Avalon Nano 3 [unofficial thread]

[philipma1957]

Did you guys get any sort of tracking info? I ordered 2 black ones back in January and just saw yesterday they sent an email saying Black ones were shipping now, but no tracking info or anything from Canaan nor from Indiegogo. Just curious if you guys were just sort of surprised by FedEx or if you were expecting delivery when you got them?

says some of the black ones were shipped.

I have no info but my order was feb 2-4

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[DaveF]

If you ordered through the indiegogo page [I don't know if there is another way] and log into your indiegogo account the tracking information *should* be in there.
Just checked and mine is there. But, I ordered back when they were 1st announced, I don't know if anything changed or later orders are treated differently.

-Dave

[philipma1957]

If you ordered through the indiegogo page [I don't know if there is another way] and log into your indiegogo account the tracking information *should* be in there.
Just checked and mine is there. But, I ordered back when they were 1st announced, I don't know if anything changed or later orders are treated differently.

-Dave

my order was placed feb 4 . I can sign in and see the order but I can not see any shipping info

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Selected Perk

1 x Avalon Nano 3
$131 SGD
Avalon Nano 3 Includes: Avalon Nano 3 Warranty: One-year warranty for fan. Attention： Power Supply, 140w preferred，100w、60w suitable.
Estimated Delivery Date
February 2024
Included Items
1 x Avalon Nano 3
Color: Black
Subtotal
$131 SGD
Shipping
$50 SGD
Indiegogo Tip
$13 SGD
Total
$194 SGD


Dave did you buy the power supply from them?

I am looking into using a dell

https://www.amazon.com/Laptop-Charger-Adapter-Precision-5-893A/dp/B0CL2LL47R

[CochnocherCrypto]

Thank you all for the info! I purchased mine in January. Still no tracking info on my indiegogo page - soon hopefully!

I did order them with PSUs.

[DaveF]

Yes, I got the power supply from them. $30 for a 140W USB power brick is not a bad deal.
There are some that are a bit cheaper but not enough to matter.

Not to mention, if something did go wrong or was not working properly, you now have Cannan blaming the adapter and whoever I got the adapter from blaming Canaan.
Buying theirs eliminated that possibility.

-Dave

[philipma1957]

Yes, I got the power supply from them. $30 for a 140W USB power brick is not a bad deal.
There are some that are a bit cheaper but not enough to matter.

Not to mention, if something did go wrong or was not working properly, you now have Cannan blaming the adapter and whoever I got the adapter from blaming Canaan.
Buying theirs eliminated that possibility.

-Dave

yeah  i should have done that.

[brontolo10]

https://twitter.com/justh0dl/status/1776979731851735146?t=dDZLu4xrwW_YjEhFxBPS_Q&s=19

[DaveF]

If anyone cares this is the power supply / charger that came with the unit:



It does get nice and warm when running the unit at top speed:



I want to put a kill-a-watt unit on it to see what it's really pulling from the wall but have to run out to take care of some things.


-Dave

[philipma1957]

If anyone cares this is the power supply / charger that came with the unit:



It does get nice and warm when running the unit at top speed:



I want to put a kill-a-watt unit on it to see what it's really pulling from the wall but have to run out to take care of some things.


-Dave

yeah the dell is a better psu but it is $100 .

Once I get my miner I will use the dell.

I will put a meter on it to see if it is better than the stock one.

If it does not save 5-10 watts an hour the dell will never pay for itself.
10 watts savings would be 90 or 100 kwatts a year which is 14 dollar at my house.

so 30 vs 100 means five years to save the outlay.

if you are at 20 cent power 10 watts savings is around 20 a year so 3.5 years to make up for the outlay.

[DaveF]

Running at "High" speed, since there are no other setting you can tweak.



Bounces between 134 and 139 after the1st couple of minutes of settling in have not seen lower or higher.
LEDs are off.

Going to test another generic adapter and then a name brand one to see if anything changes. Have to get them out of storage.

-Dave

[joker_josue]

I want to put a kill-a-watt unit on it to see what it's really pulling from the wall but have to run out to take care of some things.

And do you feel this heat really warming the room?
Or do you think it won’t be as efficient if the space is a little bigger?

[philipma1957]

I want to put a kill-a-watt unit on it to see what it's really pulling from the wall but have to run out to take care of some things.

And do you feel this heat really warming the room?
Or do you think it won’t be as efficient if the space is a little bigger?

They call it a space heater but it does 100-125 watts.

I would not call it a space heater. Price is cheap which makes it nice.

[DaveF]

And do you feel this heat really warming the room?
Or do you think it won’t be as efficient if the space is a little bigger?

That temp is the temp of the power brick, not what is coming out of the miner.

But for where it is now, no there is no way it could do ANYTHING due to the size of the room where it is.
Running it in the small back room of my condo it did do A LITTLE bit but you are talking about early spring temps in a 200 square foot (18.5 square meter) room.

I can see it in places like that, or where there is a little chill that a hundred watts and change can bump up the temp those couple of degrees to make things more comfortable.
There are times my S9 space heater conversion or L3 heater conversion are a bit too much. This might work better.

