Even though I am a pretty un-skilled solderer, I successfully performed the cap mod. I was a bit apprehensive to begin with but since I can't yet afford the external DAC I desire, wanted to optimize the signal into my Little Dot 1+ headphone amp/Grado SR-225i setup.
I removed the caps and completed the bridge with solder, did not use wire as the distance was minimal. I followed this method here and it worked well, nearly looks identical. (Thanks sckramer for providing pics!): http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=593608&postcount=15 Just to clarify a bit, there are a total of 4 screws that need to be removed to open the unit........2 for the metal foot, and 2 that are exposed after removing the foot. After removing these, I was able to get a thumbnail between the bottom two clam-shell pieces. After the entire bottom is slightly separated, the top will hang up a bit. All you need to do is pull straight down on the touch screen side gently, the top will give way, and the pieces will separate. It came apart easier than I thought it would, although do heed the advice given here and proceed very delicately as those ribbon cables are fragile. Never during the entire process did I detach the ribbon cables. Just didn't want to deal with those scary looking things :). There are a total of 5 screws that hold the pcb to the back shell, 3 on the bottom and 2 on the top. As was said earlier, one of the top screws is hidden beneath the small foam piece for the light sensor in the upper right corner. The foam piece just peels apart from the pcb. I would suggest using a big screwdriver for all of the screws with an appropriately sized detachable Philips tip (star bit for the foot). This will allow plenty of torque to remove stubbornly tight screws (much better than a jewelers screwdriver which I strongly advise against using). Taking your time and patience is key here (at least for a hack like me), the components are very small. The unit went back together easily after proceeding slowly, happy to report everything working as it should and I didn't scratch anything! I'm also using Soundchecks Touch Toolbox 2.0 and I'll have to say I am pretty happy at this point with audio I am hearing. I am using the stock power cord (and now wondering if an upgrade would make a noticeable difference?). Anyway, thanks to everyone that contributed here and gave me the information and confidence to perform this upgrade. Much appreciated! Less than a week old and already killed the warranty........some things just need to be done. -- Stilly77 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stilly77's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=43680 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=83412 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
