Need help with my bitmain antminer u1

Car247 (OP)

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Need help with my bitmain antminer u1

January 19, 2014, 07:03:16 PM

So i recently just got this miner yesterday and it was working fine until i decided to put pennies on it to act as heatsinks then the red light turned off i decided to rub the pennies all over it to see if it would come back on but then the green light went off now it wont work at all its not getting recognized by cgminer
please a help a noob out
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Colin Miner

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Re: Need help with my bitmain antminer u1

January 19, 2014, 07:34:28 PM

Quote from: Car247 on January 19, 2014, 07:03:16 PM

You shorted out the board? Its toast!

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Re: Need help with my bitmain antminer u1

January 19, 2014, 07:40:02 PM

why does the antminer u1 NEED a heatsink. i thought it was like the block erupter.

Car247 (OP)

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Re: Need help with my bitmain antminer u1

January 19, 2014, 07:51:14 PM

Quote from: Colin Miner on January 19, 2014, 07:34:28 PM

Quote from: Car247 on January 19, 2014, 07:03:16 PM

You shorted out the board? Its toast!

Yea thats what i thought but my computer still recognizes it and it still gets warm i did see some sparks when rubbing the pennies tho

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