Announcing GekkoScience's new USB stick miner, the aptly-named NewPac - page 6.

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Quote from: minefarmbuy on January 04, 2019, 05:58:04 PM

Not sure who else has stock out there but free to participate in our group buy listing while we all wait for more production from Gekko Science. Happy New Year.

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419mining.com still carries full stock on all GekkoScience Products.

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Not sure who else has stock out there but free to participate in our group buy listing while we all wait for more production from Gekko Science. Happy New Year.

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GekkoScience Hubs are up and in stock!
https://www.419mining.com/shop/cables/gekkoscience-7-port-base-hub/
make sure you get a power supply for them as well.
We currently have 7A hubs in stock, while you cant max out 6 sticks at at 650Mhz, it should get you up there. As soon as we finish our testing, i can post more specifics.
https://www.419mining.com/shop/power-supply/12v-7amp-power-supply-for-gekkoscience-products/

9A would be idea, but make sure you get good quality. or run on a 6pin computer power supply.

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Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MK5CLMB

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Quote from: klintay on December 17, 2018, 12:12:02 PM

Update

Now running @ 500MHz for over 110 GH per miner!!!

wow, tres bien!

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just got mine in, just started testing but have 3 newpacs running @ 350 MHz
using Sipolar 10 Port 5V 20Amp USB hub: https://www.eyeboot.com/sipolar-10-port-usb-hub.html

average speed is approx 70 GH/pc, very stable, no zombies, and this is with 0 v.core tweaking. these can go a lot faster.
just make sure you are using fans or some sort of cooling system...

Update

Now running @ 500MHz for over 110 GH per miner!!!

NEWPACs are available for order now, in-stock over here:
https://www.eyeboot.com/gekkoscience-bitcoin-usb-stick-miner-newpac-btc.html

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Quote from: nostawft on December 15, 2018, 07:59:22 PM

I just got my Newpac up and running. Simple setup, especially since this is my first time. I'm doing an average of 40 Gh/s set at 175.00 MHz with a fan on it. My USB hub arrives tomorrow and I plan to buy three more on ebay plus another fan. Here's a pic of my stats:

https://res.cloudinary.com/latvwsyes/image/upload/v1544921915/50_oqbdtq.png

Awesome Nostawft! And welcome to the club!

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I just got my Newpac up and running. Simple setup, especially since this is my first time. I'm doing an average of 40 Gh/s set at 175.00 MHz with a fan on it. My USB hub arrives tomorrow and I plan to buy three more on ebay plus another fan. Here's a pic of my stats:

https://res.cloudinary.com/latvwsyes/image/upload/v1544921915/50_oqbdtq.png

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I know this is not exactly the right forum, but 90% of our customers are here. 419Mining.com now offers Loyalty rewards for purchases moving forward. If you purchased from me recently, newpacs or accessories, send me a DM so I can credit your account. We are also offering points for any reviews left on the site. (only verified purchases can leave reviews)

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Code:

Worker Name:	Work Diff	:Last Share	Shares	:Diff	:Share Rate	«Elapsed	:Invalid	Block %	:Hash Rate
bronxnua.1	644	2s	120,165	57,389,200	976.97GHs	10m 54s	0.047%	0.002%	1.05THs
Total: 1 (1 active workers)	120,165	57,389,200	976.97GHs	 	0.047%	0.002%	1.05THs

I have 16 running at 300mhz with a fan on top of them keeping them cool.

I got the sipolar 20 port 3.0 hub that feeds 2.1a per port. works with my oddo board great.

Nice so far.

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I was overthinking my L3 cooling project.

Pulled the BB off the controller and plugged it in and the fans stay running at 70-80% I'm guessing. The L3 fans are very quiet compared to S9's in the shop.

The temperature on the exhaust is holding at 75F and the ambient temperature in the room is 73F. Need to get a laser thermometer for more accurate readings.

I have 7 NewPacs at 200MHz - 860mV on the newest VH release and I'm averaging 452gh/s.
https://i63.tinypic.com/35k0flz.jpg
https://i64.tinypic.com/2el4fpx.jpg

My small GPU rig is only utilizing the 24 pin and 4 molex connections to the fans on the rig from the PSU. I'm using one of the PCI-E connections to power the L3 controller. The GPU's and risers are all powered by an APW3++ making it much quieter in the house. The Linux machine is running the cgminer session.

The whole setup is connected to a pair of APC 1000's just like most the other computers in the house.

Now "WE" feel comfortable leaving these running 24/7.

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Quote from: sidehack on December 04, 2018, 08:52:30 PM

Technically every miner will stop hashing when temperature becomes an issue. Whether that's a destructive process depends on the miner. These have no temperature-measuring mechanism, or it'd be visible in cgminer.

I have a fan directly on them and a cold unheated garage.

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Technically every miner will stop hashing when temperature becomes an issue. Whether that's a destructive process depends on the miner. These have no temperature-measuring mechanism, or it'd be visible in cgminer.

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I thought that these would stop hashing if temperature became an issue (?).

