ANTMINER S7 is available at bitmaintech.com with 4.86TH/s, 0.25J/GH

[clgrissom3]

Mine has changed to "Unshipped" also...I guess it's to fix that little snafu.  I am concerned about hearing that 9/8 orders are being shipped and my 9/6 order is still silent.

Which shipper is yours coming?

These are slated for UPS...but they are going directly to Toomim Bros for hosting so I can't look for items being shipped to my address under MyUPS.

I stand corrected; they were SUPPOSED to be shipped directly to Toomim.  I just found all 4 packages scheduled to be shipped directly to me by the 19th.  My order/confirm date was 2015-09-06 22:25:04.  Now I know.

can't you redirect them?

Hopefully I can.  I have many options now that I'm not completly in the dark.

Okay, I tried to redirect the 4 packages to Toomim Bros located in Washington State and the UPS says "The address is not in close proximity with the original address."  Of course, I'm in Virginia which is on the east coast and Washington is on the west coast so that is about as far in proximity as you can get.

So, my 4 S7s will travel from China up through Alaska, down through Washington and east across the continental USA to Virginia.  Then I have to turn around and send them west across the continental USA back to Washington where the Toomim Bros data center is.  I must have done something wrong when I put Toomim's address on this order.  But hey, it will arrive 43 days after I placed the order and at some point in this process I almost gave up hope that I would ever see anything.  I feel relieved!

I was finally able to get UPS to redirect 1 of my S7s to Washington and now it is up and running with a pool-reported hash rate of 4.857 Th/s over the past hour.  My first S7 which I ordered from Batch 1 on September 6th and it appears to be running at full speed at stock settings.

My other 3 S7s are due to be delivered to my house here in Virginia within the next couple of hours.  I will have no choice but to ship them back out to Toomim Bros on my own as soon as they arrive.

[edonkey]

My order is stuck in customs and FedEx is asking for a better description of a "Bitcoin Miner". This is irritating because my first order was delivered without any customs nonsense.

The good news though is that at least I know where my miners are. I'm no longer in Bitmain limbo.

I can of course give them an answer. But does anyone have a concise description that you've successfully used in the past to get your miners through customs?

Currently I'm thinking somthing like this:

Specialized computer hardware whose sole purpose is to maintain the Bitcoin network by attempting to solve complex math problems.

If anyone has the magic language that worked for them, I'd appreciate it.

FYI, I used some of the language from this post:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=620682.0

Hopefully that will work...

[suchmoon]

My Batch 1 miners arrive today or at least the tracking numbers say so. Will fire them up tomorrow. Looks like Bitmain owes me for 6 days (shipped October 16). Doesn't sound right at all considering I paid for them 6 WEEKS ago.

[NASEER CHAUDHARY]

Hello i order and payment on 10th September yesterday s7 arrive on my city karachi airport it is in custom maybe tomorrow i have it bitmain still says its unshiped

[Biodom]

My order is stuck in customs and FedEx is asking for a better description of a "Bitcoin Miner". This is irritating because my first order was delivered without any customs nonsense.

The good news though is that at least I know where my miners are. I'm no longer in Bitmain limbo.

I can of course give them an answer. But does anyone have a concise description that you've successfully used in the past to get your miners through customs?

Currently I'm thinking somthing like this:

Specialized computer hardware whose sole purpose is to maintain the Bitcoin network by attempting to solve complex math problems.

If anyone has the magic language that worked for them, I'd appreciate it.

FYI, I used some of the language from this post:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=620682.0

Hopefully that will work...

so, you already replied. What's wrong with "ASIC based computer/server"?

[wolfen]

Mine has changed to "Unshipped" also...I guess it's to fix that little snafu.  I am concerned about hearing that 9/8 orders are being shipped and my 9/6 order is still silent.

Which shipper is yours coming?

These are slated for UPS...but they are going directly to Toomim Bros for hosting so I can't look for items being shipped to my address under MyUPS.

I stand corrected; they were SUPPOSED to be shipped directly to Toomim.  I just found all 4 packages scheduled to be shipped directly to me by the 19th.  My order/confirm date was 2015-09-06 22:25:04.  Now I know.

can't you redirect them?

Hopefully I can.  I have many options now that I'm not completly in the dark.

Okay, I tried to redirect the 4 packages to Toomim Bros located in Washington State and the UPS says "The address is not in close proximity with the original address."  Of course, I'm in Virginia which is on the east coast and Washington is on the west coast so that is about as far in proximity as you can get.

