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Bitcoin => Hardware => Topic started by: TeQ99 on July 24, 2014, 09:39:46 AM



Title: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: TeQ99 on July 24, 2014, 09:39:46 AM
last night my avalon 210 stopped mining.
When i went to the datacentre i smelt a electronics burn... Crap.

And when i opened her up this is what i saw...  :-[
http://i58.tinypic.com/11glrlw.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/evcjmp.jpg

Where to get a replacement board and cable? i googled i have seen a lot but not my board.

and is it worth to replace?



Title: Re: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: Unacceptable on July 24, 2014, 10:21:03 AM
That's one hell of a burnout!! What's up with the "rusty screws™" ???


Title: Re: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: rograz on July 24, 2014, 10:23:54 AM
That's one hell of a burnout!! What's up with the "rusty screws™" ???

High humidity and long term excessive heat buildup will do that I guess?


Title: Re: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: Tupsu on July 24, 2014, 10:50:48 AM
Avalon connector damage
http://imgur.com/a/UUpEG#JqHcjV1

I disassembled Avalon Patch1 and Patch2 fully working miners. But I guess they parts do not fit.


Title: Re: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: TeQ99 on July 24, 2014, 11:44:41 AM
That's one hell of a burnout!! What's up with the "rusty screws™" ???

Not sure about the rusty screws. All screws on the inside are rusty
Server Room it temperature controlled.
Bad chinese metal?


Title: Re: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: TeQ99 on July 24, 2014, 09:21:06 PM
Dismantled the miner.

The power distribution fried.
http://i58.tinypic.com/11glrlw.jpg

The cable
http://i60.tinypic.com/2nl7nnn.jpg

The backplate
 http://i61.tinypic.com/2qk73bn.jpg

Avalon board is still working  :o

hmmm get spare part or new miner...



Title: Re: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: derel1cte on July 24, 2014, 09:29:30 PM
I have a backplane and a PDU (ver 1.5)  from an avalon I am parting out. I was planning to post to ebay tomorrow. What is a reasonable price ($/BTC)?


Title: Re: Avalon 210 power distribution fried.. *NEED REPLACEMENT*
Post by: DaveF on July 24, 2014, 10:53:48 PM
Take a look at the pictures in mrdave.com/ava
Is that the board you need?
-Dave