My HurricaneX3 14-15Mh/s SCRYPT ASIC MINER arrived today, 2 hours ago (1 day early). We just got home, so we're going to sort it now.
Hi let me know how you get on i have one coming tomorrow Well, I don't know what we are doing wrong but we are getting an error message: "Zeus: Test failed at \\.\COM15: expected 4 bytes, got 3" Maybe someone can help out, maybe it's something very noobish  Edit: we're using the new bfgminer 4.2.1 http://cryptomining-blog.com/2791-new-bfgminer-4-2-1-release-with-support-for-zeusminer-scrypt-asics/Try the 'normal' cgminer. Then I might be able to tell you something. It turns it was the PSU, it is a 580W one, which according to the 460W requirement listed, should have been ample, but it wasn't. Now we have that plugged in on only one of the power slots, and another PSU plugged in onto the other slot, and it is running fine. I'm unable to test how much this thing is actually pulling, but it worries me that a 580W power supply isn't enough. When it's day time we'll buy a power meter and let you know how much is using. When it is a premium brand PSU, 580W should be enough, but then it is running at 100% of it's capacity. Personally I would take at least a 750W PSU for it. |
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The last thing I want is to use those crap supplies, with only 30A they barely carry enough power for the A2, and is dangerous enough as is. I get better hashrate and much less errors using a ATX supply, should tell you alot about the included supply. The power supply is a bit on the weak side for the A2, that is right. When I look with an oscilloscope at the 12V line it looks fine and steady, so I really don't understand why an other power supply would give you less errors and a higher hash rate. I think this is more or less a fable. It is possible that the power supply that I have is somehow better than the one you had, I don't know. |
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LTC going up is something different than LTC resetting to it's Original value  What is LTC's original value? In Dutch they say 'Het is waard wat de gek er voor geeft'. It means something like 'It's value is what a fool wants to pay for it'. One and a half year ago I gambled and bought 1500 LTC for $3k. Last November they were suddenly $60k. I sold 1/3th. and kept the rest, that was a very stupid move. |
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Profitability is better today and LTC is going up!  |
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And if it was just controller board can I have an A2 mini cheap? I can plug them into controller in my existing mini
It will be difficult to get an answer from them. I already asked a few times whether it is possible to get single blades. They don't say anything about it, it is just if they don't read what you write. I also asked whether it is possible to ship with DHL at my expense, no answer either. I asked how much compensation they have in mind for the 2 weeks delay, no answer. Now I decided to just sit and wait and see what is going to happen. At least I hope they will ship the A2 on Monday or Tuesday, maybe when I'm lucky I will have it on Friday next week. |
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It's interesting you say that, everywhere I look on the forums, all the GPU miners in Northern Hemisphere are talking about moving to X11 or X13 for the summer because of the heat. We had 29 degrees the other day (pretty much on average as hot as it gets here) and my A2 was perfectly fine. Hopefully they'll all do that and leave the Scrypt coins to us Yes, somehow scrypt hashing puts a much heavier burden on the GPU's. The last few days it is cool over here, about 18 degrees, and it will stay like this for another week. With the Scyte Ultra Kaze I keep the A2 cool enough, and I have positioned it near an open window to give it some cool air. I'm thinking about pumping the hot air outside via a hose with a whole house fan of 350 m2/hour, especially when I have the second A2 it will help. |
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Silverfish seems to need it's own windows software to run, not for me. But otherwise 80 x 55nm chips at 7W each ~560W. Better than Zeus
It is just a matter of time before there will be a patch for the other mining software as well. Silverfish has a little bit better efficiency than Gridseed, Zeus is twice as bad. Many of these Zeus miners will die during the summer time when the temperatures are high. Will make the diff go down! |
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Hi guys
I have been thinking of getting a few of there. HURRICANEX3 miners
Has anyone got any / used any.
Any problem I need yo know ?
