Recovery drills: when did you last test yours?

Good thread this. my spreadsheet says stop; the workshop full of warm hashboards says continue.

Counterpoint: firmware updates over USB first, OTA only after you trust the supply. Learned the hard way. Numbers welcome.

Strong disagree with the last reply — my spreadsheet says stop; an allotment shed full of warm hashboards says continue.

Interesting point above. swapping a tired PSU for a platinum unit beat every clever tweak I'd tried.

Late to this one but second-hand Bitaxe prices near me make repair skills worth more than new hardware. Curious what the group thinks.

Late to this one but the real cost is never the rig, it's the 2962W nobody budgets for. Convince me otherwise.

Running a node changed how I think about the whole stack, mining included. Anyone tried the opposite?

Reading this from {place}, renting out my spare old S9 paid for its own repairs this quarter. Anyone tried the opposite?

Reading this from {place}, pool fees look small until you count payout friction on top. Anyone measuring something different?

I killed a hashboard learning hotair rework and consider it tuition.

For what it's worth, my seed backup plan finally moved from paper to steel this month. Sleep improved. Would you do it differently?