Master ASIC Hardware Teardown, Thermal Exhaust & 3-Phase Power.
Link Layer Core delivers intensive, bench-based education for independent operators, rural solar facilities, and electrical technicians. Learn component diagnostics, custom acoustic ducting, and power balancing in our Cowwarr workshop.
- 6-Seat Practical Workbenches
- AS/NZS 3000 Load Calculations
- Active Immersion & Air Test Benches
Practical ASIC Deployment & Thermal Engineering Masterclass
Our premier 2-day immersive workshop gives you hands-on workbench experience disassembling current-generation SHA-256 hardware, measuring thermal hot spots with infrared optics, fabricating acoustic silencer plenums, and fine-tuning custom undervolt profiles.
- Hashboard ultrasonic cleaning, flux removal, and micro thermal repasting.
- Calculating 3-phase switchboard balancing and continuous load derating.
- Building S-curve acoustic baffling to attenuate 80 dB fan whine down to 52 dB.
Practical Training for Every Operational Stage
From bench-level micro-soldering to rural solar curtailment modeling, our programs focus on mechanical reliability, electrical safety, and thermal longevity.
Flagship Program
ASIC Deployment Masterclass
An in-depth, lab-based practical course designed for operators building or expanding small to mid-scale mining facilities in Australia.
Consultation & Audit
Electrical & Power Assessment
Avoid melted conductors and nuisance tripping by having your planned mining layout reviewed for continuous draw, neutral current balance, and thermal margins.
Advanced Technical Course
Immersion & Heat Recovery
Eliminate fan noise completely and repurpose 95% of rejected hashboard heat to warm greenhouses, workshops, or domestic hot water loops.
Specialist Skills
Hashboard Repair Training
Master diagnostic test fixtures, LDO regulator testing, and hot-air reflow soldering to fix zero-hash boards instead of paying expensive overseas shipping.
Advisory & Modeling
Solar & Rural Advisory
Turn curtailment into revenue. Learn how to pair behind-the-meter solar PV arrays with automated mining rig dispatch scripts to consume free excess energy.
Real Hardware, Real Power Loads, Real Thermal Data
We do not teach from theoretical slides. Our Cowwarr laboratory is outfitted with active 3-phase switchboards, high-flow air duct test tunnels, dielectric liquid immersion tanks, and stereo micro-soldering stations.
Students handle actual Antminer and Whatsminer hashboards, calibrate digital multimeters across domain power rails, and verify static pressure curves using digital manometers.
Field Stories from Victorian Operators
Hear how dairy farmers, workshop technicians, and self-hosted mining hobbyists applied our thermal engineering and power compliance principles.
"I drove down to Cowwarr with two Whatsminer M30S units that had been tripping my workshop sub-board every time ambient temps climbed past 30 degrees. Lachlan and the team walked us through custom plenum construction and under-volting profiles. After fabricating the ducting we built during the second day of the workshop, my intake temperatures dropped by 11°C and the breaker trips stopped completely."
"We have a 75 kW rooftop solar array on our packing shed that was getting curtailed nearly every clear afternoon due to AusNet zero export rules. The consulting session gave us exact Modbus script templates and contactor staging schematics. We now direct surplus daytime power into four S19 Pros. Having an actual electrical engineer review the wiring schematics before we brought our local sparky in saved us hundreds in re-work."
"The micro-soldering and oscilloscope training was intense. Being able to trace a domain chain with a diagnostic test fixture and replace a faulty BM1397 chip with hot air under a stereo microscope is a skill you simply cannot learn from YouTube clips. The reference schematics are now kept right above my repair bench."
Engineering Guides from the Workshop Bench
Practical articles on Australian electrical standards, high-temperature airflow, and solar curtailment integration.
Managing ASIC Thermal Exhaust in 42°C Victorian Summer Conditions
A deep dive into static pressure, hot-aisle containment, and fan velocity curves required to keep Antminer S21 and Whatsminer M60 units under 75°C board temps during heatwaves.
Single-Phase vs 3-Phase Power for Australian Shed Deployments
Calculating voltage drop, neutral conductor loading, and switchboard thermal derating under AS/NZS 3000 continuous duty standards.
Ready to Build Safe, Efficient Mining Infrastructure?
Workshops are strictly capped at 4 to 6 seats to maintain personal workbench access and individual safety oversight. Secure your seat or request a custom site audit today.