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legendary
Activity: 2030
Merit: 1076
A humble Siberian miner
November 13, 2014, 02:53:27 AM
SP20 - BTC1.795 delivered

S4 - BTC2.754 plus delivery

Come on guys - only a few hours before I pull the trigger, no prizes for guessing where  Wink

Sort it out.

SP20 - 2.158 BTC for me. Yes, I should buy a PSU for it, but... If it quieter then S4, then the choice is clear. )
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1318
Technical Analyst/Trader
November 13, 2014, 01:13:24 AM
bitmaintech.com

I purchased Monday at 3.812 BTC that included delivery.

Couldn't wait.  Wish I did now.

I want a prize.

If the price keeps ramping like it is, you could have bought 2 SP 20's for that......sorry, not trying to rub it in or anything...... Tongue

I know.  No problem.

I like Bitmain Antminers.  Just my preference.  I'm sure everyone has their preference.  Yes, they had issues with Batch 1.  Yes, it might be risky to get Batch 2 after they said they have fixed the issue with the PSU and not really knowing if Batch 2 rigs have had their firmware properly updated.  Yes, Batch 3 will probably be the better bet.  However, I'm going to put my trust in them and show my support.  Their S3's have worked out great for me.  They have been very reliable.  I have 16 of them (7.4 Th/s).  Not much at the moment but I'm working on it.

Just ordered two Tripp Lite metered PDU's from Amazon.  As well as a lot of cords.  BTC keeps going up like this, I will have my 50 Th/s in no time at all.

I also made a bet with someone back on October 9th that BTC price will be $510.00 or higher at midnight the night of Thanksgiving (Nov. 27).  It's looking good that I will win that bet.  It was a 0.1 BTC bet ($51.00 or higher; depending on how much higher than $510 US it may be at that time).
hero member
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
Watch out for the "Neg-Rep-Dogie-Police".....
November 13, 2014, 01:04:23 AM
bitmaintech.com

I purchased Monday at 3.812 BTC that included delivery.

Couldn't wait.  Wish I did now.

I want a prize.

If the price keeps ramping like it is, you could have bought 2 SP 20's for that......sorry, not trying to rub it in or anything...... Tongue
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1318
Technical Analyst/Trader
November 13, 2014, 12:57:25 AM
@ Bitmain:

Spondoolies just slashed reduced the price of their SP20 home miner - any chance you'll be doing the same for the S4?

It's needed & overdue....

SP20 - BTC1.795 delivered

S4 - BTC2.754 plus delivery

Come on guys - only a few hours before I pull the trigger, no prizes for guessing where  Wink

Sort it out.

bitmaintech.com

I purchased Monday at 3.812 BTC that included delivery.

Couldn't wait.  Wish I did now.

I want a prize.
hero member
Activity: 924
Merit: 1000
Watch out for the "Neg-Rep-Dogie-Police".....
November 13, 2014, 12:52:19 AM
@ Bitmain:

Spondoolies just slashed reduced the price of their SP20 home miner - any chance you'll be doing the same for the S4?

It's needed & overdue....

SP20 - BTC1.795 delivered

S4 - BTC2.754 plus delivery

Come on guys - only a few hours before I pull the trigger, no prizes for guessing where  Wink

Sort it out.
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1318
Technical Analyst/Trader
November 12, 2014, 09:21:16 AM
BITMAIN announces Antpool: Pushing forward Decentralization

We are pleased to announce Antpool (antpool.com) which is open for users all around the world. BITMAIN has invested significant resources into developing a bitcoin pool based on the p2pool mining protocol. BITMAIN reaffirms its commitment to help decentralize the Bitcoin network, strengthen the Bitcoin eco-system and put the majority of hashing power into the hands of consumers.

The p2pool protocol prevents hashing power being controlled by one central entity (the pool owner), and has been significantly developed during the development of Antpool. All p2pool code will be open sourced and uploaded on BITMAIN’s Github link this week https://github.com/bitmaintech/p2pool. Antpool supports solo mining as well.

Antpool has been proven to be stable and secure through its long testing period.  From August 22th to November 10th, 295 blocks were found and 7398 Bitcoins were mined. Further stats can be found here link https://www.antpool.com/poolStats.htm.

Antpool can be found at antpool.com, while miners now can connect at stratum.antpool.com:3333 for pooled mining, and will be able to connect at p2p.antpool.com:3333 for p2p mining this week. Pool nodes are deployed around the world to improve performance and provide redundancy. Miners are automatically routed their closest location, including:
  • United States
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Beijing
  • Shenzhen
  • Qingdao
  • Hangzhou and more.


Features
  • 0% fees and PPLNS earnings.
  • Graphical displays for hashing speeds, income and pool statistics.
  • Email warnings for underperforming miners. 
  • API and third party application support.
  • Support for miner groups, group statistics and management.

Forum & Ticket System
Users are able to access to Antpool with their BITMAIN account. The log in and ticket system is unified across all BITMAIN services, which allows communication and support to be more efficient. Miners now can buy mining rigs from bitmaintech.com and chose hosting service at Umisoo and mine at antpool.com.

