"A Last farewell" post to say my Avalon Nano 3 started smelling funny, blinking, then burned up  - well, no actual fire but the smell told me it's burned off "something!"

All this even after puttting on some cobber heatdispatchers (so can't use return garanties) So this has been a waste of money. Seeing how many Avalon Nano 3's have issues, while some others do not, I'm definitively not going to buy another due to poor stability (se my other posts) and now: It's selfdestruct.

(But this worked good to power AN3: https://lysiq.se/usams-us-um-gan-snabbladdare-140w-2m-usb-c-kabel-2x-usb-c-1x-usb-a-kit/)

Agreed. I've posted here before, and wonder a lot about why it be so very different from user to user?
(For instance what is the point of having a high setting when it only works on, let' say... 1-5% of all devices? What is the reason for it NOT working on high for the rest of us?)

Hello, do you mean you added an extra fan for the Nano3?

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Just an ordinary USB desktop fan placed behind teh AN3. BUT: It's still like above, running for 2 hrs, 4 hrs, 18 hrs, the : Have to do INTI SETUP... every time!

That's very much appreciated!  and BTW: Last session uptime was + 28 hrs uninterupted mining with an extra fan for more airflow, so there is hope!

I found that sometimes AN3 just won't let itself set to 'High' even after running om 'high' for a while it turns out it has suddenly has thrown itself offline I then notice it's mining on 'Low' ...
If that's the case (ie. AN3 going by itself form 'High' to 'Low') there's no way to get it back to 'High' but to either pull powercord **) or using  'AvalonNano3RecoveryPackage' complete reset to get it to go to 'High.'

For me the Avalon Nano 3 is a very unstable device that I'm even starting to think I wouldn't reccomend to a friend... but I'll keep running it one more week to see if the problems persist after having changed pool now


It's been a tiresome battle using the AN3 since I got it about a week ago. For me it's been very unstable:

Logs off intermittently /throwing itself 'off' the net for whatever reason, suddenly not mining on 'High' 

The worst thing is the pain that comes with the fact that every change in setup that needs a reboot: BUT: Doing a reboot the AN3 then demands that I go through 'First time setup'  again - every time!!!  - because it can't re-connect to same net previous setup by me  

Even after no errors  tha action of just turning it 'Off' it refuses to connect to last used network by itself after reboot. No way, never done it once even.

But at same time the AN3 can run for +18 to 24 hrs without any errors (aot this tells me it's not the PU (USAMS 140W USB-C 3.1) causing errors) Temp is 50/90 *C =pretty normal


(**: which leads to having to go through setup again because it't won't reconnect back to previous setup wifi

Love to hear from other ppl if this rings a bell !

Currently using (& semingly without any problems) this charger kit that includes proper cable:

USAMS Fast Charger Kit (Modell: US-CC168 / USAMS T52 140W ACC GaN Fast Charger (EU) + US-SJ581 / U82 Type-C to Type-C 240W PD3.1 Fast Charging & Data Cable
USB-C1 Output: 5V:3A, 9V:3A, 12V:3A, 15V:3A, 20V:5A, 28V:5A (140W Max) )

Link examples:

• https://lysiq.se/usams-us-um-gan-snabbladdare-140w-2m-usb-c-kabel-2x-usb-c-1x-usb-a-kit/
• https://www.digitec.ch/en/s1/product/usams-us-um-fast-charger-kit-um-series-us-cc168-eu-t52-140w-acc-gan-fast-chargerus-sj581-u82-type-c--39148803

FIRMWARE

Please supply links to all (ie. older and latest) firmware

WON'T RECONNECT TO LAST USED NET

After disconnect for whatever reason I'm forced to always having to do 'Initial setup procedure all over again (ie. Connecting to net: avalon_nano_AF51 > browser 192.168.168.168 > Chose Wifi > PW > [Connect])'
so that regardless if I chose manual reboot or switching on/off the AN3 just won't reconnect to the previous setup network. Diagnoses or suggestion appreciated.

• DHCP = Static IP
  
• Firmware Version24071801_42c628d

It's related, but add another problem: Avalon Nano 3 never manages to re-connect to last net after rebooting/restart (User Experiences wanted!)

I have to go through the complete first time init-net setup EVERY TIME a restart/reboot of the Avalon Nano 3 is needed/has happened? It just doesn't want to reconnect after being "offline" (has static IP)

So for every change to config that demand a reboot it will NOT find/reconnect to that the last network,  hence it demands a repeat of initial startup procedure (ie.finding network 'Avalon_nanoA51F' > 192.168.168.168 > Find Wifi, enter correct password)

So simple stask like wanting to change pools is a BIG HASSLE now: Cannot be done without having to go through init-setup every time - and that is ....ridiculous! Any similar experiences?

Sorry, maybe I explanined badly, so that you have misunderstood:

(Remeber: In AN3 setup you have to first connect to it's internal net, then -after,wards, to access setup, you have to connect to the but same - net as AN3)

AN3 has ONLY wifi -. yes. To set up AN3 you have to connect to it's wifi. I did not mention connecting any cable to AN3 , only using your wifi in additon to ethernet to avoiod complications during setup (because: one has to first connect to the internal net of AN3 (called: heater_nano_home..?) then you have to disconnect, the connect to "home"wifi that you defined for AN3 ; In this operation I have experienced "a little chaos" if AN3 doesn't connect . Having a pc w/cable connection AND also using it's wifi makes you able to do both at the same time one browser window first to 192.168.168.168 then new tab with AN3's new ip, - see..?

Please accept my litte guide with a tip:

Re. POWER ADAPTER:

I can confirm that USAMS US-CC168 (usams 140W GaN: https://e-catalog.co.uk/USAMS-US-CC168.htm) will work. It comes w/proper USB-C cable. (Remember! AN3 must have capable cable!)

Re. FIMRWARE

The firmware before  24071801_42c628d maybe didn't like mining on full power. After firmware update to 24071801_42c628d there has been no problems whith AN3 rebooting, but AN3 has thrown itself off network once or twice (my fault?)

Re. PROBLEMSOLVING:

If '0' (red)? Double check everything regarding "BTC mining adress" and "syntax' for pooladresses"

THEN: Try out this configuration for problem solving (-it works for me):
POOL 0 = stratum+tcp://public-pool.io:21496
WORKER = you_receiving_bitcoinadress.voluntary_w_miner_name_here (else: no punctuation)
PASSWORD = Choosing_a_PW_is_Voluntary
Air Speed = High

After two-three minutes check with https://web.public-pool.io/#/app/you_receiving_bitcoinadress

Re. OTHER TIPS:

I have ETHERNET connection, but I found that activating wifi for this setup procedure makes things a little easier because you don't have to log off>log on>log off>log on to different networks when setting up AN3): Use wifi for first part of setup, then fall back cable

Re. STANDARD SETUP WHEN "NOT CONNECTED"

When/If AN3 goes "offline"  press the bottom knob (not the power button!) +4 sec to turn 'On' the AN3 internal wifi setup-procedure and connect to:

"network heater_nano_3" (PW:root/root)

This brings up login screen
Choose the correct network to use + Give correct network key and
Let the AN3 does it's thing.
(You can turn off wifi now if you have cabled net..)
Last step is to connect to the same network you just instructed AN3 to use:
Look at the AN3 display for it's "communicating IP" there:
Enter that adress in browser; and "Voíla!"

! As mentioned I found that using pc's wifi in addition to cable to connect to AN3 via browser adress 192.168.168.168 is a "less messy" way than logging on/off different wifi's during setup as this can get confusiing if the AN3's first try to connect is not successfull)