This turned out to be an issue with the power cable. Ordered a replacement and the #bitaxe is back to hashing!
https://blossom.primal.net/487a0dbe54c54518955115e4486f94bfa5ef790f026873100a0a8ea7eb09b...
New to mining and this seems like a way I can start, is it something for a beginner? Could I do this with little to no knowledge of mining?
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