Poll of the Day > Attempting to mine crypto trips my breaker :/

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Lokarin
08/01/21 9:56:27 PM
#1:


Options:

  1. Don't
  2. don't mine crypto overnight on the gaming pc, get a separate machine
  3. get a better breaker, 15 mAMP (or whatever) isn't that big
  4. whatver

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shadowsword87
08/01/21 9:59:40 PM
#2:


Do not just get a higher amp breaker without having an electrician check it, that's how you get fires from your walls.

Double check what's on your circuit, and move stuff around.
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adjl
08/01/21 10:01:17 PM
#3:


Why amp up your breaker when you could just connect directly to the power line?

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Lokarin
08/01/21 10:06:48 PM
#4:


shadowsword87 posted...
Do not just get a higher amp breaker without having an electrician check it, that's how you get fires from your walls.

Double check what's on your circuit, and move stuff around.

certainly, they'd probably come up with a more elegant solution like just change one of the plugs to a different line

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shadowsword87
08/01/21 10:09:15 PM
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No they would need to rewire your house with thicker wires.
If you just up the amount of current through them they can fail and cause an electrical fire.
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Lokarin
08/01/21 10:11:07 PM
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shadowsword87 posted...
No they would need to rewire your house with thicker wires.
If you just up the amount of current through them they can fail and cause an electrical fire.

what I meant was my bedroom has 3 outlets, but it'd probably be trivial to change the outlet on the shared bedroom/living room wall to be on the living room line.

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shadowsword87
08/01/21 10:18:14 PM
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Or you just get a long cord :P
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Monopoman
08/01/21 11:07:00 PM
#8:


Imagine thinking mining crypto is so important that starting a fire is not a huge issue.

Even if I was making $200 a month mining crypto, I would give it up in an instant if I felt I could cause an electrical fire.
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Zareth
08/01/21 11:08:31 PM
#9:


Don't

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Lokarin
08/01/21 11:10:45 PM
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Monopoman posted...
Imagine thinking mining crypto is so important that starting a fire is not a huge issue.

Even if I was making $200 a month mining crypto, I would give it up in an instant if I felt I could cause an electrical fire.

bruh, I don't mean I'd install it myself... I'd ask the apartment maintenance to go over my options

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InfernalFive
08/01/21 11:22:47 PM
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Monopoman posted...
Imagine thinking mining crypto is so important that starting a fire is not a huge issue.

Even if I was making $200 a month mining crypto, I would give it up in an instant if I felt I could cause an electrical fire.
Not to mention the damage that power consumption does to the environment.

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ParanoidObsessive
08/01/21 11:31:46 PM
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adjl posted...
Why amp up your breaker when you could just connect directly to the power line?

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