Find a cool spot with lots of power So they use a lot of power then ? I have a 1000w psu will that be ok to run 2 of them? It's a gold rated psu It ran 2 antminer s1's without any problems That is cutting it close... To close IMO. They pull ~460watts each at normal clock. So 600watt PSU each would be best. Hmm I might just as well get 6 gridseed blades then Also interesting is the new Silverfish miner. Cheaper as the A2Mini, and half the power draw of Zeus. http://minersource.net/collections/frontpage/products/silverfish-28mh-scrypt-miner-440w-ships-6-18-14 |
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I really want another one too. I just don't know if I can deal with people that are not upfront with me. I have told them that I am happy to reorder if they can convince me that they have them in the UK ready for me to receive the next day.
Now it seems they are trying to get one shipped to me on Monday or Tuesday. And they promised full compensation for the two weeks I lost in mining reward. The problem is their answers are always a bit vague, at least for me it is difficult to understand what they exactly mean. They never give a strait answer to my questions. I'm not a native speaker, that makes it more difficult as well. |
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I have already received my refund in my BTCs. All in total. I'm calmer.  thanks Victor. Nice, I can imagine that you are a lot calmer now.  Because I really want to have a second A2Mini, I'm still negotiating to find a solution. As it seems now, we can probably work it out. Switching to one or more Zeus miner(s) is no option for me, they will take > 1 KW each for 28 Mh/s. I've been doing GPU mining in the past and it was like hell with all the heat and the accompanying noise. I'm very glad that my A2Mini at least runs cool and quiet! |
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The problem is the time you have to put in to maximise returns.
I'm already mining LTC for 1.5 year now. Made quite some profit on the November boom last year when the value went up 20 fold. The last half year it is going down hill, I'm afraid it will never recover. |
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You have to add 2.5% on top, that is what they do. |
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Yes damn FBI. €23 a day? In that case I'm doing a bit better than you then, I'm averaging €32-€33 a day. That makes me feel better I can make more than I do now, I know. |
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That will be difficult, at the moment I get like 23 euro a day with the A2Mini.
I'm not hunting for the most valuable coin, no time for that.
When the difficulty stays about the same, I can make 1400 euro a month when I have my 2nd A2Mini.
My only hope is that the coin values will go up after this fud with the FBI auction is over.
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Mine is doing poorly today As for Alpha-T they won't be getting my money until they have proper card processor setup. AFAIK they aren't taking any orders until it is done. With proper card processor we have legal protection in the UK - namely Chargebacks LTC and most scrypt coins are dropping in value, that's why the results are getting worse. These multicoin pools that pay out in BTC will eventually kill all altcoins because they are constantly dumping. My card processor here in The Netherlands also has Chargebacks, but it seems that it will take months to get your money back. |
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Well Alpha-T are apparently getting a proper UK bank based card processor online in the next few days, which means that card payments are actually safe and guaranteed by the banks. They are a UK registered company as well, and importantly they are not Chinese.
The main thing is that I have my money back from MinerEU. I'm starting to wonder if these things actually will ROI though.
ROI is a big problem with every miner, within 2 months diff will be at least doubled and you will have the same problem with the new miners as well. You can only make money by trading. When I don't get a satisfactory answer from MinerEU today, I will also cancel my order and get a refund. I'm getting a little bit tired about it all. Crypto is a nice hobby, but sometimes you have to let it rust. |
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Well I had no compensation at all for lost mining time. I didn't really expect any though. Trying to source my own A2 direct from China for a good price now. Or maybe wait until July and try and get an Alpha Technologies one, they are doing a 50Mh/s for around £1600 delivered. Orderbooks for batch 1 to reopen very soon
It is up to them whether they want to give me compensation or not, they make enough profit on these miners and I expect them to have some financial room to play with. Nobody knows whether Alpha Technologies is for real. There are many company's coming out with scrypt miners. Flower Technology, Bliss Devices, MAT (here in Holland) to name a few. They all promise a lot, but first I want to see it before I believe it. |
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I just told them that I want to be fully compensated for lost mining time, and that I want to have some discount for ordering 2 A2Mini's within a short period of time. When they don't agree with this or when they can't deliver the A2Mini next week, I will go for a refund.
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I don't know what is wrong. Yesterday i orded 2 Zeus Miner 13MH/s en they wur shipped the same day?
So they have some trouble with manufactoror of the A2's?
Yes, that is what they told us. But no other supplier of A2's seem to have these problems. |
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