So, my 4 S7s will travel from China up through Alaska, down through Washington and east across the continental USA to Virginia.  Then I have to turn around and send them west across the continental USA back to Washington where the Toomim Bros data center is.  I must have done something wrong when I put Toomim's address on this order.  But hey, it will arrive 43 days after I placed the order and at some point in this process I almost gave up hope that I would ever see anything.  I feel relieved!

I was finally able to get UPS to redirect 1 of my S7s to Washington and now it is up and running with a pool-reported hash rate of 4.857 Th/s over the past hour.  My first S7 which I ordered from Batch 1 on September 6th and it appears to be running at full speed at stock settings.

My other 3 S7s are due to be delivered to my house here in Virginia within the next couple of hours.  I will have no choice but to ship them back out to Toomim Bros on my own as soon as they arrive.

That is excellent news.

[guitarplinker]

Well I figured out why my S7 is hashing so sporadically, looks like the PSU is indeed the issue. It's reading at about 11.5 - 11.6 V on the 12V, which is too low for the S7 as mentioned before.

Time to go PSU shopping! 

[AriesIV10]

I just got a UPS notification for Package Scheduled for Delivery Tomorrow.  I do have 5 orders outstanding, but didn't know that any were shipped. 

What is your order and payment date thanks

Date    Batch   Bitmain Info
9/9      (B1)     Unshipped 
9/18    (B1)     Unshipped 
9/29    (B3)     Unshipped 
10/03  (B3)     Unshipped
10/18  (B3)     Unshipped

The 9/9 order I just received information through UPS that it is out for delivery today.

I just received the 9/9 and the 9/18 order today.  I received UPS update information on the 9/9 order, but not the 9/18 order.  CRAZY

[alh]

Well I figured out why my S7 is hashing so sporadically, looks like the PSU is indeed the issue. It's reading at about 11.5 - 11.6 V on the 12V, which is too low for the S7 as mentioned before.

Time to go PSU shopping! 

While you are shopping, you might try down-clocking to see if that allows it better tolerate the PSU voltage issue.

[wolfen]

So what is the compensation for one s7 per day?
Currently I am at 10 days and counting for 11 s7's
I make .04 per day with my one s7
Looks like .04*11*10 = 4.4btc so far
Electricity for me is one quarter of that

[wolfen]

Well I figured out why my S7 is hashing so sporadically, looks like the PSU is indeed the issue. It's reading at about 11.5 - 11.6 V on the 12V, which is too low for the S7 as mentioned before.

Time to go PSU shopping! 

While you are shopping, you might try down-clocking to see if that allows it better tolerate the PSU voltage issue.

Bitmain psu is good and $155 one year warranty. I use corsair rm1000 1000 watt gold psu's in pairs they are 5 year warranty.

[guitarplinker]

While you are shopping, you might try down-clocking to see if that allows it better tolerate the PSU voltage issue.

Good call, thanks for the advice! I'll try that a little later to see how it goes.

Bitmain psu is good and $155 one year warranty. I use corsair rm1000 1000 watt gold psu's in pairs they are 5 year warranty.

I would definitely get the Bitmain PSU, but I don't have any 240V circuits where I have the miner located which is a real bummer.

[wolfen]

While you are shopping, you might try down-clocking to see if that allows it better tolerate the PSU voltage issue.

Good call, thanks for the advice! I'll try that a little later to see how it goes.

Bitmain psu is good and $155 one year warranty. I use corsair rm1000 1000 watt gold psu's in pairs they are 5 year warranty.

I would definitely get the Bitmain PSU, but I don't have any 240V circuits where I have the miner located which is a real bummer.

Corsairs are $150 at newegg, may get one one eBay for $120 or so.
Oops newegg is 179
eBay has corsair ax1200 for 140

[dmwardjr]

While you are shopping, you might try down-clocking to see if that allows it better tolerate the PSU voltage issue.

Good call, thanks for the advice! I'll try that a little later to see how it goes.

Bitmain psu is good and $155 one year warranty. I use corsair rm1000 1000 watt gold psu's in pairs they are 5 year warranty.

I would definitely get the Bitmain PSU, but I don't have any 240V circuits where I have the miner located which is a real bummer.

Corsairs are $150 at newegg, may get one one eBay for $120 or so.

It's more worth it to do whatever it is you have to do to get access to 240 Volts then buy the BITMAIN 1600 Watt PSU or buy used server PSU's, such as the IBM 2880W with breakout board.  You are able to run twice as much hardware with 240 Volt verses 120 Volt.

