And no doubt there will be some folks that fall for it.
Don't suppose you reported the links to Google as scams...  https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/guidelines/report-spam

Too late. We already had a dip to $47.46k today.

On a whim, I put in a buy @ $44k last month. Might be a chance we hit that?

Because it was originally posted in the BTC-only area which is where I posted from. 
It was moved here after my reply there... so, I've deleted that now unneeded post.
Cheers!

@ OP,
Ya know there is already a couple more developed discussions about this topic speculating as to what's up...
One starts here (please keep main topic as BTC in replies)
and another here that allows altcoins in the discussions

Again, what voltage is the wall socket? 120vac? 208-240vac? The voltage MUST be over 208vac or the PSU will not start.
Even telling us your country would give a clue as to what your common voltage is...

As for replacement PSU's you need to check with the manufacturer because for the past few years most miners are using custom built-to-spec PSU's that deliver non-standard voltages (not just 12v) to power the miners.

Depends on how long the connection was interrupted. Most miners wait for around 5 minutes with no shares being received before restarting so shorter outages are ignored.

You CANNOT mine Bitcoin using a CPU no matter how fast your computer is...
Please ref https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2415854.0 point 3.

TL/DR Summary:
 - You CANNOT meaningfully mine bitcoin with your PC or laptop no matter how powerful it is.
 - You CANNOT meaningfully mine bitcoin with your tablet or phone no matter how powerful it is.
 - Mining apps for your phone or tablet that claim to mine bitcoin are almost certainly scams.
 - You CANNOT find software here to mine bitcoin with your PC by itself.
 - You MIGHT be able to do one of the above with altcoins, but such discussion goes into the altcoin mining section.
 - You CANNOT find or post software here to mine on other peoples' PC without their permission.

Other coins (alts), maybe you can use it but that all depends on what coin - and FYI, discussion of any coin other than BTC will be moved by moderators to the altcoin areas.

That is a 2,200w PSU which requires 208-240VAC power. Is that what you are feeding it? It will NOT work if fed 120v.

Back to the OP's main question, mining is a VERY low bandwidth process. A 1GB connection is enough bandwidth to handle at least several dozen to well over 100 miners.

Emphasis in the quote is mine: What the hell you talkin' about? That is totally WRONG.
BTC or any other coin mining has no means nor mechanisms to gather peoples information. BTC mining is strictly processing transactions that contain no personal information whatsoever unless a person deliberately adds it to their transaction as embedded text.

The ONLY way a persons personal information can be compromised is if you run a program that has malware in it OR buy a used miner that has been infected. While so far most mining malware will only steal hash, it is entirely possible that the control node the malware communicates with may also pass on other types of malware to attack any PC's on your network.

Anytime you buy a used miner you should:
  First power it up connected to a PC or laptop that is not connected to a network much less the internet. A cheap Chromebook to be used for only setting up miners is ideal. Most malware will start a worm to find other miners connected to your network and infect any that are found.

  Using a copy of Original Equipment Firmware that you downloaded direct from the manufacturer website, reflash the miner to ensure it is clean.

  Make sure the miner says the firmware was successfully loaded. Only then, setup your user and pool information.

  Move the miner to your network and fire it up.

Use the #code tag to knock down that text wall...

Always only use software direct from Canaan. https://github.com/Canaan-Creative/avalon7-docs/wiki/AvalonMiner-741-firmware-downloads
Software images from random individual users *may* be infected with malware. How to setup is here https://support.blokforge.com/kb/article/18-how-do-i-connect-an-7-8-9-series-avalonminer-and-avalonminer-controller/

There is no 'other' firmware/software available for the Avalons. The simple reason is because there is zero need for it. Avalons are eminently tweakable using their More Options box on the configuration page. You should start reading at the start of this thread as any questions you might have about setting them up and tweaks are most likely already answered here.

For a start, how power is it rated to pull? Do be aware that if it uses more than around 1,100 watts you will need 208-240VAC to power it. That said, probably any of the Bitmain APW supplies would be fine. Just be sure to get one rated for more power than the miner will pull.

edit: Miner needs 2,200w PSU so Bitmain APW series will not work.

The exact same thing can be said about ANY small pool eg -ck's solo pool. Been a mighty long time since they've found a block as well...

Worse yet is the rental runs there where folks have spent a fair amount of coin to run them only to have their rentals end without cracking a block. The only entity to make money there was NH. So sad...  

Or use a dab of dark nail polish on the LED's.

Damn sam -- looks like the coal-based power problems in China are really putting the kibosh on BTC mining there! The often wildly inaccurate guestimate based on very few data points is so far predicting the next diff adjustment to be around -22%. Woof!

We'll see how that prediction holds up as end of the epoch approaches in a couple weeks  

In very cold areas, the inlet air temp is controlled by throttling the airflow into and/or out of the building as needed to have the miners run at desired chip temps. Other than what incoming air temp is needed to keep reasonable chip temps, over clocking does not enter into the equation.

BTW: Overclocking is a very bad idea as it places great stress on the miners and PSU's which shortens their life not to mention the fact that miners have substantially less power efficiency when OC'd.

The 20°C inlet temp is fine but colder than that can definitely be a problem. 7°C inlet air temp is far too cold. Miners are designed to run with chip temps that range from rather warm up to pretty hot -- as in up to 80C and even higher.

Query: Are they more stable at the higher temps? They should be.

Of course it is worth it -- why else would would pools exist?? As for rewards, they are not divided equally -- they are divided according to your percentage of the pool hash rate.

Extremely simple example: If a pool size is 100TH and you are supplying 10THs of that then you get 10% of the rewards when a block is found. If you are supplying 1THs, your reward would be 1%.

It's not just a thread - it is an entire section that is BTC only. Frankly, to cut down on noise about the few valid alts and the massive number of truly crap altcoins I for one prefer that the folks running the Forum keep it that way.

@Phil, personally I would have done this topic in the General Discussion or Economics area where discussion of any coin is not only allowed but expected...