Your feedback is important for us to develop and improve our products.
Ticket page: support.bitmain.com
Forum Page: forum.bitmain.com



Thanks for sharing!

My first S4 just left Shenzhen, China   11/12/2014   7:27 P.M.   Origin Scan

Thank you for your contribution!
hero member
Activity: 741
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https://www.bitmain.com
November 12, 2014, 09:16:45 AM
BITMAIN announces Antpool: Pushing forward Decentralization

We are pleased to announce Antpool (antpool.com) which is open for users all around the world. BITMAIN has invested significant resources into developing a bitcoin pool based on the p2pool mining protocol. BITMAIN reaffirms its commitment to help decentralize the Bitcoin network, strengthen the Bitcoin eco-system and put the majority of hashing power into the hands of consumers.

The p2pool protocol prevents hashing power being controlled by one central entity (the pool owner), and has been significantly developed during the development of Antpool. All p2pool code will be open sourced and uploaded on BITMAIN’s Github link this week https://github.com/bitmaintech/p2pool. Antpool supports solo mining as well.

Antpool has been proven to be stable and secure through its long testing period.  From August 22th to November 10th, 295 blocks were found and 7398 Bitcoins were mined. Further stats can be found here link https://www.antpool.com/poolStats.htm.

Antpool can be found at antpool.com, while miners now can connect at stratum.antpool.com:3333 for pooled mining, and will be able to connect at p2p.antpool.com:3333 for p2p mining this week. Pool nodes are deployed around the world to improve performance and provide redundancy. Miners are automatically routed their closest location, including:
  • United States
  • Germany
  • Hong Kong
  • Beijing
  • Shenzhen
  • Qingdao
  • Hangzhou and more.


Features
  • 0% fees and PPLNS earnings.
  • Graphical displays for hashing speeds, income and pool statistics.
  • Email warnings for underperforming miners. 
  • API and third party application support.
  • Support for miner groups, group statistics and management.

Forum & Ticket System
Users are able to access to Antpool with their BITMAIN account. The log in and ticket system is unified across all BITMAIN services, which allows communication and support to be more efficient. Miners now can buy mining rigs from bitmaintech.com and chose hosting service at Umisoo and mine at antpool.com.

Your feedback is important for us to develop and improve our products.
Ticket page: support.bitmain.com
Forum Page: forum.bitmain.com


legendary
Activity: 1288
Merit: 1004
November 11, 2014, 06:07:44 PM
Thank you.
 Grin


Does anyone have a direct link to the S4 complete image??
My SD card corrupted and I need to reimage one fast.
Thanks

Mega link, DHCP image
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1000
November 11, 2014, 05:43:13 PM
Yeah, that's no good. I should have realized just by looking at the picture, it has 1 Green (ground) 1 Black (120v) and 1 white (neutral).

So you'll only be sending 120v to the S4, and it will consume 11.66a instead of 5.83a. No good. A PDU outputs 240v, not 120v.

I'd seriously consider returning everything you bought, and replacing your L14-30 with good quality (Hubble) L6-30R sockets. Generally what you'll find in hardware stores aren't the best quality. You could also consider making your own wiring harness for the L14-30 instead of buying an extension or a PDU.



I agree with you 100%

That means I ought to exchange the 100 feet of 10/3 wire I purchased for 100 feet of 10/2 as well?  I believe the L6-30R socket only has 3 terminals... correct?  I can save about $20 right there.

If they allow returning the wire, yes. You only need 10/2. If they won't take the wire back you can still use the 10/3, you just won't connect the white wire to anything.

It's still in its packaging.  Has not been opened yet.  I decided to keep the 10/3 in case I or the next owner of my house needs options to make changes.  I just will not use the white wire.

You've been a BIG help.

Thank you for your time and professionalism!

My pleasure, dmwardjr. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions.
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1318
Technical Analyst/Trader
November 11, 2014, 05:06:02 PM
Yeah, that's no good. I should have realized just by looking at the picture, it has 1 Green (ground) 1 Black (120v) and 1 white (neutral).

So you'll only be sending 120v to the S4, and it will consume 11.66a instead of 5.83a. No good. A PDU outputs 240v, not 120v.

I'd seriously consider returning everything you bought, and replacing your L14-30 with good quality (Hubble) L6-30R sockets. Generally what you'll find in hardware stores aren't the best quality. You could also consider making your own wiring harness for the L14-30 instead of buying an extension or a PDU.



I agree with you 100%

That means I ought to exchange the 100 feet of 10/3 wire I purchased for 100 feet of 10/2 as well?  I believe the L6-30R socket only has 3 terminals... correct?  I can save about $20 right there.

If they allow returning the wire, yes. You only need 10/2. If they won't take the wire back you can still use the 10/3, you just won't connect the white wire to anything.

It's still in its packaging.  Has not been opened yet.  I decided to keep the 10/3 in case I or the next owner of my house needs options to make changes.  I just will not use the white wire.

You've been a BIG help.

Thank you for your time and professionalism!
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1000
November 11, 2014, 05:03:00 PM
Yeah, that's no good. I should have realized just by looking at the picture, it has 1 Green (ground) 1 Black (120v) and 1 white (neutral).

