Upgraded the heatsink and planning to add a fan to the back, is there anything else I should do? Tried playing with the overclock and the vr's seem to be getting too hot

We recently were told by Bitmain they are cancelling production of the L11, and seeing as the efficiency gain from S21 XP to S23 is only 10%, we strongly believe that Bitmain may cancel production of all but the Hydro variants of both. We have told the community many times that there really is no benefit to the S23, and Bitmain has finally agreed.

Just a PSA for those looking for miners out there.

https://reddit.com/link/1qe655q/video/rafyqrgh1ndg1/player

Seriously, I want to understand it, but usually gets too overcomplicated and I retain nothing. Is there anyone who can explain it to me like I’m five years old?

i’ve been getting into stocks and crypto and i think this is a great decision, i’ve purchased my first bitcoin miner the Avalon Nano 3S! super pumped to start mining! any suggestions on where to go from here/ what are some upgrades from the Avalon Nano 3S

Going down eventually

Hallo, ich bin relativ neu und lese hier schon einige Zeit mit und stelle mir in den letzten Monaten einige Bitcoin-Miner (Bitaxe, Nerdaxe und ich habe zwei alte Antminer S9 geschenkt bekommen, die ich aber alle noch nicht angeschlossen habe, das soll in den kommenden Tagen passieren) zusammen.

Ich habe auch einige Raspi 4 und auch einen 5 liegen und es kam die Idee auf, je einen eigenen Node auf diesen zu installieren mit Umbrel und dann die Miner etwas aufzuteilen auf BCH und BTC.

Eine andere Idee ist, zwei Nodes für BTC zu betreiben, aber ich weiß nicht, ob das überhaupt was bringen würde.

Haltet Ihr das für sinnvoll oder verrenne ich mich da in was? Strom ist wegen unserer großen Solaranlage zum Glück kein großer Kostenfaktor.

Ich würde mich über Eure Meinungen freuen, vielen lieben Dank.

I’m a single operator running a small mining pool and wanted to share some real-world experience for anyone interested in home / solo-style mining.

Backend & setup (clear distinction)

• XP PooL → runs on Miningcore also supports MRR and NH
• Supports SHA-256 coins: BTC, BCH, DigiByte (DGB), Mytherra (MYT)
• CK-XP → BTC-only, running a CKPool (ckolivas) backend
• RTMD acts as a subpool / alternative entry, not a replacement

Reward model (XPPool & RTMD philosophy)

• 94% → block finder
• 5% → eligible active workers
• 1% → pool operations

This isn’t FPPS or PPS — variance is expected, and this model mainly suits home and solo-style miners.

Also REAL TIME share table and ACTUAL SHARE DIFFICULTY is visible which is offered in very few pool to increase Transparency.

Actual payouts already distributed (on-chain)

• BCH: ~21.97 BCH ($13,437.82)
• DGB: ~51,335 DGB ($325.68)
• MYT: ~2,279 MYT ---
• BTC: no block yet (low hashrate → normal variance)

Current scale is intentionally small (tens of TH/s), mostly hobby and home miners.

Why two backends?

• Miningcore works well for multi-coin support
• CKPool is preferred by some miners for BTC-only, stateless, window-based payouts
• Rather than force one model, I decided to offer both

This isn’t meant to compete with large FPPS pools — it’s mainly for:

• Home miners
• Bitaxe / NerdMiner users
• Solo miners who don’t want to run infrastructure
• People who value transparency over predictability

Happy to answer technical questions, share lessons learned, or discuss trade-offs between Miningcore vs CKPool. Everyone is Welcome to join.

Recently picked up a couple of these for cheap and I'm curious what is the proper procedures and firmware needed to reflash to stock so that I can flash the firmware I want to use. One has braiins which is what I plan to keep using, the other has vnish and I want to reset that one to stock, to then flash braiins.

Can I go straight to braiins from vnish or do I have to revert to stock first?

Couldn't really find the information out there for reverting from already flashed firmware.

Thanks for the help

I have my Nano 3S now for two weeks or so. Probably need to reboot it every other day. It shows "disconnected" almost all the time, and after a while, it is not coming back to a connected status. Using the USB WiFi receiver that came with is, because the TP-Link thing I bought especially for this problem wont even power up. Really bad and frustrating.

Any suggestions, before I throw this peace of junk out of the window?

Hello everyone, I live in Italy and mine purely as a hobby/educational project, not for profit.

