mlodyulek thank you very much!
Why are you dismissing his work? He was generous enough to share what he did to get usb-c to usb-c charging working.
mlodyulek - very insightful, thanks.
Great job mlodyulek!
Thanks for the detailed guide with pics! There are plenty of us who like to fix things ourselves even if just for the challenge.
Someone needs to buy the 10,000 resistors for $12 and throw two at a time in envelopes and mail for a 50 cent stamp to DYIers in the USA for a few bucks per pack!
thats a large % of posts nowadays… taking the piss out of someone.
I’m glad he posted it, I got a buddy who does that stuff in his sleep… now to find resistors and mod - because BLF is about Budgets and modding !
Don’t give me ideas. I just got a 100 pack of standard resistors, and will have 100 each of two different size (bigger for easier manipulation) SMD resistors.
Sounds like just enough for the 100 lanterns you’re buying 
THANK YOU, Barry and Lan Lee! This sort of communication is precisely what potential buyers would want to hear. So long as everyone knows what’s going on and that they have someone to ask when they have questions, then Sofirn is doing a great job.
Will the resistor mod prevent charging using a 12v input?
No.
In case you wonder why, it’s because the 5.1k resistors connect the CC pins to GND while the charging input comes from the VBUS pins.
Got a code and order placed!
Sofirn sent my code via PM but they stated this
I replied to them numerous times as well as sent a new PM and they have not responded. Has anybody requested and received a replacement code for a lantern + battery order and been sent the requested code? I’m trying to figure out if I should just order the bare lantern before something else happens in this process or continue to wait for a new code, if they are even sending them.
It seems like paying the $62 for lantern + batteries is a good deal and I need the cells.
It is a nice deal with batteries - and yes - be patient. This is not an automated process, so sometimes it takes longer that you’d think it should.
Same thing for me, i replied to the PM from sofirn to get a code for the lantern + batteries and got no answer yet.
Guess i need to have a few more days of patience.
I just hope i´ll get a new code before the one for “LT1 only” expires and me being stuck without any of the lanterns 
I got the same message. I replied back and asked for the code for with batteries and got it the next day. China is on opposite time from us. Minimum 24 hour turn around on replies.
Agreed. 62 seems like a great deal for LT1 and batteries. I am excited.
If anyone is going to be doing that service you need to throw at least 10. I think that worst case scenario they are like 10c each so its a buck
Those suckers have talent to disappear. Can’t tell you how times I peeled one from the reel grabbed it with the tweezer and poing, off into the rhubarb, never to be seen again. Not to say that they can break apart or the solder pads get rip off if you heat them up.
A question, is batch #2 available for those who listed more than 1 lantern in the group buy list?
Let’s say, I listed 4 lanterns in the group-buy list.
Already got 1 lantern from batch 1.
Can I order another 1 lantern from batch 2 (limit 1 again?),
or perhaps order the remaining 3 lanterns from batch 2?
I would think Sofirn should go all the way through the list, allocating a single LT1 until everyone has been offered a buy-in. Then go through the list again and fill all the others. Just my idea… carries no weight with Sofirn. And FWIW I have expressed interest for a total of three; already have one and waiting to see how this shakes out. I would think there will be a few more production runs before the list is completed.
I will talk to Barry & Sofirn to inquire on how they are planning on handing that to get an answer to those questions.
Sofirn will make sure every single person get code for one unit. Then go back to rescan the list and send new codes for those who want more than 1 lantern.