Black Arrow 28nm 100Ghash Bitcoin ASIC from $0.49/GH/s

[Unacceptable]

Be sure to watch this video VERY carefully,removing the caps in your X3 is EXTREMELY complex!!!!!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564-sYaXYfI#t=45

[CryptoGuy]

The fact that they don't plan on selling the 14nm miners to the public just further proves they intended to screw us over. If they knew they weren't going to sell the next gen miners they had no worries screwing us over because none of us would be repeat customers anyway.

[klintay]

Be sure to watch this video VERY carefully,removing the caps in your X3 is EXTREMELY complex!!!!!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564-sYaXYfI#t=45

bloody hell... no wonder these things are catching fire!

great work BA!! I hear a class action lawsuit is underway...

[BrianM]

Be sure to watch this video VERY carefully,removing the caps in your X3 is EXTREMELY complex!!!!!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564-sYaXYfI#t=45

Jesus Christ this video was publish by BA!?     

Is this a joke?

[CryptoGuy]

Be sure to watch this video VERY carefully,removing the caps in your X3 is EXTREMELY complex!!!!!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564-sYaXYfI#t=45

Jesus Christ this video was publish by BA!?     

Is this a joke?

This also assumes your hands are small enough to get in there and manipulate the caps that way. Would BA be responsible if someone cut themselves and got tetanus or something?

[NotFuzzyWarm]

Be sure to watch this video VERY carefully,removing the caps in your X3 is EXTREMELY complex!!!!!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564-sYaXYfI#t=45

I hope to god BA didn't post that procedure... If they did they just violated sooo many rules.
As a 'hobbyist' item perhaps it can be gotten away with. As a Consumer item - no. At that level as in No Consumer Replaceable parts.

Let me guess - those caps are in the hot zone right? And were perhaps the 'wet' variety? 

[Unacceptable]

Be sure to watch this video VERY carefully,removing the caps in your X3 is EXTREMELY complex!!!!!!!  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=564-sYaXYfI#t=45

I hope to god BA didn't post that procedure... If they did they just violated sooo many rules.
As a 'hobbyist' item perhaps it can be gotten away with. As a Consumer item - no. At that level as in No Consumer Replaceable parts.

Let me guess - those caps are in the hot zone right? And were perhaps the 'wet' variety? 

I think they did,I found it here:

http://ecointalk.net/topic/1397-guide-to-removal-of-1500uf-electrolytic-capacitors/

[sirsmokesalot]

Lmfao  At first i thought that video was a frustrated customer, sort of a joke, like "just rip the damn things out to get it to work" Then i looked at who posted it. Un fuckin real

[Unacceptable]

Uhmm....didn't BlackArrow say opening your case voids the warranty   

Oh well,they won't be around long enough to provide warranty service anyways 

[lightfoot]

I retract my offer. My secret method of capacitor removal has been revealed. :-)

(Well, that's one way to do it)

C

[dogie]

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[eXOBeX]

Joint third-worst along with AMT and HashFast. Only BFL and VMC score worse.

[nosferatujeff]

Reserve not met.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251641109968?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Link should go to 3 X3s' auction on ebay. Final bid 3100 for 6 THs of X3s.

Unclear to me if there is some substory specific to the listing on why it didn't make reserve.

[sorehammer]

that removal process can leave pins touching as in the video causing shorting out great solution BA.

[ElGrandJefe]

that removal process can leave pins touching as in the video causing shorting out great solution BA.

Their manual upgrade virtually guarantees that the miners will no longer explode, in line with their promise.

They never promised the miners wouldn't short out.

[oldcrow]

Holy crap, that cap removal vid!  At least clip the leads flush.  I am going to guess those caps have a crappy equivalent series resistance and at sufficient current load they just heat up until they outgas or otherwise ignite.  This sort of thing happens infrequently on system main boards when a marginal cap can't handle the rated load.  Use a solid-core, low ESR part of the correct WVDC and capacitance.  Warning: proper parts cost a bit more.     Gads...

[Lexx2k]

that removal process can leave pins touching as in the video causing shorting out great solution BA.

This is not official BA procedure it was posted be enthusiasts on forum, and stickied. Now you can add that BA didn't had enough time to make proper video, add that proper video is improper and cry more about everything else in the world. No one can help you if your hands grow out of bottom parts. Whine on.

[Unacceptable]

Bout that time!!!!! 

[klintay]

that removal process can leave pins touching as in the video causing shorting out great solution BA.

This is not official BA procedure it was posted be enthusiasts on forum, and stickied. Now you can add that BA didn't had enough time to make proper video, add that proper video is improper and cry more about everything else in the world. No one can help you if your hands grow out of bottom parts. Whine on.

Why did the BA youtube channel post the video then?

[mahowi]

I received my X-1 today. And now the fan doesn't spin up. 

After several months of waiting the only thing I can do with it is playing some Android games. 

And I thought it can't get worse...