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Getting Started

Whether you're choosing a miner, sizing a solar panel, or getting your V-Core deployed, we're here to help you get up and hashing. See our "Getting Started" guide below for miner compatibility, solar panel requirements and basic plug-and-play setup.

Miner Compatibility

SolarAxe V-Core is designed for compatible 5V miners, with the correct power connection type including:

  • Bitaxe Gamma 601
  • Bitaxe Gamma 602
  • Other compatible 5V miners that remain within V-Core voltage and current requirements

Power Connection Type: Most Bitaxe 5V miners use a 5.5mm x 2.5mm Barrel Jack connection. Your SolarAxe V-Core Purchase includes 2 core cables with this connection type that allow you to plug your miner directly into the SolarAxe core

V-Core is not intended for 12V miners.

(XII-Core is coming soon and is built for 12v miners like the NerdQaxe++)

Always verify your miner's voltage, current draw, and connector requirements before connecting it to a SolarAxe core.

Solar Panel Requirements

A solar panel is not included with standard V-Core models unless specifically stated otherwise.

SolarAxe systems are designed around common solar panels using MC4 connections, and using a MC4 to XT60H adapter to plug directly into the core (available for sale from SolarAxe or other online vendors)

Appropriate electrical specifications for the V-Core PV input (12V-24V, 100W max output)

For Gamma-class mining, approximately 30W of sustained solar production can be enough to support continuous operation of a single miner under favorable conditions.

Actual solar production varies with panel size, orientation, weather, temperature, shading, and time of day.

Getting Started

SolarAxe V-Core systems are designed to make solar powered mining simple:

Solar Panel → SolarAxe Core → Compatible Miner

Steps:

  1. Connect a compatible solar panel (50W or recommended 100W) to the PV Input on your SolarAxe core.
    1. Panel must have MC4 connectors (other connecter type adapters will be made available soon).
    2. Use a MC4 to XT60H Plug Male adapter (can be an extension cable as well).
    3. Plug Panel MC4 -> Adapter/extension MC4.
    4. Plug XT60 end of the adapter/extension into the SolarAxe core.
  2. Connect your miner(s) to Miner 1 and/or Miner 2 with the included core cables.
    1. Currently, included core cables are 5.5mm x 2.5mm Barrel Jack. Consistent with most Bitaxe 601/602 miners from the factory. (other connection types will be available soon).
  3. Thats it, you are done. The SolarAxe core manages solar charging, battery buffering, voltage conversion, and built-in protection.
    1. If miner doesn't start right away see "Troubleshooting".

Battery Runtime

The integrated battery acts as a solar buffer, allowing mining to continue through clouds, changing sunlight, and after solar production falls below miner demand.

Approximate battery-only runtime:

Early to Bed — 7Ah, 84Wh

  • 1 miner: approximately 2.5–3.5 hours
  • 2 miners: approximately 1–1.75 hours

Late Night Owl — 15Ah, 180Wh

  • 1 miner: approximately 7–9 hours
  • 2 miners: approximately 3.5–4.5 hours

All Nighter — 30Ah, 360Wh

  • 1 miner: approximately 15–18 hours
  • 2 miners: approximately 7.5–9 hours

Runtime estimates are approximate and vary with miner power draw, battery condition, system efficiency, temperature, solar input, and protection settings.