Goldshell Mini-DOGE Scrypt Miner Setup and Review

Recently, I wanted to try out LTC and DOGE Merge Mining.  So I downloaded CGMiner and tried it out on F2Pool with my NVIDIA 1650 Super GPU.   However, I quickly discovered I did not even have the hash power to register on the pool....

So I started looking for a Scrypt ASIC miner on eBay and found the Goldshell Mini-Doge.  As of 12/3/2021, with my $0.10 KWh power, I "should" see a $1.57 profit/day.  Unsure if this counts merged mining revenue, but if not, that is a bonus!

After listing an old Antminer S7 Silent and 2 Antminer Z9 Mini units on eBay, I put an offer in on a new, sealed VoskCoin Edition Goldshell Mini-Doge Miner with WIFI.  And yes, I overpaid........  :)

It did not come with a PSU, but I planned to repurpose a PCI-E 6 pin 16 AWG cable and a 1200 watt HP PSU with breakout board I had from an Antminer.  I was a bit concerned as this unit only have 1 PCI-E 6 pin port, but the cable should support up to 400 watts with the device pulling 233 watts.  I did opt for shorter cable though.  

It took a few days but it finally arrived and I plugged it in my 1200 watt HP PSU.

With the initial setup, you will need a computer and ethernet connection.  I had a mini freak out when I turned it on but did not connect the ethernet port.  It cycled through a bit, then the light by the PSU went solid red...  The issue was that I was not connected to the internet yet. 

I plugged in the ethernet cable and using the Find My GoldShell Miner tool, I found the IP address.

Punched that number in my browser, and had to change the language to English.  :)

Now, you have to unlock the miner with password "123456789" - yeah, had to go digging for this one.

From here you can add you pool information.  I am using F2Pool, so it populates the URL and you just need to add your username.

Hit apply, and now is a good time to connect to your WIFI.  I unplugged my ethernet cable, and am now connected via WIFI.

Hopped over to F2Pool and I see my device and it is hashing away!

When using F2Pool, make sure you set both a LTC and DOGE mining address - without a DOGE address, you will not earn any, nor does it accumulate.

Overall this is a cool device.  I wish there was some documentation as I did have to scour Google and Reddit for some information.  Any questions, let me know!

I will report back after a day or so to share my estimated earnings.

EDIT:

It has been about 24 hours and here is my revenue snapshot.  Earning both LTC and Doge from 1 miner.  Awesome....

Cross posted: Goldshell Mini-DOGE Scrypt Miner Setup and Review (publish0x.com)