Official FutureBit Apollo LTC Image and Support thread

[stuttisi]

I have just bought the Apollo. I am new to mining, although been into crypto for a few years now.
I have had no problems setting the Apollo up and I have it running in ECO mode with a 10% fan speed set. Currently mining LTC and DGB.
The miner temp is a constant 63°C and MCU a constant 59°C.
I was just wondering if I am still able to run the Apollo 24/7 with these conservative settings or should I also be giving the electronics a break every now and again?
Any feedback here would be appreciated.

[dsaerpe]

Are there raw logs anywhere? My miner just leapt into super turbo screaming mode from eco for no reason as I was sat by it - I hit the power button on the PSU and now it seems fine but I would like to know what just happened...

[philipma1957]

I have just bought the Apollo. I am new to mining, although been into crypto for a few years now.
I have had no problems setting the Apollo up and I have it running in ECO mode with a 10% fan speed set. Currently mining LTC and DGB.
The miner temp is a constant 63°C and MCU a constant 59°C.
I was just wondering if I am still able to run the Apollo 24/7 with these conservative settings or should I also be giving the electronics a break every now and again?
Any feedback here would be appreciated.

Turning gear off to rest it is not necessary.  your temps are fine. that gear can last for years with no worries on your settings.

[stuttisi]

I have just bought the Apollo. I am new to mining, although been into crypto for a few years now.
I have had no problems setting the Apollo up and I have it running in ECO mode with a 10% fan speed set. Currently mining LTC and DGB.
The miner temp is a constant 63°C and MCU a constant 59°C.
I was just wondering if I am still able to run the Apollo 24/7 with these conservative settings or should I also be giving the electronics a break every now and again?
Any feedback here would be appreciated.

Turning gear off to rest it is not necessary.  your temps are fine. that gear can last for years with no worries on your settings.

Thanks.

[whiteogre]

Are there raw logs anywhere? My miner just leapt into super turbo screaming mode from eco for no reason as I was sat by it - I hit the power button on the PSU and now it seems fine but I would like to know what just happened...

Those processes that have a log file are producing output to a directory that's located in ram. If the unit has an unexpected shutdown, like pressing the power button of the PSU would cause, then all logs are lost. Then there are also those processes which are having their output directed only to a virtual terminal resulting in any output being lost after any kind of reboot or shutdown. As a result, it's not really possible to diagnose some error situation once the unit has been rebooted. Configuring the mcu to use also remote logging (if available) could help if the issue gets reproduced. Also writing down what patterns all the leds are showing during the issue may provide some clues.

[dsaerpe]

Ah. Well its been fine since...

[TheYankeesWin!]

So I was thinking about what phil said why use a bronze psu and kill the efficiency. I realized you might have a bronze psu handy or every platinum psu = $$

I found a deal for the next 3 days on platinum


80 dollars

https://flash.newegg.com/product/9SIABP94H45414

but it has 2  pcie cables not 3 or 4

I found this adapter

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIACJF5S63681

I ordered the 2 for 90 usd. with tax.

this can do 3 Apollo's I will post a photo or 2 when it all arrives

oh I have a ton of these jumpers on hand

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D8ZXZS1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3 apollos for 90 bucks is good.

[bswilmington]

You can buy used PSUs on ebay for cheap also.  Bought a 1200w EVGA platinum for $109 shipped and it works as good as new.  If you look, their is deals on Platinum PSUs, specially if you don't mind used.

[buckeyeb03]

New to mining...been reading and watching videos...love this stuff and can't wait to try it out. I just bought a FutureBit Apollo. Trying to figure out what power supply to buy. I'm looking for a standalone unit to just plug into a wall outlet and then connect to the Apollo. Any help is appreciated! Thank you

[roudaille]

New to mining...been reading and watching videos...love this stuff and can't wait to try it out. I just bought a FutureBit Apollo. Trying to figure out what power supply to buy. I'm looking for a standalone unit to just plug into a wall outlet and then connect to the Apollo. Any help is appreciated! Thank you

Hey,

I can imagine your enthusiasm!
Regarding PSU, if you don't want to get lost with this market, I can only recommend to wait for Futurebit to release their efficient standalone 200W PSU (announced next month for pre-order).

[dayday15]

Hi there,
Just received the Apollo in the mail. Having issues getting power to the unit.

Running a 650 w evga 80 gold plus(psu for my gaming PC)

First try: simply plug in 8 pin pcei to psu and 2 6 pins on the other end to the Apollo.   No power at PC or appolo

2nd,3,4,5 try: unplug everything from psu. Jump MB plug on psu.
Turn psu on. Using multimeter confirmed power to the MB plug and pcei cable plugged into psu but not appolo.

Turn off, plug into Apollo. Turn psu on. NOTHING

seems to me like I should at least be able to get  power to the Apollo after disconnecting from PC and only powering Apollo.

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks
Dayday

 

[jstefanop]

Hi there,
Just received the Apollo in the mail. Having issues getting power to the unit.

