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TRX Reddit user describes mining Bitcoin with DIY solar panels and forklift batteries
A Reddit user on r/Bitcoin claims to have built a small Bitcoin mining setup using 30 used solar panels bought for $30 each and two free 500Ah, 24V forklift batteries. The post states the panels cost $450 total, with a $400 inverter, $150 step-up transformer and a $500 charge controller, and that in full sun the setup can run one miner. The author also says about four charge controllers were destroyed before the system worked.
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The author bought 30 used 300W solar panels for $30 each after renting a U-Haul.
“I rented a U-Haul and bought them for $30 a panel.”
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A friend gave the author two 500Ah, 24V forklift batteries for free.
“He gave me two 500Ah, 24V forklift batteries for free.”
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The author set up 15 panels totaling about 4,500W of solar at his house.
“I set up 15 of the panels at my house—about 4,500W of solar”
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In full sun the setup can run one miner without problems. BTC
“In full sun, I can run one miner with no problem.”
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The panels cost $450 total, the inverter $400, the step-up transformer $150 and the charge controller $500.
“The panels cost $450 total. The inverter was $400, the step-up transformer was $150, and the charge controller that finally worked was $500.”
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The author destroyed about four charge controllers before getting the system running.
“I smoked about four charge controllers before I got it running.”
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