Resilience. Abundance. Sovereignty. Human flourishing. These are a few of my favorite things.
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Last Notes npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger The other night they cuddled up on a branch instead of in the coop. npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger An ability to grow food. npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger Do miles to a Great Lake count? npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger Something like this? npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger I did like how easy it was to point hash toward Ocean. No KYC with Luxor besides email. npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger All wallet payout addresses are publicly visible on ocean’s website. Not a dealbreaker for me, just gives me pause. npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger ASICS accept a voltage range, starting around 12v to slightly above 14v. My understanding is that charge controllers in the tuner regulate voltage to the acceptable range, and the tuner dynamically tunes the chips for desired performance based on incoming voltage. npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger Thanks! npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger Always down for that as well. npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger My journey to mining bitcoin from electricity created by the sun began last year on a mountain in Tennessee. At the time, my family was living off grid, exploring what it was like to take a step out of the regularly scheduled societal program and into a life of greater connection to the natural world and the people around us. We were living well with the sun as our source of electricity. So well, in fact, that there were many days that our batteries were topped off well before noon, which meant that our solar panels were capable of harvesting much more energy than we needed. I’d been hearing that bitcoin miners are really good at soaking up and monetizing excess energy, so I took a look at our system’s capacity and the miner options available. I discovered that Bitmain’s S9 miner was plug and play ready for my application, and it only cost $125. It was perfect as a low risk way to learn more about home mining and an easy way to test what it was like to mine on solar. I started plugging in the miner on sunny days after the batteries had reached full charge and it worked! I was turning the extra solar capacity into hard money. I was hooked and began dreaming of ways to optimize the system. Before long, I discovered an online community of home miners who were tinkering with all sorts of interesting ways to use miners to add value to their lives. In particular, I was intrigued by the work of @npub17h5…88mq , who builds a tuner that allows a modified S19 series miner to run on 12v dc current straight from solar panels. This increases efficiency by eliminating the AC-DC power supply miners require when running from AC power sources. I purchased a tuner box from Dirty in November and began assembling the necessary components to build a completely off-grid solar mine. This week marked the maiden voyage of the system. As with any project that pushes the boundaries of what has previously been done, the road has been bumpy and winding. What follows is my attempt to get into writing the process, challenges, and successes of this project, both as a reference for future me and as inspiration and information to anyone who is curious about mining bitcoin with solar. npub1vpx9596duxdsmx4kwksycm2u4qy0gr6mzg289m52q96gdy97s9zsnkjspj peacemonger Totally down to trade for pork. 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I got the racking installed and ready to receive panels next week. I went with Ironridge Flashvue mounts and channel strut from Menard's for the rails. This was the most cost effective solution I found that still met my aesthetic and safety desires. I'm starting with 3kw of solar, with enough racking to be able to add another panel or two if I decide I want more capacity down the road. The panels will directly power an S19j pro when the sun is shining via a magic box built by @Dirtyshotya. The box dynamically adjusts hashrate based on the power received from the panels. I'll be tying the miner into the home's ductwork, so we'll put the heat the miner produces to use as well. The way I see it, I've prepurchased my electricity and will be repaid over time in BTC mined + reduced heating costs in the winter. Eventually I hope to also use the miner to preheat water going into the water heater. 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