Bose iPhone SoundDock Gen 1 Aux Modification

[@rowancant3071]

I spent all afternoon trying to figure out how to do this... failed miserably and was incredibly confused. Came here and saw your video. 5 mins later, music to my ears! You are a legend for sharing. Made my day.

[@paulbowditch7511]

There are 2 different types of Sounddock 1 called A & B. Sounddock 1A (as in video) has a firewire charging voltage of 12V for early ipods and 1B has a 5V charging voltage for later ipods. Both models look the same and you can only tell the difference from the serial numbers. Iaw the Apple pin notation pin 18 (Bose pin numbers are different) is a pin providing an ipod output of 3.3V to switch the Bose on (same both early and late versions). I'm not sure where or how the 2Kohm resistor was determined in the above video. From my own experience for Version 1A to drop the 12V wirewire voltage to 3.3V the resistor needed was 390Kohm. A 2Kohm resistor sends nearly 10V down thw 3.3V rail!. Form version 1B to drop the 5V charging voltage down to 3.3V the size of resistor is 6.75Kohm. There also would appear to be a common problem with 1A where the firewire voltage is actually 17V, this is clearly far higher than it should be and may contribute to the 1A failure rate.

[@Soupdragonism]

How can I find out if mine is an A or B from the serial number?

[@GotoAmar]

@@Soupdragonism if it begins with 03 or 04 then 1A otherwise it's 1B. People also say that 1B makes a tone noise when you plug it in for the first time.

[@Fruktodlaren]

Thank you for posting this video. Although Matt's video was the inspiration for me to undertake this modification in the first place, your video showed me how to do it neatly and clean. I did the mod according to Matt's video first, but ran into trouble when putting the casing back together as my audio cable was just a tad bit too thick for the dock tray to be seated correctly. When doing it your way that was no longer an issue.

[@mabsalom1]

This was a great addition to Matt's mod. Instead of a pigtail I used a panel mount jack on the front.

[@drjywong]

Thank you very much. Your instructions are very easy to follow. When my iPod's battery drains out my SoundDock makes noise while charging, and only right channel plays music, after the resistor it works perfect! no more noise and it sounds stereo always. Thanks again.

[@milkyicandy]

Wonderful mod it has given my old Bose a new lease of life.

[@sjrpsp76]

This was a very helpful video and worked perfectly. I would only caution people to make sure the resistor folds as flat and far away from the base of the IPhone/Ipod as possible so that it can rest in the cradle easily.

[@MrCguzzy]

Just completed the modification. Works Perfectly! Thanks

[@toks7492]

It gives life to my old bose docking system...great job thanks a lot...

[@drumrrr19]

worked great used your video and Matt's video used 2.2k resister be patient terminals are small my wire were black, red and white black was my ground rear of phone jack is the ground use a ohm meter to check. Thanks

[@nhsplayer07]

bought an old sounddock for $20 because the sound is still amazing and nothing for that price and get me that quality, then bought a bluetooth adapter and for some reason didnt work so i went this way, literarlly broke open an old charger for a resistor and it worked lol thanks

[@GnarledSage]

Hi. I have the same problem, bought the Bluetooth adapter and didn't work. Are you saying that if I just put the resistor the adapter will work?? And I also broke open an old dvd looking for resistors (I have little knowledge of electronics) and found a bunch in there, some look really similar to the one in the video (will they work? Are the color indicator that they are the same?) and others are either to big or to small and in diferent colors. Can I use any resistor. What should I look to find one that suits. I'm in Colombia and hasn't been easy to buy one. Thanks in advance if you answer.

[@nhsplayer07]

i believe its suppose to be a 2k ohm resistor. yes if the colors are the same you should be good. i was in the same situation as you i didn't wanna spent extra buying resistor just so i can use one so i opened up an old ac charger for it.

[@toddsonbrownlow]

The reason it didn't work is because thw original sounddock sends out 12v the bluetooth adapters need 5v. This is the same reason it won't charge iphone 4 and up. There is a female to male converter you can buy to fix this. It just plugs into the dock and the bluetooth adapter plugs onto it. But, if this method shown here works for you then its just as good.

[@HalifaxRyan]

Hey Todd what female to male converter would this be? Was going to buy the BT adapter but as you say I am reading it wont work with a Gen 1 SoundDock. Can you put a link or something to which cable I need to use the BT adapter with it for a Gen 1 SoundDock? Thanks!

