Teardown and comparison of Core 1 LT with Core 1
The teardown of the Core 1 LT naturally offers a comparison with its older brother, the Core 1, which I wanted to include in the original re-test anyway. Let’s start with the Core 1 brother.
After removing the 6 H2.0 hexagon socket screws, the base plate can be removed. This reveals the jet plate made of elastic rubber or silicone and the base plate, which is slotted both vertically and horizontally. Both of these features were something of a novelty when the original Core 1 was released, and both contribute to its excellent performance. In the case of this completely unused Core 1 block, the nickel plating has unfortunately become somewhat spotty, although this is probably just a cosmetic error at this point.
The rubber nozzle plate only rests on a kind of snorkel made of black plastic, both of which can be easily removed. Paired with another small, black plastic part at the inlet connection, the water is directed into the nozzle plate and the base plate.
Unfortunately, it is noticeable that the plastic parts are relatively crudely manufactured and not deburred. The surface texture leads my amateurish eye to assume PBT as the material. A small black O-ring and a large white O-ring provide the seal from inlet to outlet and to the outside. The small diameter of the inlet bore is also striking, which could explain the relatively high back pressure of the Core 1 block.
This entire middle element of the block is apparently milled from a solid copper block using CNC machining and then nickel-plated. Especially when you consider the thickness of the block, including the groove for the socket brackets and the G1/4 connections, the material and production of this individual part alone is likely to account for a considerable proportion of the purchase price – impressive.
At the top there is only an element made of anodized aluminium, into which a plastic part with an integrated RGB strip is optionally inserted. The cable is threaded through a cut-out in the aluminum frame and I didn’t understand how this could be dismantled without destroying it, but so be it.
But enough about Core 1, what distinguishes the younger brother with an acrylic interior? The base plate including the screw connection is initially still very similar and the slotting of the base plate also appears to be identical.
The inner part of the block is made of acrylic and the internal design has also been changed. While the rubber jet plate appears identical, the inlet guide has been simplified and the black guide elements, as on the Core 1, have been omitted completely. Instead, the O-ring around the inlet thread has been enlarged in a diamond shape and a slot has been used to guide the water flow to the jet plate in the same direction. It is also noticeable that the diameter at the inlet is larger than that of the Core 1, which will also be reflected in the back pressure and flow rate.
A second acrylic element is attached here, extending the slot to the full length of the jet plate and also serving as a collector around the outside of the base plate for the outflow. The two acrylic elements are sealed to each other with white O-rings. As with the Core 1, another, thicker, white O-ring seals the block from the outside. Incidentally, it is also this second acrylic element that integrates the grooves for the socket brackets at the edge and which was cracked at one corner with one of my samples. The upper acrylic element is then only inserted into a frame made of anodized aluminium, in which the RGB strip is integrated around the outside.
So instead of a solid nickel-plated copper element with plastic inserts in the Core 1, the Core 1 LT uses two separate arcyl elements without additional inserts, but with an additional O-ring. The nozzle and base plate are identical.
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