Newbie Question

[torontobitcoinmanager]

Hi all,
I just bought 3 Antminer S9 units and they are being shipped to my address in Ontario, Canada.
While looking at the videos how to set them up I noticed they will require registering with 3 pools in different priority.
Please advice on where it would be most beneficial to register.

[wmabern]

Hi all,
I just bought 3 Antminer S9 units and they are being shipped to my address in Ontario, Canada.
While looking at the videos how to set them up I noticed they will require registering with 3 pools in different priority.
Please advice on where it would be most beneficial to register.

My recommendation would be Kano/CKPool for pool Number 1.
Address: stratum+tcp://stratum.kano.is:3333

I have four Antminer S9's on the pool. You can search the threads and find recommendations regarding pools and their pro's and con's. IMHO, it's Kano all the way if you don't live in China. And, you would do well to steer clear of Chinese pools.

[torontobitcoinmanager]

thanks for the reply
 I should use Kano/CKPool  for #1
how about #2 and 3
should I use their secondaries?

[torontobitcoinmanager]

I registered at https://www.kano.is
how to set up my bitcoin address there?

[Gunthar]

I registered at https://www.kano.is
how to set up my bitcoin address there?

You have to login and then Account>Settings you willsee the payout address

[torontobitcoinmanager]

thanks

so
Pool 1:   stratum+tcp://stratum.kano.is:3333
Pool1 worker:   MYUSERNAME.worker
Pool1 password:   x

what should I use for pool 2 and 3

[Gunthar]

thanks

so
Pool 1:   stratum+tcp://stratum.kano.is:3333
Pool1 worker:   MYUSERNAME.worker
Pool1 password:   x

what should I use for pool 2 and 3

It is recommended to use backup pools in case main pool goes down or becomes unreachable
so for example i use kano as pool1, slush as pool2 and a private pool as third backup.

[HagssFIN]

Also Kano has few different nodes, so you can put them as backup if you want
USA: stratum+tcp://stratum.kano.is:3333
Netherlands: stratum+tcp://nl.kano.is:3333
Germany: stratum+tcp://de.kano.is:3333
Singapore: stratum+tcp://sg.kano.is:3333
Japan: stratum+tcp://jp.kano.is:3333

[torontobitcoinmanager]

thanks
pool 3 suggestion would be appreciated also
I am in Canada BTW

[Gunthar]

thanks
pool 3 suggestion would be appreciated also

Oh dont take what i said as a suggestion for your pools, take it as an example of what i use indeed.

This works too, a lot of people decides to mine at different nodes of the same pool:

Also Kano has few different nodes, so you can put them as backup if you want
USA: stratum+tcp://stratum.kano.is:3333
Netherlands: stratum+tcp://nl.kano.is:3333
Germany: stratum+tcp://de.kano.is:3333
Singapore: stratum+tcp://sg.kano.is:3333
Japan: stratum+tcp://jp.kano.is:3333

Personally i dont use that method because of delay to ping nodes in different locations than EU.

Pick your own pool(s) and use pool1, pool2, pool3 as sequential mining backups if anything goes wrong, so you wont loose your mining operation because a node becomes unreachable (miner's software would automatically switch to pool2 if pool1 falls down and it would automatically switch to pool3 if pool2 falls down).

I ping fine in Canada so propably the Germany and Netherland nodes would be ok for you as pool2 and 3

[gt_addict]

www.bitminter.com

Been mining with them since I started just under a year ago. Great pool. Going through a tough patch at the minute (but all pools do at some point). Well worth putting as a backup as the payouts will be bigger than other pools although less frequent.

[HagssFIN]

This works too, a lot of people decides to mine at different nodes of the same pool:

Also Kano has few different nodes, so you can put them as backup if you want
USA: stratum+tcp://stratum.kano.is:3333
Netherlands: stratum+tcp://nl.kano.is:3333
Germany: stratum+tcp://de.kano.is:3333
Singapore: stratum+tcp://sg.kano.is:3333
Japan: stratum+tcp://jp.kano.is:3333

Personally i dont use that method because of delay to ping nodes in different locations than EU.

You are right, I'm from Finland and I'm using at the moment nl.kano.is (Kano.is pool) as a primary pool, de.kano.is (Kano.is pool) as a secondary pool and then the third pool is a solo mining pool de.ckpool.org (Solo.ckpool.org pool).
This is a one good choice for EU guys.

[torontobitcoinmanager]

thank you guys

how long should a test last a month? a week?

I have 3 S9s should they be on the same worker id?

[Gunthar]

thank you guys
how long should a test last a month? a week?
I have 3 S9s should they be on the same worker id?

Depends on what you are testing: if you want to test them against cooling you might want to wait the season

Anyway be prepared to see difficulty cAmeL CaSinG and so will do your daily mining profit

I use a different worked id (under the same username of course) for each miner so you would easily study statistics for each miner.

[gt_addict]

No put them under different worker names so you can identify if one is having a problem username.S9a, username.S9b, username.S9c or some other method of differentiating them from eachother.

[torontobitcoinmanager]

makes sense
thank you so much it would take me weeks/months to learn this.

BTW all new S9s are now sold out EVERYwhere
I want to buy more but nowhere available but  aliexpress
Any other source has them in stock? I would prefer at least 90 day warranty

[gt_addict]

Www.eastshore.xyz

I know of one member that's bought theee machaines frlm them. I don't think they are the newest batches and it's debatable if they are really new and not cleaned well after being used. But three machines have been bought and three arrived and worked so.

I haven't ordered anything personally from them but have messaged them and they have been quick to reply to an enquiries (given the time zone difference).

[HagssFIN]

Www.eastshore.xyz

I know of one member that's bought theee machaines frlm them. I don't think they are the newest batches and it's debatable if they are really new and not cleaned well after being used. But three machines have been bought and three arrived and worked so.

I haven't ordered anything personally from them but have messaged them and they have been quick to reply to an enquiries (given the time zone difference).

He's talking about me.
I just received a second S9 11.85Th/s model from Eastshore.
Great condition and I have overclocked it to the max. it can do, 13.2Th/s.
The first S9 11.85Th/s which I bought from them is running at 14.1Th/s.

They are performing better than the S9 12.93Th/s model that I bought straight from Bitmain  
The 12.93 model is actually underclocked right now and mining with Enermax Revolution 87+ 1000W PSU.

I have a total of 3x Antminer S9.

It is a sad thing though that Eastshore only has the 13Th/s autotune frequency model of S9 for sale right now. 
I personally don't like them because they are less controllable.

[torontobitcoinmanager]

FYI guys

I bought 3 s9s from aliexpress. They got delivered to me within 8 days.
I have been running them for one week. At 13 th/s which is what the default setting.
They are not overheating.
Thank you for recommending Kano pool. I really like it: bad interface, everything old style, no fancy graphics but who cares when blocks get found
So I just bought another 50 machines from the same guy on Alibaba now since it is freight now and aliexpress will not ensure such a big order.
The seller provides amazing discounts not sure how and below manufactures price. Let me know if you need contact.

[TDutch]

Hi all,
I just bought 3 Antminer S9 units and they are being shipped to my address in Ontario, Canada.
While looking at the videos how to set them up I noticed they will require registering with 3 pools in different priority.
Please advice on where it would be most beneficial to register.

Here you can find most profitable pool: bitcoinchain.com/pools