[@toddsonbrownlow]

Ryan in Halifax search for this on Amazon: "BMR 30 Pin Power Adapter for Bose Sounddock Original". They sell a bluetooth adapter that they guarantee will work with it. They do not guarantee it to work with Chinese made bluetooth adapters.

[@Jump4fun2]

Excellent thxs for the mod man, easy to follow. Now compatable with my phone etc. Put a big ☺ on my face.

[@GymBodyMuscles]

I have the bose sound dock series 2 version, which shows the green light on but won't play any music via bluetooth or aux cable. Will this mod help?

[@ivanjerez2417]

THANK YOU SOOO VERY MUCH! Very help you video mister!

[@mikeljauregui679]

Thanks for this, it worked perfectly and it's easy to repair

[@drjywong]

In this video ground wire goes to the metal shield, left channel wire (white wire in the video) goes to the right soldering point, right channel wire (black wire in the video) goes to the left soldering point.

[@RMORENO75]

Hey LBpDC , my sound dock has an AUX in the back next to the power plug. So my thinking is to add the resister just like in the video but instead of soldering a 3.5 plug I would like to bridge the 3 spots you found on the mainboard to the 3 points behind the AUX connector (Gnd, R, L). What do you think?

[@LBpDC]

Roberto Moreno Ohm out which ever one is ground and you will be good.

[@jm2360]

Nice video! is this applicable for bose soundDock series 1 which doesn't charge the iphone while docked? How about the volume control? Will it be controlled by the soundDock's volume or the auxiliary itself? Or both? Thanks.

[@laerciocosta201]

Congratulations information. Only an alert. The PCB Doc is very sensitive and can drop the gold-plated contacts.

[@LBpDC]

+Bob Mike Yes they can become separated easily, would definitely advise people take their time and use proper soldering techniques.

[@basshed-pe2826]

Great video. I'm a newbie and all I have on hand is a 1.5K resistor. Would it work also, and if not. What would the difference be? Only asking because you seem to be very skilled in this department.

[@91CUEVAS]

It reallly works!!!! Thank you so much

[@igotabuzzbee]

Just did it works better than before 👌🏽👊🏽👍🏾

[@budhymara97]

So, we don't need that resistor right?

[@jdjatrillo]

No hay mejor esplicacion, funciona perfecto

[@pedropalomeque1281]

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[@marcinjedrych7836]

Well done! But I'm going to do modification in the dock of another device (Yamaha). Could you give me the pin numbers directly in the Apple connector (1-30), which should I make these connections to?

[@MariaRodriguez-xq4bk]

Do i really have to have the resistor or does it have the same function if i don't solder a resistor??

[@thevegaconnection969]

I did the modification right on the front. Will it be possible to remove the AUX from the front panel and just solder the wires on the mainboard directly?

[@davidnicholls7834]

Excellent, thank you!

[@shreyg2285]

Tried it, it works well, thanks..

[@sujeewa439]

Hi I have a type B sounddock series I with faulty docking board. How can I hack the main board for aux input. I mean can I use this without that docking board? Unit power on with beep sound without the docking board. But when I connect the docking board connector ribbon, its with shhhh sound

[@williamalvarez889]

Exelente video ❤ yo solde en los pines 13,14 el audio 19, 20, la resistencia y 24 la tierra el mio es 1generacion v2 el que no carga ipodtoch

[@ulyssesjj]

Many thanks - great tip

[@gboy64]

Does it add stereo sound with those connectors instead of the iPod connection board?

[@edr4280]

Did it actually work in the end? I used the other guys method (it worked) but couldn't get an iPod/iPhone to charge/connect via the dock. I was hoping...but no go. I just use the mini-Jack. Regardless...Great Job! Yours looks MUCH easier.

[@LBpDC]

Yes it definitely works, though I am outputting from the 3.5 mm jack on my pc and using it for a kickass pc speaker. (Damn these things get loud!) I cut out a piece of plastic and blocked off the actual apple dock connector. It's a flat surface now. That said, were a person so inclined, they could certainly use a meter to isolate the voltage from the dock and internally wire a usb hub. Then cut new openinge in the speaker housing for the usb ports and hide the apple dock connector... Well... Now I have an idea for what else I'd like to do to mine.

