So I guess my refund request wasn't part of that majority.

I also assume there's no way to find out whether or not my refund request was received properly.

I never got any email telling me it was rejected or accepted and  never got a refund(16 chips in batch 5).

This is the only time during this whole clusterfuck that I've been concerned.  

Edit: I woke up this morning and found that my refund had been processed over night. Thanks, SB.

Personally, I no longer expect to make roi. I hope I'm wrong, but at this rate...

This was a risky proposition from the start so hopefully nobody invested more than they can afford to lose.

+1 same concern. Not going through with checkout until this is clarified.

I think there is a one time setup fee though. SB was trying to avoid it but for some reason couldn't.

I believe the K16 is 10cm X 10cm but its height is variable(heatsink!).

Here's the Klondike discussion thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=190731
And here's the github: https://github.com/bkkcoins/klondike

If you're not stacking them then the standoffs will probably attach directly to the case. Think about the standoffs on a regular computer motherboard that attach it to its case; same idea. The bottom standoffs keep the uneven surface of the assembled PCB from just sitting there on the bottom of the case.

I'm thinking about just making a case out of plexi when the time comes. It'll be cheap and easy and it'll look neat.

I've been toying with the idea of doing something like this. I want to use a wall wart to power my RPi and my single K16. It should be possible(and less noisy than an ATX PSU).

That wall wart you linked to puts out 12 V, which is fine for a K16(iirc), but the RPi needs 5 V. An LM7805 or similar would do the job.

Using that same wall wart to power a USB hub should also be possible, but I only have the one K16 so I'm not going to bother with a hub

What about a wiki?

Thanks a bunch for starting this thread, super helpful.

I might be interested depending on how much it would cost to get them assembled into a working PCB.

Do any of these assembly options require the buyer to solder any SMT components?
It looks like the Assembly does but the other options do not, correct?

I tried reflow soldering SMT components in college once. Never again.

If I understand correctly then Yes.

That $133.50 is the cost of parts(except the ASICs) and assembly of a single K16. You buy the chips now. Once all the orders are in, Steamboat will email those that need to pay for additional services(shipping, assembly, testing, hosting)

Joined the forums just so I could get in on this.

Ordered my 16 and I'll order 18 more next week when I get funded.

So pumped. Thanks a ton for organizing this, steamboat.

TXid 0ecf050e84ff4cfce9f305d253ccc4d5fcadae2eb6165f54a81a41404f49ed65 if anyone's curious.

As a newb, I still don't know the reason. Can you enlighten me? Or at least post a link to a page that explains the reasoning behind this rule?

Speaking of the importance of reading for those that want to learn: In my OP, I already included the link to steamboat's thread. ;-)

Funny thing is, all those chips will probably be sold before I get out of newb jail.

Here's a post.

Newbie jail is good because it prevent people from spamming.

cuz this definitely isn't spam.

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I came here primarily because I want to get into mining. The grand plan right now is to get in on a group buy of ASIC mining units. Preferably something already assembled because, despite my recent aqcuisition of a degree in electrical engineering, I have no idea how I would go about getting a bunch of SMT mining chips assembled onto actual PCBs.

So my questions are really about group buys.

How I get involved is fairly obvious, if they're at all like this one, so I'm not too concerned about that. The instructions are clear enough so I probably wont get my dick caught in the fan.

Question: How do you find group buys to get involved in? It seems like a waste of time to read through every thread in the custom hardware subforum. Or is it?

This is true, but sad. I've been using bitcoin for a while but I haven't registered here because I just can't stand using forums. I hate having to read every post in a thread when most of the posts are chaff that should just be downvoted to oblivion(sorry for the redditism).

Useless/unrelated posts in a thread appear in line with useful and contributory posts. Displaying "good" and "bad" posts in the same way like this encourages side discussions unrelated to the original topic wherein people try to correct or argue with the people that make the "bad" posts.

The result is hundreds(in some cases) of pages of comments that may or may not be pertinent to whatever it is you're looking for. Unfortunately, the only way to figure out which of those comments are pertinent and which are not is by reading through hundreds of pages of them!


I would prefer a layout that facilitated the inevitable spawning of side-discussions and allows the most useful/relevant comments in those side-discussions to be provided more visual weight.

Are you sure? The front page of the newbie board currently has several "free bitcoin" threads going. Granted, some of them might be legit, but I have trouble believing that there are people that will come to the newbie board and just hand out money.

But what do I know? It's my first post here in newbie prison.