one upon a time....
but this is not a fairytale.
i had couple btc extra and decided to try this company. especially bitmain started with shipping fees.
so i have contacted this company here, and we moved to skype. after all aspects of deal were clear and known to each other, i have sent btc directly to a company. i know that that is not a brightest thing to do ( yours truly was one of avalonshenzen customers), but i have sent btc anyway. and after couple days i have got trasking number and after that unit came in my possession.
let me remind you that this is 20 kilos of mining equipment. watch your back.
when i have took package from UPS, i noticed some sounds of loosen parts inside. so i decided first to open up unit and check everything.
i have opened package and notices that someone (UPS) dropped my miner on one corner. force was so intense that one of the corners was almost totally bent.
there was no any bigger dmg on the outside of a miner. so i started with unscrewing the top lid to see what happened in the inside.
under the lid there is specially designed metal bar that holds hashing boards in place. but even with that and top lid that is been held with 12 screws, some boards popped out from place.
and rPi got disconnected from backplane. and some capacitors were ripped from hash boards.
reconnected rPi and took out those damaged boards. there were 2in total.
so finally i was getting ready to fire up pacific 1250 for a first time.
when i connected it to a power grid, it started running. there is no on/off switch. those 3 switches that you have at PSU unit are just for fans speed. when they are at 0 position, fans are working on half speed. and on I position they are on full speed.
so now i had to set up miner.
setting up things from browser was easy, but that was not enough. i managed to change pool. and that is it.
so after that i went to putty and changed informations there. after 10 mins of putty i have managed to make V1 to start hashing.
mostly because i have no prior knowledge of linux.
after fixing those hash boards, miner is working on average on 1.35tera.
miner as it is, is solid build and it is working.
i have first went to browser and added my pool,and after that deleted prev one.
next
vent to putty and there checked if my pool is active, then checked miner network configuration, and checked gateway.
putty files that you need to CHECK are
http://prntscr.com/50p4up but once again all of them you need to check, and some you need to change.
but the best part of purchase is tech support.
one of techs was with me all the time while i was opening it,
and before that hey were online almost 24/7 to help me with customs duties and papers.
so for me one good company with good quality products.
anyway i am ordering 2xV2 units now. and i will send my money in front again.
i am not telling that you should do that with your money.
i am just telling that if you wana buy some good quality gear with some quality support, this company is good spot.
like bitmain before shipping fiasco,
and best tech support there is. they have to sleep, but they have not missed to replay even one of my messages. instantly or when they get online.
and for me good support is equally important as good product.
i am here for any questions that you might have.