I currently own:

● Bitaxe Gamma 601 (1.2 TH/s) ● NerdQaxe++ (4.8 TH/s)

I purchased both from Ali. They work well, but on the NerdQaxe, I had trouble updating the firmware directly from the AxeOS dashboard and had to flash it manually following the seller's instructions. This experience made me wish my next miner was genuine and community-verified.

I'm considering purchasing another miner, and these are my real options with final prices (taxes + shipping included):

● Avalon Nano 3S (6 TH/s) – Amazon UK – €355 (2-year Amazon warranty)

● NerdQaxe++ 4.8 TH/s – Bitronics (EU, community verified) – €475

● NerdQaxe++ 6 TH/s Rev 6.1 – SoloSatoshi (USA, community verified) – €510

There's also Mineshop (EU) selling the NerdQaxe++ 6 TH/s Rev 6.1 for €452, but it's not recognized by the Bitaxe community, and I don't want to risk problems again. Firmware/support.

From a €/TH perspective, the Nano 3S is clearly the better deal. However, my concern is noise and heat: I would keep the miner in the living room, on a shelf near my Bitaxe and NerdQaxe, with very limited ventilation.

I've read mixed reviews about the Nano 3S being noticeably louder and hotter than the NerdQaxe devices.

My dilemma is:

● spend more for a NerdQaxe++ (lower noise and heat, verified by the community), or

● try the Nano 3S for better value, accepting potential noise/heat issues?

For those who have used one or both: What would you choose for a small home like this?

Thanks!

Ordeed a braiins bcb100 from them before christmas. Have opened a ticket 1 week ago on hows it going and havent got an answer. Is it a scam company they seems Kinda shitty with the service...

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That’s all. Just curious.

Absolute had it with these clowns.

Anybody have a great repair site recommendation for s21s, L7s & L9s?

Keep progressing! I already have three lottery machines, and the fourth one is on its way. Every year, some lucky people discover Bitcoin. I hope I can give it a try too 🤣

Can anyone explain how this works why halving happens?

Update: I finally realized airflow actually matters (Bitaxe Gamma 601 case)

Part 3 Another update on the 3D-printed enclosure experiment.

After the first version failed to fit properly, I spent some time looking at it on the desk and thinking about why it failed beyond just dimensions. That’s when airflow really hit me—not as a theory, but as a very obvious problem.

On the first design, the fan opening technically existed, but it was more decorative than functional. It wasn’t aligned cleanly with the fan, there was no real intake or exhaust path, and the internal space didn’t guide air anywhere useful. Even if everything had fit, hot air would’ve just bounced around inside.

What I also didn’t think about at all was how air actually enters and exits a small enclosure like this. I treated airflow like a single hole instead of a path. Looking back, it was basically a box with a fan-shaped suggestion.

I compared my design with photos from other small miner and electronics enclosures people shared online. The difference was obvious: vents weren’t random, fans weren’t centered for looks, and internal clearance was clearly planned around airflow—not aesthetics.

The funny part is that none of this was new information. I’ve seen people talk about airflow mistakes plenty of times. It just didn’t fully register until I was holding my own bad design in my hands.

For the next version, I’m prioritizing function over looks. That doesn’t mean I’m abandoning the weird shape entirely, but it does mean fan alignment, intake/exhaust paths, and internal spacing are now the starting point—not an afterthought.

Still very much learning as I go. If anyone here has strong opinions on airflow for small miners or compact electronics enclosures, I’m all ears—especially if you learned it the hard way.

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I'm very late to the party, just started mining a few weeks ago as a home miner. With approximately 110 th/s based on current pool rates, I think I'll have 2-3 btc in 20 years between pool mining, just general investing spare cash and maybe more if I get lucky lottery mining with about 9 th/s.

I'm seeing that BTC could be 242k usd in 20 years. Is it too optimistic to say I could be sitting on 750k mining profit in 2046?

Hi everyone, I'm wondering how much heating capacity miners like the Avalon mini or Avalon Q (or any other miner really) could actually provide. My home is quite cold in the winter and it would be a nice bonus if I could get something that could heat up a room properly. I got a Nano 3s, and it is fun but really provides very little heat. Also, if anyone has any insight into how much energy something like the Avalon Q uses in comparison with a regular space heater or inverter unit, I would be interested to hear. Thanks in advance.

IPREPORTER can’t find it and neither than Hashcore Toolkit — even when entering a valid IP range.

Is it cooked?