That sounds super high. Especially if the panel is already in place and they are just going straight up.

I would bring in a few different electricians and get quotes from them.

Also you should ask for an itemized break down in the quote so you can at least keep them a little honest.

Eat a duck... seems like a weird thing to say.  .


Couldn't help myself

Can you post a photo of the miner with your BTCtalk username and the date handwritten.

I'm pretty sure bitmain warranty doesn't extend to the second owner so you might want to remove that from the post.

Do you accept forum trusted Escrow?

Right now it's just a couple Avalon 741's.

And all the parts for my first 6 rig set up, except my backordered sapphire RX 580's.

Should be a nice learning experience, but I do wish I had seen a few of your videos before I ordered everything. Live and learn, depending on pricing in March I might copy/paste one of your builds.

I settled on funny, but I like weird haha

Here's the thing people. Stop complaining; 

Unlike every other company out they go out of there way to list any extra units that become available for forum members. They even carve out a small slice for us from the main order.

It does suck when you try and can't get through or you happen to get there to late. I'm sure they will try and fix it, but really if you get to the end and it says out of stock, take a minute breathe, and then act like you just got there and there were none available.

If people keep shitting on their efforts where is the incentive for them to come here and give us a shot at units, and even a slight discount sometimes.

@ Vosk

Nice vids, I've been watching a bunch of yours lately as I've branched into GPU mining; decided to take the plunge. So far my favorite part is the "If Bitmain stole your baby bit"

Keep up the good work

They haven't shipped out yet from Canaan, but they are available. I think they are on schedule for the pre-order shipping from Blokforge of February 7th; based on the last mass email from Canaan. These units were priced at a "premium" due to the fact that I think there were only 200 available for the early ship date, half with crypto universe and the other half with Blokforge.

The price they originally charged I'm sure had everything to do with capitalizing on the surge in price of BTC, I'm not shocked Canaan went that route, but it was a far cry from the estimated 200$/TH they were estimating back in November.

If the current price of BTC stays relatively the same I do think that Canaan will reduce the price point to be closer to their original estimates, but the price will be subject to distributor mark ups.

As for the snatching up, people did slow their roll a little at least that's what I saw with stock actually sitting out a while on the Blokforge site. Probably due to the high price tag and the drop in BTC value. They are still selling out though, and the nice thing right now is Blokforge posts in their thread for Forum members when they have extra available from orders that fall through.

I'm sorry I've lost count is this now the 3rd release that they've had?

Considering I've been following the thread since close to the beginning I can't say I'm shocked, but this is a bold play for a company who has yet to produce a single retail unit or give any sort of guarantee to their customers.

And why oh why is it constantly a brand new account or some other variation bringing in these great opportunities, and in the right thread. Considering most first time posters can't even find the right section to make their first post.


No one send them anymore money until at least the first batch has shipped out

What are they doing at the moment? Do you have them mining if so how long have the temps been stable at this level.

There isn't really anything wrong with them, I imagine if they hit 90 the fan speeds would pick up to cool them. You might have just fallen into a sweet spot for them where they feel they are cool enough and don't need to ramp up at all.

Also if you aren't watching and refreshing your status page you might not be seeing them speed up and slow down again.

Did you play around with the fan settings at all?

Have you tried contacting any hosting facilities yet? Make sure to do your research before sending anyone you miners I imagine there are a few pop up scam websites doing the same thing as the fake reseller sites.

I know of 2 in Canada but I'm not sure what is going on with Great North Data at the moment. Then there is cryptoboreas but I think they are full.

Have you looked into renting a few smaller locations in and around your area? maybe even 1 larger location.


This post should probably go in Marketplace as well, considering you are looking to pay for a service.

Good luck

That depends on what you are mining. Slush pool only mines BTC, and ZEC. So if you are mining other coins than those 2 there is no reason to switch over.

I currently only mine BTC, so I can't speak to the ZEC side of things. You might get better responses in the alt coin section as to what pools people are preferring to mine with.

Honestly Danny; if it were me I wouldn't limit myself to Quebec.
Alberta had awesome rates and you can pick up buildings an hour or 2 outside of major centers for a decent price right now before the economy begins to kick back into overdrive.

You can look into Manitoba, there are tons of small towns with high-speed connections. Usually you can find a space and retrofit it to your needs. The "larger" centers also have what you would want but that comes with the visibility and regulations if being inside a city.

I can't speak to the rest of the provinces but I imagine saskatchewan to offer a similar opportunity to that in manitoba.

I would try contacting the utility companies in several provinces and weigh your tax options against them. The hosting services i know of operate out of newfoundland and labrador for example.

If you come to Manitoba, I could help you source a location potentially. Also all of our utility companies are slow, and won't provide you with insight on a location. They will however show up for your money.

Good luck

Thanks for clarifications @frodocooper

Sorry to beat a dead horse, so to say. I'm not technically savy but I like to learn so let me know if I get this correct and definitely point out anything wrong.


Thanks for the information, I do appreciate it.

So in the example of setting up a controller off a Rasp PI, I would load the suggested Firmware following the instructions on the Canaan site.

Is the "SOFTWARE which is based on OpenWRT & LUCI" just part of this package that I would be flashing to the SD card? I get hung up on the terms


Thanks for the links, and clarification.

So if I get this right, anyone with a version of the Software for their controller older than the one you point out, would need to reflash the SD card with new version marked as "Controller Firmware" for the 821.

In doing this in theory anyone with Avalon 6, 721, 741, and 821 could run off the same controller? Or at least they could go with 741's and 821's

If they do run a mix on this controller down the road if they upgrade MM firmware for Miners they just have to diconnect say the 821's to update the 741's and vice versa.

I feel sad for you, lol

On the other hand that means you didn't lose friends over metal slammers, lol 90's kids

Thank you for the corrections. I know enough to know you are right, lol.

I was only speaking to the very basic theory of probability.

Congrats on recouping some of your pools hashrate over the past month, if I ever get everything stable again I'll gladly return

No you are just dealing with the variance in Mining.

If you notice the CDF blue bar it only hit 100% about 45 minutes ago or something. That is the expected time between blocks. 

before this "drought" we'll call it we hit 10 in under 12 hours, it's just about the evening out.

Hey there,

Not going to lie, I have not read all 92 pages.

Just wondering does this pool have a ramp up time? I saw the snipit about 5N, just not sure what that means in the grand scheme of things.

I love the idea behind a 1 BTC bounty. Thinking of tossing a a couple Avalons here for a while or at least having this pool as my backup.

Thanks for keeping a small pool alive and an option.


EDIT: Forgot to mention kudos on the website, I didn't know what to expect but it's very nice, especially for a small pool

OP did send me a link to a picture of the unit in the format requested.

If you are interested in purchasing it, I suggest you do the same.

I am not endorsing the sale, just noting that I received a link to the photo that I wanted.

I remember you wanted some gear but I had already sold it. I will reach out to a few people who might have some pieces kicking around.


I'll let you know either way. Good luck.