So I've been thinking about what to do with all my rigs come springtime, let alone summer. They are coming out of the house. My initial thought was to stick them all in my shop building, but I would have to cut up walls for intakes and exhaust fans. If mining was a 'forever' thing, sure, but I think it will come to an end sometime over the next, oh, 10 years or so.
So why not get a used 40' shipping container? I can get one delivered for around $2,000. It is weather proof and very secure. I'd want a white one or at least a light colored one, or I'd have to paint it.
Got a perfect spot for it next to my pole barn:
The barn is 36' deep, so it would stick out 4'.
I would get a dedicated 400A service to it. It would only be located about 100' from the power pole:
I would cut out 3 openings for exhaust fans and about 6 openings for inlets. Something like this:
I was looking at these exhaust fans:
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422375_200422375
Detailed specs here:
https://www.jdmfg.com/wall-master-exhaust-fan
I figured during the winter, I'd only need to run the center fan. In the summer time, 30,000 CFM would replace the air in the container 10 times a minutes, which I would think should provide plenty of air flow to keep the rigs cool, even when the air coming in is 100 degrees F. Crazy idea?
So why not get a used 40' shipping container? I can get one delivered for around $2,000. It is weather proof and very secure. I'd want a white one or at least a light colored one, or I'd have to paint it.
Got a perfect spot for it next to my pole barn:
The barn is 36' deep, so it would stick out 4'.
I would get a dedicated 400A service to it. It would only be located about 100' from the power pole:
I would cut out 3 openings for exhaust fans and about 6 openings for inlets. Something like this:
I was looking at these exhaust fans:
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200422375_200422375
Detailed specs here:
https://www.jdmfg.com/wall-master-exhaust-fan
I figured during the winter, I'd only need to run the center fan. In the summer time, 30,000 CFM would replace the air in the container 10 times a minutes, which I would think should provide plenty of air flow to keep the rigs cool, even when the air coming in is 100 degrees F. Crazy idea?