Probably going to sell it after I have done some more testing it's nice but not great.

-Dave

[pomo99]

I already have mine and I have decided to leave it running at Medium speed. I find the high speed forced, the consumption increases noticeably, the fan noise increases considerably and the power supply gets too hot. Low speed is inefficient.
The Medium speed consumes 90W, provides 3.3 Terahash and is practically silent.

[philipma1957]

I already have mine and I have decided to leave it running at Medium speed. I find the high speed forced, the consumption increases noticeably, the fan noise increases considerably and the power supply gets too hot. Low speed is inefficient.
The Medium speed consumes 90W, provides 3.3 Terahash and is practically silent.

So under 30 watts a th on medium.

[joker_josue]

And do you have the miner pointing to a pool or is it always in solo mode?
Although with this speed, it doesn't matter if it's in a pool or not, it's always as if it were solo. 

[DaveF]

And do you have the miner pointing to a pool or is it always in solo mode?
Although with this speed, it doesn't matter if it's in a pool or not, it's always as if it were solo. 

It's set at Braiins on FPPS. They are / were having a promo with Avalon and only have a FPPS fee of 0.5% with these units.
Also with Braiins you can withdraw from them using the lightning network with no minimums or fees.
So you can pull out whatever you want whenever you want.

*I do think it is something like 100sats min but that is less then 1 day mining with this thing.

-Dave

[OgNasty]

I already have mine and I have decided to leave it running at Medium speed. I find the high speed forced, the consumption increases noticeably, the fan noise increases considerably and the power supply gets too hot. Low speed is inefficient.
The Medium speed consumes 90W, provides 3.3 Terahash and is practically silent.

That does seem pretty great when compared to other options that are available.  I didn't even know these things existed until I stumbled on a youtube video praising them.  I decided to pick one up to keep hashing throughout the summer here in the desert and I'm sure 90W will be able to be cooled without too much of an issue.  It remains to be seen how great these are after the halving but hopefully they're still profitable for most folks.  I'm looking forward to being back on the sha256 hashing wagon. 

[philipma1957]

So does anyone that purchased Jan 27 to Feb 4 have tracking and or got it delievered?

So far it seems like only a few people have the gear.

update today

Now I only ordered the black miner no psu. So in theory they should ship faster for me.
Some advice looks like the psu they sold may suck if you run on high speed. So my 165watt dell may be a better choice for high speed operation. No shipping info as of today.



New Campaign Update
On Avalon Nano 3 - BLOCKCHAIN SMART HOME

Posted by Canaan on Apr 13, 2024 • 10:18AM PDT
Update about production, shipping, PSU and reletives.
Dear Customers,
      First of all, thank you all for supporting Avalon Nano 3, a brand new experience of home mining.
     We understood that lately customers had been plagued by Nano's shipping or other issues.
     We do care about the stuff.
 
    1. We have received the feedback from a customer that the package has been lost. And the crew had a meeting and decided, from next batch on, we will arrange the shipment with signature to assure that everyone fetches her/his  Nano personally. And we will take care of the additional cost.
    2.  We've noticed that some customers roasted that they never received their Nanos and maybe the new backers can expect their deliveries hopefully in december... Come on, friends, this is a bit too pessimistic. Actually we had more than 5 meetings to solve the production of the suppliers. And we are still working on the stuff. Believe us, we are eager to ship the Nanos to you guys as soon as possible. We are eager to know everyone's feeling and thoughts when they plug in the cable and sees Avalon Nano 3 start running. Hopefully, the black ones will be shipped from Apr 17th due to the capacity of production. And thank you Tristan BARON for showing your understanding and tolerance towards us and the situation.
3.  We will send an email to you when your Nano shipped.
4. We didn't expect there to be a large demand for PSUs. And due to the supplier's production, we have to delay some orders which include PSUs.  For the safety, We cannot purchase the PSUs that have not passed our safety testings temporarily.  And once the PSUs are ready, the orders will be shipped VERY quickly and orderly. We know it is tough to wait. The crew are all working on Saturdays and Sundays. And we will try our best to get things done.
5. About the PSU getting very hot. It is normal. We have tested it for safety. But please keep it out of direct sunlight. And take care of yourself to avoid getting scalded. Don't get worry too much, a 360-day warranty is provided starting from the date of pick-up.
We are grateful to have customers like you guys.  Thank you all the backers so much for believing in us.
 
 
 
Sincerely
 
Canaan Team
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[DaveF]

Did a bit more testing over the weekend.
A 130 watt Dell unit (yes I was running it over spec) and a generic 150 watt unit.

And all were within 5 watts at the wall when running this unit at top speed.
135W pull on average bouncing between 135 and 140 depending on what the miner was doing. Did not see anything below 135 for any amount of time and did not see anything above 140.

The temps were also surprisingly all the same after 30 minutes. Figured the Dell would be hotter or trip off since it was being pushed over spec but it was fine.

Guess they all come out of the same factory, just with different labels :-)

-Dave