So you'll only be sending 120v to the S4, and it will consume 11.66a instead of 5.83a. No good. A PDU outputs 240v, not 120v.

I'd seriously consider returning everything you bought, and replacing your L14-30 with good quality (Hubble) L6-30R sockets. Generally what you'll find in hardware stores aren't the best quality. You could also consider making your own wiring harness for the L14-30 instead of buying an extension or a PDU.



I agree with you 100%

That means I ought to exchange the 100 feet of 10/3 wire I purchased for 100 feet of 10/2 as well?  I believe the L6-30R socket only has 3 terminals... correct?  I can save about $20 right there.

If they allow returning the wire, yes. You only need 10/2. If they won't take the wire back you can still use the 10/3, you just won't connect the white wire to anything.
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1318
Technical Analyst/Trader
November 11, 2014, 04:51:50 PM
Yeah, that's no good. I should have realized just by looking at the picture, it has 1 Green (ground) 1 Black (120v) and 1 white (neutral).

So you'll only be sending 120v to the S4, and it will consume 11.66a instead of 5.83a. No good. A PDU outputs 240v, not 120v.

I'd seriously consider returning everything you bought, and replacing your L14-30 with good quality (Hubble) L6-30R sockets. Generally what you'll find in hardware stores aren't the best quality. You could also consider making your own wiring harness for the L14-30 instead of buying an extension or a PDU.



I agree with you 100%

That means I ought to exchange the 100 feet of 10/3 wire I purchased for 100 feet of 10/2 as well?  I believe the L6-30R socket only has 3 terminals... correct?  I can save about $20 right there.
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1318
Technical Analyst/Trader
November 11, 2014, 04:44:23 PM
Yeah, that's no good. I should have realized just by looking at the picture, it has 1 Green (ground) 1 Black (120v) and 1 white (neutral).

So you'll only be sending 120v to the S4, and it will consume 11.66a instead of 5.83a. No good. A PDU outputs 240v, not 120v.

I'd seriously consider returning everything you bought, and replacing your L14-30 with good quality (Hubble) L6-30R sockets. Generally what you'll find in hardware stores aren't the best quality. You could also consider making your own wiring harness for the L14-30 instead of buying an extension or a PDU.



I agree with you 100%
legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1000
November 11, 2014, 04:43:27 PM
Yeah, that's no good. I should have realized just by looking at the picture, it has 1 green (ground) 1 black (120v) and 1 white (neutral). If it were 240v it would be 1 black (120v 1 red (120v) and 1 green (ground).

So you'll only be sending 120v to the S4, and it will consume 11.66a instead of 5.83a. No good. A PDU outputs 240v, not 120v.

I'd seriously consider returning everything you bought, and replacing your L14-30 with good quality (Hubble) L6-30R sockets. Generally what you'll find in hardware stores aren't the best quality. You could also consider making your own wiring harness for the L14-30 instead of buying an extension or a PDU.

To clarify, a PDU will take the input voltage (generally 208v - 250v) and output the same voltage among all it's outputs.

legendary
Activity: 1596
Merit: 1000
November 11, 2014, 04:18:07 PM
Quote from: dmwardjr


Here's where I was getting confused:

When Amazon's product description told me it was converting 240 volt circuit into 2 or 6 120 volt circuits, I was doing my math for wattage based off 120 volts instead of 240 volts for a 30 AMP circuit.

Another good thing is I will be able to run more S4's than I previously determined.

Post the link to the extension on amazon. It's possible that you will only get 120v at the plug, a properly wire L14-30 has one ground 2 120v legs and a neutral. If it's sending only one 120v to the 5-15R you won't be using 240v and you would be limited to 2x S4s per 30A outlet. You need to make sure you're getting 240v to the S4s.
hero member
Activity: 924
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Watch out for the "Neg-Rep-Dogie-Police".....
November 11, 2014, 02:05:25 PM
@ Bitmain:

Spondoolies just slashed reduced the price of their SP20 home miner - any chance you'll be doing the same for the S4?

It's needed & overdue....
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1185
dogiecoin.com
November 11, 2014, 01:29:48 PM
Does anyone have a direct link to the S4 complete image??
My SD card corrupted and I need to reimage one fast.
Thanks

Mega link, DHCP image
legendary
Activity: 1666
Merit: 1185
dogiecoin.com
November 11, 2014, 01:24:54 PM
Any update on when Bitmain will release a new firmware patch to fix the pool issues?  I use CK's fix now, but any time there needs to be a reboot, it has to be reloaded.

No ETA but definitely being worked on.
legendary
Activity: 1218
Merit: 1001
November 11, 2014, 09:06:36 AM
Any update on when Bitmain will release a new firmware patch to fix the pool issues?  I use CK's fix now, but any time there needs to be a reboot, it has to be reloaded.
legendary
Activity: 1302
Merit: 1318
Technical Analyst/Trader
November 11, 2014, 02:55:52 AM
This means I'm going to be ripping out a lot of the 20 AMP 12/2 wiring I've already done to this closet.

Oh well...  Gotta do it.
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