Avalon batch [2] countdown!

[cosurgi]

Its second day I have tracking number and cant find it on dhl site.

did you call DHL?

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[candoo]

Its second day I have tracking number and cant find it on dhl site.

Calm down. They just generated the shipping label online but didnt gave it to the dhl driver yet.

[Bowjob]

Just got my ASIC. The plastic coating on my Avalon.. I'm supposed to remove, rigjht?

[ProfMac]

Just got my ASIC. The plastic coating on my Avalon.. I'm supposed to remove, rigjht?

Yes, the case is part of the heat dissipation.  Mount it "flat" and upright.  Possibly a good idea to have space beneath it.  Allow plenty of clearance for the air-flow.

[pikeadz]

Just got my ASIC. The plastic coating on my Avalon.. I'm supposed to remove, rigjht?

Congrads.  Good luck with the mortgage, and hope to see a real life pic of you wearing a tophat and monacle with a glass of red wine.

[SolarSilver]

Just got my ASIC. The plastic coating on my Avalon.. I'm supposed to remove, rigjht?

only on the bottom and my batch #2 units came with the bottom plastic removed (an improvement over batch #1 as the little screws hold on to all the plastic)

I also removed the top plastic but from experience I can tell the top does not get hot at all, neither do the side walls. It's just for looks that I removed it :-)

The black brushed aluminium is so much nicer....

[szuetam]

Its second day I have tracking number and cant find it on dhl site.

did you call DHL?

Yes they do not see it.

[szuetam]

Its second day I have tracking number and cant find it on dhl site.

Calm down. They just generated the shipping label online but didnt gave it to the dhl driver yet.

Yes but its second day of that.
They generated it ofline, if they would do it online i would see it in tracking system

[SolarSilver]

Yes but its second day of that.
They generated it ofline, if they would do it online i would see it in tracking system

unfortunately it does not work like that, if you want to ship with DHL from China, it's easier/cheaper to hand off your package to a transit company (a psycho in a white van) that drives your package from Shenzhen to Hong Kong and drops it off there at the DHL hub

It's only once it gets scanned by DHL that you'll see real tracking:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137534.msg1479606#msg1479606

[szuetam]

So ill see it from honkkong, but he drives there longer than 24 hours.
It makes me crazy.

[SolarSilver]

So ill see it from honkkong, but he drives there longer than 24 hours.
It makes me crazy.

It's all to blame to the fact that all the white van drivers are psychopaths

[szuetam]

I hope that mine driver is exception.





Exception:

[mrb]

One of my Avalon units (batch #2) was delivered today Jun 27 by DHL, to the Los Angeles area.

Ordered Feb 2, 2013. Paid 76.7 BTC (it was one of the orders affected by the walletbit bug: I was charged and paid 0.5 BTC, then sent the remaining ~76 BTC later in the day). After creating numerous (unanswered) tickets, my order was eventually added to the store in mid-June (order #108xx). I was emailed the tracking number yesterday. It travelled from Beijing to Los Angeles in 48h. Was not stopped at customs. Declared value = $500. Package weight was 16 kg (but declared as 0.5 kg on the shipping label). Avalon unit weight = 13.5 kg. It is a black chassis. Very few signs of use (slight traces of dust).

Out of the box, cgminer was configured as is, confirming the know fact that Avalon mine with the units (I think for burn-in, which I don't mind):

Code:

pool1
- url: stratum+tcp://stratum.ozco.in:80
- worker: avalon.default0
- password: 12345
pool2
- url: stratum+tcp://au.ozco.in:80
- worker: avalon.default0
- password: 12345
pool3
- url: stratum+tcp://mining.eligius.st:3334
- worker: 1AYdAw8CcrQ2wx55LTbFHRn5bxgNZhaRLW
- password: 12345

I am still waiting for my other batch #2 unit ordered on Feb 18.

[creativex]

Congrats mrb! Odd that most seem to be getting tracking numbers prior to delivery, I received none.

[mrb]

Congrats mrb! Odd that most seem to be getting tracking numbers prior to delivery, I received none.

They do it by adding the tracking number to the order, in the web store. Then the web store sends the update via email. Check your spam folder maybe.

[sneef]

Yes but its second day of that.
They generated it ofline, if they would do it online i would see it in tracking system

unfortunately it does not work like that, if you want to ship with DHL from China, it's easier/cheaper to hand off your package to a transit company (a psycho in a white van) that drives your package from Shenzhen to Hong Kong and drops it off there at the DHL hub

It's only once it gets scanned by DHL that you'll see real tracking:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137534.msg1479606#msg1479606

Some people are stating that their package originates in Beijing China with DHL.... long way from Shenzhen/Hong Kong

[SolarSilver]

Some people are stating that their package originates in Beijing China with DHL.... long way from Shenzhen/Hong Kong

That is correct,

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137534.msg1610260#msg1610260

Batch #1 shipped with a DHL label that stated HK as the origin, Batch #2 lists the Beijing ChaoYang District, China.

In both cases they use BEIJING FEIXIANG CO LTD as the forwarder

By the way, I forgot who asked but these are the dimensions of the new box, compared to the old box:



Old box: 54 x 46 x 27
New box: 58 x 56 x 32

[jspielberg]

Is the old model smaller, or is there just more padding in the new packaging?

[rudrigorc2]

Is the old model smaller, or is there just more padding in the new packaging?

very good padding in the new box

[mtbitcoin]

Is the old model smaller, or is there just more padding in the new packaging?

very good padding in the new box

Padding is really good and tight in the second batch. Should survive most drops