that use 3,200 watts (uses about 14 amps) then on one 30 amp plug I can plug in two ASIC minters.

As I add more ASIC miners, I would add additional 30 amp plugs (or 40 amp)…

Am I in the right direction?
Thank you.

#10

Remember the 80% rule. If you have a 30 amp breaker, you should not be pulling more than 24 amps. So 2 asics that pull 14 amps each is too much and not safe for a 30 amp breaker. Same 80% rule if you are looking at watts. Don’t create a safety issue or burn down your house over this, follow the 80% rule.

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#11

Thanks for the heads up.

#12

Nema 14-50 is the way to go, with a 50 or 60 amp breaker. You can get the cable from asicminerpanels.

#13

So the L6-30P plugs into the L6-30R receptacle? I was assuming it would have to plug into a L6-30P receptacle if that even exists. I am a rookie so thank you for your advice. My electrician just installed a L6-30R receptacle and I am planning on getting a S19.

#14

Did you mean C13 and C19 plugs? I dont see many with C14.

#15

Probably. The R stands for Receptacle and the P stands for Plug

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#16

Thanks so much! Im shopping for a PDU and it seems they are all overpriced or unavailable. Do you know a simple model that I can look for from Tripp Lite? I’m only gonna run one S19 on it.

#17

Good luck with Tripp Lite. Everything I’ve seen is either out of stock or discontinued. I currently run my S19 on these guys metered PDU. Nerd Gearz 30A 240V Metered PDU (Grade SS)

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#18

watts of miners * how many desired / voltage (240v) * 1.2 is breaker amperage needed.

so If i want to run 5 goldshell KD5: 2250 watts * 5 = 11,250 watts / 240 = 46.875 draw * 1.2 = 56.25 Amps breaker capacity. so in this example 2 30 amp breakers and outlets.

you can only pull 805 of the breaker rating at your outlet, so 30 amps gets you 24 amps that are safe to use.

#19

No, the most power you can safely pull from a 30 amp breaker or outlet is 24 amps. you need a 20% safety margin, see my other reply.

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#20

Thanks, does the S19 only need a C13 to C14 plug for the PDU? I see the PDU link you put only has those plugs on it and no C19.