# Solo Mining Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh on Bells (BEL)

Machine-readable solo mining datasheet for running **Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh** on the **Bells (BEL)** Scrypt network. Evaluates hashrate output, electrical operational expenditure, Poisson block-finding probabilities, and mining economics tracked by BackPoW.

## Executive Summary

- Target Rig: Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh (ASIC)
- Target Network: Bells (BEL) — Algorithm: Scrypt
- Rig Hashrate: 17.59 GH/s (1.758768e+10 H/s)
- Power Consumption: 3,570 W (85.68 kWh/day)
- Energy Efficiency: 202.98 J/GH
- Network Hashrate: 2.44 PH/s (2.438533e+15 H/s)
- Network Hash Share: 7.212401e-06 (0.000721%)
- Expected Block Discovery: about 3.8 blocks per year (mean time: ~96.5 days)
- Operational Breakeven Electricity: 0.0000 USD/kWh

## Solo Mining Metrics Table

| Metric | Value | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mining Device | Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh | text | Hardware model name |
| Device Class | ASIC | text | ASIC, GPU, or CPU architecture |
| Device Hashrate | 17.59 GH/s | H/s | Nominal hashrate on Scrypt |
| Device Power Draw | 3,570 | Watts | Power consumption at wall |
| Energy Efficiency | 202.98 J/GH | unit | Energy per unit hash computation |
| Network Hashrate | 2.44 PH/s | H/s | Total active network hash power |
| Network Difficulty | 34069024.40028133 | number | Current consensus target difficulty |
| Block Time (Observed) | 60.1 | seconds | Average interval between blocks |
| Block Reward | 2.0000 | BEL | Full coinbase block reward + fees |
| Coin Spot Price | 0.0221 | USD | Current market exchange rate |
| Single Block Value | 0.04 | USD | Gross fiat value of one block |
| Mean Time to Block | 96.5 days | time | T = (Nethash / Hashrate) * BlockTime |
| Daily Block Probability | 1.03% | percent | 24-hour Poisson chance |
| Monthly Block Probability | 26.72% | percent | 30-day Poisson chance |
| 1-Year Block Probability | 97.73% | percent | 365-day Poisson chance |
| 3-Year Block Probability | 99.99% | percent | 3-year cumulative chance |
| Expected Blocks / Year | 3.7854 | count | Average over 365.25 days |
| Daily Gross Output | 0.020727 | BEL | Expected daily coin yield |
| Daily Gross Value | 0.00 | USD | Revenue before power costs |
| Daily Energy Consumed | 85.68 | kWh/day | Kilowatt-hours consumed |
| Power Cost @ 0.05 USD/kWh | 4.28 | USD/day | Low industrial tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.08 USD/kWh | 6.85 | USD/day | Standard mining tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.10 USD/kWh | 8.57 | USD/day | Residential tariff |
| Breakeven Electricity | 0.0000 | USD/kWh | Max rate before loss |
| Hardware Price | 3,160 / 3,456 / 4,144 USD | USD | Market range (min / med / max) |

## Poisson Block Discovery Model & Variance

Solo mining block discovery follows a memoryless Poisson process where every hash attempt has an identical, independent success probability.

- Formula: `P(X >= 1) = 1 - exp(-t / T)`
- `t` is mining duration in seconds
- `T` is mean time between blocks: `T = (Network Hashrate / Miner Hashrate) * Block Time`

Luck percentile table (reference electricity rate 0.08 USD/kWh):

| Luck Scenario | Percentile | Duration | Power (kWh) | Cost @ 0.08 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10% Lucky Hit | 10th | 10.2 days | 871.0 | 69.68 USD |
| 50% Median | 50th | 66.9 days | 5,730.4 | 458.44 USD |
| 90% Bad Luck | 90th | 222.2 days | 19,036.1 | 1,522.89 USD |
| 95% Extreme Drought | 95th | 289.1 days | 24,766.6 | 1,981.32 USD |

## Hardware Benchmark Profile

- Device: Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh
- Slug: bitmain-antminer-l9-17-6gh
- Architecture: ASIC
- Algorithm: Scrypt
- Hashrate: 17.59 GH/s
- Power: 3,570 W
- Efficiency: 202.98 J/GH
- Market Cost: 3,160 / 3,456 / 4,144 USD

## Blockchain Network Overview

- Blockchain: Bells (BEL)
- Consensus: Scrypt
- Network Hashrate: 2.44 PH/s (2.438533e+15 H/s)
- Difficulty: 34069024.40028133
- Block Time: 60.1 seconds
- Block Reward: 2.0000 BEL (approx 0.04 USD)
- Spot Price: 0.0221 USD
- Cost of Production (Flagship): N/A

## Solo Mining Connection

Connect your Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh Stratum client to a local Bells full node or solo pool proxy (e.g. Public-Pool, Solo CKPool). Coinbase rewards go directly to your wallet.

## Machine-Readable JSON Summary

```json
{
  "coin_id": "Bells",
  "coin_name": "Bells",
  "ticker": "BEL",
  "algorithm": "Scrypt",
  "hardware_name": "Bitmain Antminer L9 17.6Gh",
  "hardware_slug": "bitmain-antminer-l9-17-6gh",
  "hardware_type": "ASIC",
  "miner_hashrate_h_s": 17587680000.0,
  "power_watts": 3570.0,
  "efficiency": "202.98 J/GH",
  "network_hashrate_h_s": 2438533209263436.5,
  "difficulty": 34069024.40028133,
  "block_time_seconds": 60.128,
  "block_reward_coins": 2.0,
  "spot_price_usd": 0.02213187,
  "single_block_value_usd": 0.04426374,
  "mean_time_to_block_seconds": 8336751.908528691,
  "daily_block_probability": 0.010310229892192102,
  "monthly_block_probability": 0.26722197565740413,
  "yearly_block_probability": 0.9772992913249827,
  "expected_blocks_per_year": 3.7853591358183323,
  "daily_gross_usd": 0.0004587382685680694,
  "daily_kwh": 85.67999999999999,
  "breakeven_electricity_usd_per_kwh": 5.354088101868224e-06,
  "hardware_price_usd": {
    "min": 3160.0,
    "median": 3456.0,
    "max": 4144.0
  },
  "retrieved_utc": "2026-10-21T18:57:14Z"
}
```

## Provenance & Integration Links

- Retrieved: 2026-10-21T18:57:14Z
- Canonical HTML page: https://backpow.com/Bells/bitmain-antminer-l9-17-6gh
- Coin datasheet: https://backpow.com/Bells.md
- Hardware datasheet: https://backpow.com/hardware/bitmain-antminer-l9-17-6gh.md
- Solo pools directory: https://backpow.com/solo-pools.md
- Live queries over MCP: https://mcp.backpow.com/mcp (tools `calculate_solo_mining_odds`, `get_hardware_benchmarks`)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://backpow.com/llms.txt