Arduino Nano - Solder a USB C Adapter

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So I have an Arduino Nano inside a case and soldered a connector to the outside of the box.
It's a mini USB male adapter inside the Nano, and on the other side of the cable a mini usb female connector that is built inside my case to get the Nano powered and connected to my PC.
Now I bought a USB C female PCB to modernise my connections, it looks like this:

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So I soldered the mini usb male to that USB C female adapter.

Howerver, although all cables are connected properly, it is not powered by some of my chargers (but by some it is) and there is no data connection to my PC at all.
I read that I have to solder a resistor to the R1 region to make a data connection possible.
This resistor would also set the maximum current flow, while 500mA would be enough for my project but anything higher is also okay. I guess the top two metal parts are CC1 and CC2 and the bottom plate ground, so I would have to solder the resistors between the top and bottom plates.

The issue is: I cannot find out if my thinking is correct and which resistors I need? Obviously it would be the little square ones and not the round ones with the wires on the side, but how can I find out which type (in terms of size/description) and resistance in ohms I need to buy to make a data connection between my PC/Arduino IDE and the board possible while also being able to power it my all my chargers?

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My suggestion is for you to purchase adapter cables, they do the design and all the soldering etc for you. If they do not work you can send them back.

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I thought it would be much more fun to do it myself, it should be just a resistor that needs to be soldered and the cable should be in a specific length and thickness

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Using a resistor increases the odds of frying our radio unless it is 5V tolerant. As things change in the radio such as volume etc the current will change changing the voltage drop across your resistor changing the supply voltage hence i would use a regulator and be safe.

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