[Mikestang]

You are able to run twice as much hardware with 240 Volt verses 120 Volt.

The quantity of hardware you can run is based on the circuit's amperage, not voltage.  Always double check that your circuit can supply enough amperage to support the attached devices, Watts = Amps x Volts.

[padrino]

While you are shopping, you might try down-clocking to see if that allows it better tolerate the PSU voltage issue.

Good call, thanks for the advice! I'll try that a little later to see how it goes.

Bitmain psu is good and $155 one year warranty. I use corsair rm1000 1000 watt gold psu's in pairs they are 5 year warranty.

I would definitely get the Bitmain PSU, but I don't have any 240V circuits where I have the miner located which is a real bummer.

Corsairs are $150 at newegg, may get one one eBay for $120 or so.

It's more worth it to do whatever it is you have to do to get access to 240 Volts then buy the BITMAIN 1600 Watt PSU or buy used server PSU's, such as the IBM 2880W with breakout board.  You are able to run twice as much hardware with 240 Volt verses 120 Volt.

That and the effeciency is better.. The IBM 2880W PSUs for example can be had with cables for not much more than the Bitmain PSUs, yet are 94 Platinum rated, resulting in a noticeable efficiency uptick.

[dmwardjr]

You are able to run twice as much hardware with 240 Volt verses 120 Volt.

The quantity of hardware you can run is based on the circuit's amperage, not voltage.  Always double check that your circuit can supply enough amperage to support the attached devices, Watts = Amps x Volts.

Very true.  I was once an electrician.  I was on my way to certification but never did get certified.  I quit just short of taking my test for my Journeyman's License.

I, by no means, am suggesting to turn a 15 amp (14 AWG) circuit into a 240 Volt 20/30/40 Amp Circuit.  Is that what you took from my statements?  I don't see this implication in my statements.  If your statement was simply to inform them they cannot do what I just stated, then ignore my question wondering if that is what you gathered from my previous post.  I was prepared to assist in letting them know what to do if they wish to hook up their rigs to 240 Volts.  One can have 240 Volts on 20/30/40/50/60 Amp circuits.  One could also have 240 Volt/15 Amp one poll breakers but that depends on the supplied voltage for each bar in the Main Panel.  You and I both KNOW they do not have 240 Volt on one bar in their main panel at their house if they live in the U.S.

I was going to suggest Tandem breakers to make room for 2 poll 240 Volt breakers if they have no room in their Main Panel.  Their Main Panel might be in a garage.  If not, they might have an attic to run the proper wiring.  It depends on the amperage they want or the length of the run, which would determine what gauge wire they would use.  They may want PDU(s).  They may prefer to make whips.  Who knows?

I just don't know their situation.  Hell, they might be in an apartment on the lower floor of a tall building.  There was simply no need for me to go into details if they have no desire to gain access to 240 Volts.  Some are just fearful of doing any electrical work at all.  I've helped several in this thread [With no experience at all] via PM's to get going with 240 Volts for their rigs.

If your wiring is running through walls, you are not to exceed 70% to 80% of the circuits amperage.  If your wiring is outside of walls and laying on a concrete slab with whips, you would be safe to run the circuit up to full amperage with the proper gauge wire.  No where in the electrical code will you see a limit on how much you can run your main panel.  If your main panel is a 200 Amp main panel, that is its limit (200 Amps).  The limitation is placed on each individual circuit inside of walls or small conduit, not the main panel.  Hence, the reason there are limits on how many circuits [Depending on the gauge(s)] can be in a particular diameter pipe and the material the pipe is made of [Rigid, PVC, Galvanized Steel, etc...].  There are just so many variables.

[burritoeater]

Anyone here have any movement on batch 3? I know they are not due to ship for a few days I'm just anxious to get things up and running. I'm addicted to mining and I need my fix.

[thedreamer]

Well, I wanted to say the s7 sucks but after hooking it up to my EVGA 1300 it is running at a quiet (fan @45%) 46,48,49 temps, 4.883TH for over 4hours now.

The hardware seems pretty good. No dust or dirt even inside. I put my snake cam in. Lol
Looks newly built.

Wish there was no BS from Bitmain with the delays and pricing bull regarding the batch 2 and 3 s7s.

[aurel57]

Got my S7 powered up as well and doing as expected (4.8+TH) after a soft reboot. Using a RM1000 and a RM850 for power.