[@GnarledSage]

Cool if you record it

[@smokegrafix]

I was not able to find these points in my sounddock. I have the original one.. Dont kniw its type A or B

[@MariaRodriguez-xq4bk]

I did this one without the resistor because i didn't have one and it worked, the only thing is that it works only if i have an ipone in the cradle and it is still charging the iphone and everything, but yeah that is the only issue i have with mine

[@enriquep5012]

Amigo el cable rojo es el positivo y el blanco es el negativo?

[@fbiagent3399]

Would You Have Any More Of those Resistors laying around?

[@manuelbustamante6891]

Hi. I did it everything like you show in the video, It´s work, I can play music with a Samsung phone, BUT I MUst to conect an iphone in the dock to play with the Samsung. If I remove the Iphone from the doc, the music stops. WHat I did wrong. Thanks very much

[@MariaRodriguez-xq4bk]

Same thing happen to me i just did it and is doing that :(

[@joemagboo3279]

Alden Buyer will there be effect on the functionality of the ipod or bluetooth adapter once the resistor is soldered on the 13th and 14th? Thanks in advance

[@fleigle9]

Does it matter if the resistor value is very different from 2k Ohms? Can it be higher? Lower?

[@fbiagent3399]

Hey can you do me A big favor.. Can you test the power Supply Output pins to see which are + and which are - Using A voltmeter???...I really gatta know which Is what

[@clinperez5540]

me funciono perfectamente, gracias por tu tutorial

[@helmanomiraguinomazo1052]

hola me podrias decir como lo hiciste?

[@gboy64]

the connection that was made for the audio in the video, is that an audio input for the left & right audio? Why did you ground it off the metal? Is that metal grounded to something?

[@GamerZcr]

White wire goes for left channel, dark wire goes for right channel

[@LBpDC]

Thanks guys.

[@angtrungnguyen1171]

Thanks you

[@mathieujacquet4090]

Hi. It seems that there are two versions of the sounddock series 1, with two different connectors : A or B. Mine has a type B, pcb number 314877-001 and the method shown here (wire between pins 19 and 20) doesn't work to emulate the presence of an ipod in the dock. In the service manual the two different pinouts are shown (you can find it by looking up "bose sounddock service manual"), has anyone manage to make it work with those ?

[@hescamilla1]

besides the left and right audio cable, do i need to weld the resistance?

[@peterburkimsher6080]

The resistor is needed to tell the Bose Sounddock that an iPod is connected. Otherwise you can plug in an iPod/iPhone, and the Sounddock will unmute, and play audio from both the iPod and the Aux in.

[@PaulAbordo]

would this work for Type B?

[@mesharyhd7646]

which is right which is left on the board

[@brianduchowicz8993]

when this is done,,will this make it possible to plug the dock into a portable radio,,and play music thru the bose s dock ?

[@LBpDC]

Absolutely. Anything with a headphone jack can play using this mod.

[@brianduchowicz8993]

thanks,,,thats awesome..

[@poulsen842]

Hello! I have a Bose sounddock to, but the Iphone connection has broke off but can i still do this trick?

[@LBpDC]

Should be able to unless the actual ipod connector circuit board is physically broken, in which case this bypass would need to be done lower down on the board.

[@poulsen842]

Okay thank you! I Will try

[@ocnussorellius4242]

Thanks soooo much.

[@thesubmitter4761]

Need yamaha pdx 30 aux pinout???? Any budy help???

[@saamejia]

Hi LBpDC excellent video thanks for sharing I hope you can help me in the same Board that you soldering can you do it in the back side sometimes in the other side with other boars you can see a lot of solderings I worry to damage the system is very small place to solder you please let me know your opinion one more thing your cables are black and white if I have red and white. Red in this case is the black one please help me thanks again......

[@LBpDC]

Red and white designate Left and Right, if you get them backwards it will have no noticeable effect on these. You must however get the ground (the shield wire that has no jacket) connected to a ground inside the unit such as on the metal shield where I soldered it in the video.

[@fmacadan01]

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[@flatearth9140]

is it possible to put an audio out to add a bass speaker ?

[@LBpDC]

Sure but you will need to build a circuit for a board that sends anything outside the range of the speakers to another 3.5mm jack.

[@flatearth9140]

would you know how to tell me how to do it .maybe on a quick diagram pls.? I HAVE THE FIRST GENERATION SOUND DOCK 10

[@ALEJANDROPEREZ-mp7px]

Como puedo saber que número son mis bocinas bosé

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