As Lexel says, the latest LT1 driver should have 0Ω resistors connecting AMCs 4 & 5 as standard. You can check that with a multimeter - you should see a short-circuit between the ‘4’ contacts, and another short-circuit between the ‘5’ contacts, even though they’re not soldered.
If any of you have a new-model LT1 and a multimeter, please try it and let us know for sure
The 0Ω resistors make it easier for Sofirn to manufacture and do quality control, because they’re less prone to human error compared to manually soldering contacts with a soldering iron.
If you want more output from your LT1, you still need to solder the ‘6’ contacts together yourself. If you want still more output, you need to solder the ‘7’ contacts together as well.
If you want less output, you have to unsolder the 0Ω resistors next to the ‘5’ contacts. If you want still less output, you have to unsolder the 0Ω resistors next to the ‘4’ contacts as well.
If you change your mind afterwards, you can restore higher output by soldering the ‘4’ contacts together again, and then the ‘5’ contacts together again. You don’t have to worry about saving the 0Ω resistors, so it’s not a problem if you destroy them when you unsolder them.
The new driver also includes USB-C charging resistors to make it compatible with USB-C to USB-C charging.
If any of you get a new-model LT1 and have a USB-C to USB-C charging setup, please try it and let us know whether it works
They could be 10k ohm resistors and probably work, but like Lexel said 10 Meg ohm would to be a problem.
If you don’t want to or are not able to solder across the pads, a #2 pencil lead across the gap between the pads and on the pads works well also. Easy to remove with an eraser too.
I believe that what this means is that 4 & 5 and don’t need to be soldered as before and if you want less output then you can unsolder the resistors. You can close 6 and/or 7 (either with solder or pencil lead) to get more output but unlike prior driver versions it doesn’t matter if 7 is done but not 6. Before 6 had to be closed if you also wanted 7 closed.
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