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Quote from: minerbobbert on December 04, 2018, 12:47:52 AM

So is there a failsafe anyone has figured out for this? I can't monitor the miners 24/7. If the fan goes kaputsky for whatever reason and suddenly the temp spikes, is there any way to tell it to turn off instead of roasting itself alive?

To the best of my knowledge, this would not be possible using Windows OS. I would stay away from cheap USB powered fans, and use something much more reliable. Personally, I use a nice 6" fan I picked up at my local ACE Hardware store, and this fan on Amazon is almost just like mine: http://a.co/d/hD9RkyR. It wasn't the least expensive fan, but you get what you pay for I guess.

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Quote from: sidehack on November 20, 2018, 11:26:18 PM

With these sticks, a little bit of cooling goes a long long way. Note that the uncooled 100MHz power draw and the slightly-cooled 200MHz power draw are pretty much the same. My six 650MHz sticks (drawing 14W each) were collectively cooled by a single 12V/200mA fan.

Also note that these guys can be sensitive to extended overheating. Bake the chips too much and they may never work right again.

So is there a failsafe anyone has figured out for this? I can't monitor the miners 24/7. If the fan goes kaputsky for whatever reason and suddenly the temp spikes, is there any way to tell it to turn off instead of roasting itself alive?

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Quote from: 419mining on November 22, 2018, 09:58:35 AM

Unfortunately, there is not alot of options for the Intel USB 3 bug. You can try running the sticks on the USB 2.0 side but that doesnt always work. the USB2 would usually be the ports with the black inner piece apposed to the blue inner piece (USB3). most case front ones are, they have the smaller connector on the motherboard.

I ended up having to use a different PC completely. (admittedly, the first was a laptop and all the ports tied back to the USB3 controller.)

I have the same intel USB 3.0 controller on two of my high end laptops, and have never experienced this problem. I have used powered USB2.0 and USB3.0 hubs, and have had them plugged into both USB2.0 and USB3.0 ports on the laptop. USB3.0 ports and cables will always have a blue piece of plastic in at least one end of them. USB 2.0 ports should have either a white or black piece of plastic in at least one end of them.

Quote from: 419mining on November 22, 2018, 09:58:35 AM

While I like the SiPolar 10port, I prefer the Plugable 7 port (and not just beaause we sell them). It's half the cost and will run 4 sticks and USB fans reliably at most speeds. (same one SideHack used in the first post pictures)
I'll be doing some testing this weekend of the SiPolar to see how many and at what speed it can reliably run before we start to see degradation.

I recently purchased the ICONE/SiPolar 120 Watt 10-Port USB2.0 hub, and have had the Plugable USB3.0 7-Port hub for a while now. I also prefer the Plugable over the ICONE/SiPolar hub, and get much better results from it! After having used both hubs running NewPac sticks for several days now, I would definitely recommend the Plugable 7-Port USB3.0 hub over any other hub I have tried. Please note, I have never used any of the hubs offered by klintay, but I have heard his hubs work very well for running these sticks!

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Got x4 four NewPac sticks running stable at 200Mhz for a total of ~160Gh/s. I will keep pushing the limits using a few different hubs for now, but am ultimately trying to wait for one of sidehacks hubs. Will let everyone know if I can get better results..

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Quote from: sidehack on November 20, 2018, 11:26:18 PM

With these sticks, a little bit of cooling goes a long long way. Note that the uncooled 100MHz power draw and the slightly-cooled 200MHz power draw are pretty much the same. My six 650MHz sticks (drawing 14W each) were collectively cooled by a single 12V/200mA fan.

Also note that these guys can be sensitive to extended overheating. Bake the chips too much and they may never work right again.

I was running my 8 at 250mhz with cooling and my raspberry must have locked up.

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Quote from: sidehack on November 21, 2018, 09:13:36 AM

Admittedly the lightweight fan was barely enough cooling for those six sticks; it only worked as well as it did because my shop's ambient temperature is like 60 degrees right now. Really should have had more for long-term safety.

That's a good rule of thumb. When we had a temp sensor on some early test sticks, VH noted issues starting when the [cooler than the chips and heatsink] PCB reached about 120F.

While my ambient temp in my home office is closer to 72F, I have all the excess heat blowing out through the vent cap of the roof.

That was one of the reasons I was looking to build a push/pull tube using the Sipolar to keep them as cool as possible given my environment.

I know it is an expensive idea, but I wondered if or how these would perform in an emersion tank..

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☆ Black Friday / Cyber Monday SALE ☆

Until end of day Monday November 26, the NewPac USB Stick Miners will be on sale for $45.00 each. PayPal or any major crypto will be accepted for payment. I will ship internationally for the exact cost of shipping to your specific location. Feel free to message me for a shipping quote.

To pay via PayPal, please send payments to: [email protected], then message me with the transaction details and your shipping info.

Got x4 four NewPac sticks running stable at 200Mhz for a total of ~160Gh/s. I will keep pushing the limits using a few different hubs for now, but am ultimately trying to wait for one of sidehacks hubs. Will let everyone know if I can get better results..

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