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Totally agree This feels like just another sketchy scheme to me. Gotta stay cautious.

Wait up But if you do the math, 12 x 5 equals 60 Watts, not 100!? What’s up with that?

I think @philipma1957 has some experience with hosted rigs. Maybe they can share some insights. Had a chat with them once about a hosted S21XP here. Wonder what they think now.

I dunno man, it feels fishy. All their info seems to come from one source and there's nothing physical yet. Feels like a classic bait and switch. 95% scam potential, if you ask me. I’m not falling for it. Anyone got…

From what I’ve seen with previous models, the solder quality is pretty poor. I wouldn’t be surprised if the S19s are just as bad. They probably deal with weak solder from improper reflow. I’ve fixed a few S17 boards and…

I might reach out to them if I need more. This heatsink isn’t listed on their website anywhere, though.

So, I’ve repaired mine, and it was a dead ASIC for sure. I put a Thermalright heatsink on it, and wow, the performance is fantastic now. Running at 725MHz, getting 1.4-1.5TH/s.

Honestly, I wish I’d replaced all the heatsinks from the start. Ordered a thermalright one now, can’t wait to see how it performs.

Totally agree. Once it’s bricked, that’s it for most users. The BitAxe just ends up as junk because they didn’t use decent heatsinks. I had similar issues with Gekko Science sticks when I started mining.

Yeah, it’s definitely a design flaw. Honestly wish I had swapped out the heatsinks from the start... I’d probably have avoided this mess. Found a good one from Thermalright, but it costs a bit.

No real overclocking for me, just running them at 625MHz and about 1.14V to 1.18V. I got them from different vendors, with the best build from Zeus BTC. It seems like all my failures stem from the heatsinks failing.

Exactly, it’s the co-planarity issue with the ASIC. My fixing pin snapped clean off, and I didn’t see it until it was too late. I’ve got some spare BM1370’s, so I’ll fix it eventually. The chip is shot though. I tried…

Well, another one bites the dust. Looks like I’ll need to fix it up this week. Chips found = 0. Out of 7 BitAxes I’ve had, 5 have died on me... not a great track record at all. I think the heat sink mount is the main…

Nah, it’s not a big deal. One of my bitaxes managed to hit a 229G share. Others got 7, 9, and a couple around 31G. It’s totally random. The only thing that matters is the network difficulty. If you’re not over that,…

That’s exactly what I needed, thanks a lot for the help!

Appreciate the response! Just to clarify, how big exactly are the extranonce and timestamp? Are they both 32 bits like I thought?

Hey everyone, I got some newbie questions... What’s the total nonce range that miners need to check for valid hashes? So I think it’s (nonce + extranonce + timestamp), which gives (2^96)? Am I on the right track? Nonce…

Awesome news! Good luck getting it to hash properly. Just a tip from my experience with BM1397: they’re super sensitive to core voltage changes. Like, 50mV can be the difference between it working or not. Start with a…

If you’re sure the hardware is good and you’ve checked for assembly mistakes, it’s gotta be a software issue. Good luck! Not my thing though, I'd suggest talking to the Bitaxe software team for guidance.

Honestly, I don’t know much about Bitaxe’s software. It could be that it doesn’t support the AL variant. It might be looking for a specific chip version ID. Best to reach out to the Bitaxe devs for help. By the way, I…