Running a 650 w evga 80 gold plus(psu for my gaming PC)

First try: simply plug in 8 pin pcei to psu and 2 6 pins on the other end to the Apollo.   No power at PC or appolo

2nd,3,4,5 try: unplug everything from psu. Jump MB plug on psu.
Turn psu on. Using multimeter confirmed power to the MB plug and pcei cable plugged into psu but not appolo.

Turn off, plug into Apollo. Turn psu on. NOTHING

seems to me like I should at least be able to get  power to the Apollo after disconnecting from PC and only powering Apollo.

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks
Dayday

 

You need to jump the PSU enable pins, otherwise it won't turn on. Follow this video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea1dcJ0QyAE

[ejonathonw]

Hey everbody!
Has anyone tried running the Apollo in turbo using 2 different power supplies? Or maybe a better question would be, is there any reason you shouldn't or couldn't use 2 power supplies? I have a Bitmain APW3 and a no brand 220v 1800w supply thats rated 92%...

[philipma1957]

Hey everbody!
Has anyone tried running the Apollo in turbo using 2 different power supplies? Or maybe a better question would be, is there any reason you shouldn't or couldn't use 2 power supplies? I have a Bitmain APW3 and a no brand 220v 1800w supply thats rated 92%...

Boom. 99% sure that will be the result.

But let the builder jstefanop confirm this

[alexdaly84]

my apollo is only running for around 10hrs and then freezes
ive tried running it on a slightly higher voltage but didnt seem to help
 
is anyone else having this problem?

[ejonathonw]

Hey everbody!
Has anyone tried running the Apollo in turbo using 2 different power supplies? Or maybe a better question would be, is there any reason you shouldn't or couldn't use 2 power supplies? I have a Bitmain APW3 and a no brand 220v 1800w supply thats rated 92%...

Boom. 99% sure that will be the result.

But let the builder jstefanop confirm this

Eek! but you're saying there's a chance lol.

[jstefanop]

Hey everbody!
Has anyone tried running the Apollo in turbo using 2 different power supplies? Or maybe a better question would be, is there any reason you shouldn't or couldn't use 2 power supplies? I have a Bitmain APW3 and a no brand 220v 1800w supply thats rated 92%...

Boom. 99% sure that will be the result.

But let the builder jstefanop confirm this

Eek! but you're saying there's a chance lol.

NEVER do this. Mixing different power supplies on the same input terminals will either destroy the power supplies, the Apollo, or both and almost certainly cause a fire.

This is because power supplies never have the exact same voltage output, and connecting two imbalanced PSUs will cause a high surge current going between them...this usually translates to the terminals melting and/or going up in smoke.

So once again in case others are reading and thinking about doing the same

NEVER PLUG IN DIFFERENT POWER SUPPLIES TO INPUTS THAT ARE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED

The only exception to this rule is devices like Antminers, they have multiple boards per device...you can connect a different power supply to each board, but not different power supplies to the same board.

[ejonathonw]

Hey everbody!
Has anyone tried running the Apollo in turbo using 2 different power supplies? Or maybe a better question would be, is there any reason you shouldn't or couldn't use 2 power supplies? I have a Bitmain APW3 and a no brand 220v 1800w supply thats rated 92%...

Boom. 99% sure that will be the result.

But let the builder jstefanop confirm this

Eek! but you're saying there's a chance lol.

NEVER do this. Mixing different power supplies on the same input terminals will either destroy the power supplies, the Apollo, or both and almost certainly cause a fire.

This is because power supplies never have the exact same voltage output, and connecting two imbalanced PSUs will cause a high surge current going between them...this usually translates to the terminals melting and/or going up in smoke.

So once again in case others are reading and thinking about doing the same

NEVER PLUG IN DIFFERENT POWER SUPPLIES TO INPUTS THAT ARE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED

The only exception to this rule is devices like Antminers, they have multiple boards per device...you can connect a different power supply to each board, but not different power supplies to the same board.

Got it.  That makes sense.  Glad I asked before I pretended to be a gambler.

[dsaerpe]

Also - mine and I think others take a full minute (once power is on) to show any sign of life.

Hi there,
Just received the Apollo in the mail. Having issues getting power to the unit.

Running a 650 w evga 80 gold plus(psu for my gaming PC)

First try: simply plug in 8 pin pcei to psu and 2 6 pins on the other end to the Apollo.   No power at PC or appolo

2nd,3,4,5 try: unplug everything from psu. Jump MB plug on psu.
Turn psu on. Using multimeter confirmed power to the MB plug and pcei cable plugged into psu but not appolo.

Turn off, plug into Apollo. Turn psu on. NOTHING

seems to me like I should at least be able to get  power to the Apollo after disconnecting from PC and only powering Apollo.

What am I doing wrong here?

Thanks
Dayday

 

[dwood443]

jstefanop,

Got my third Apollo today and hooked it up. One thing I noticed is when I restored this one from a backup file of one of my other two it did keep all the pool settings but it did not set this one to "balanced" like the the other two. Maybe this is part of the design but wanted you to know.