Bose Solo 5 Soundbar speaker Repair - Won't power on. Worth fixing?

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[@Striker_AgingGamers]

Well.. in the customer's defense... you made good content with this repair! 👍

[@CTCTraining1]

That’s a good quality speaker and you’ve demonstrated it is worth others to investigate the repair and save more equipment from ending up in the trash. Many thx Alex 😀👍

[@ford1546]

Bose doesn't believe in tweeters, so in many of their products they don't have a tweeter that they don't have in this soundbar. I don't see Bose as any better than other brands

[@DJChol]

If it was a good quality speaker, they would not all fail with the same issue ;-)

[@ronlevin2339]

@@DJCholMacBook always fails with the same issue and considered a good laptop

[@brettbuck7362]

@@ford1546 Bose a marketing company, not an audio company, and almost anything you get sounds better.

[@marcelomendonca2095]

​@@brettbuck7362that is absolutely not true. Bose may not be the best at sound quality, although they very a very high quality... Bose is focused on the experience for the user. And they nail it.

[@kolossarthas]

customer is a total bro. if alex could find a fix, it could help a bunch of people and save stuff from going to trash

[@chriswatson2407]

Big Bose, the Bose of all Boses.

[@2081calin]

🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻I bet you don’t have any idea what is a really good sound system if you believe the Bose is the best of the best

[@malekdahou95]

This was a great video and the owner did a great job sending it in. It's not always about the money its about the knowledge to help others across the world. More than happy to see different items like this!

[@L1nK79]

this is a great opportunity for us to learn something new. thank you Alex and big boss for the excellent work 😊

[@SubjectiveFunny]

I love the laugh every time you fix something. Shows you genuinely enjoy what you do. Wish I could have that, maybe one day.

[@wburger2178]

Middle finger to Bose? Right to repair is very important. Plus you have a guide what could be wrong and it is worth gold. Great job!

[@redangrybird7564]

Good man you are. Saved this speaker from the rubbish tip and showed some technicians over the world a few repair techniques. 😊👍

[@martijnheeroma5492]

No sale for Bose, No plastic for the dump, nice video and happy customer, couldn't be better.

[@imqqmi]

Another device saved from the landfill! Well done, it's nice to see different devices! This fix may not be the fix for all the broken speakers of this type but it's possible the chip is a bad batch.

[@nostadkar]

I would honestly like you to continue and provide repairs to devices that might not be economical for you the repair. This gives an opportunity to see how you would tackle an issue but also keep the landfill empty for someone like me that's into DIY, for something stupid like replacing a voltage regulator. Your use of the thermal camera, which you show in many previous videos, really shows it's value. It seems like the customer is willing to pay for the repair, but if not I would hope you would be willing to supplement your equipment orders with videos like this. Keep up the great work Alex.

[@goku445]

Yes. I'd imagine a large portion of devices are not economical for a shop to repair but well worth the repair from the user perspective and for the environment.

[@mike7599]

I know from a business standpoint it doesn’t make much sense to repair this. However it is entertaining to see something different come into the shop! Keep up the good work Alex and crew

[@ThriftyToolShed]

The customer was right about good content for sure. I have a video repairing a Sony Subwoofer with a very similar failure and was surprised just how many people had the same issue. It is very interesting to see Bose having a very similar issue with a very similar product. If these fail as often as the Sony Subs you may be busy with these. Excellent job!

[@richspillman4191]

Customer is always right, it was great content, well done.

[@randyr.parker2698]

Nice to see something 'slightly' different repaired this time, nice job Alex!

[@Chimera420]

Perhaps the device itself may not have been worth fixing, but knowing how it can be fixed probably is of great value to others with the same issue. They were going to spend the money either way and had confidence in you, so that's cool.

[@nickjohns396]

I had this exact product fail on me about 3 years ago! It's nice to finally find out where it went wrong

[@JeSuisUnePatate]

Excellent work ! Also... There's so much more space now. I used to see you both working crushed in the middle of a ton of things all around you. It looks like a really good place! Congrats. 👍

[@SidebandSamurai]

See you listed to your customer and had a fantastic video. Great work. Its nice to see viewers of your channel support your business.

[@czerus2233]

Thanks a lot for this Alex. I have a Tree of Light that suddenly stops working being plugged 24/7 that feature a decent bluetooth sound, a lamp, and wireless charger I randomly found on a thrift store for $15 and saw a brand new one on Amazon for $120. Yes worth a shot repairing this as I love this tree of light even since I bought it and I watch all your videos. I manage to make simple repairs because of your inspirational videos to people like me. I successfully repair 2 nintendo switch by watching and investing on the right tools to make things work. A big thanks to you and your channel. Keep up the good work.

[@samclements5023]

My father in law has given me one of these to look at, so without a thermal camera, this has given me a good idea to try. Thanks for making the video, and thanks for the customer of yours who has paid for you to look at it, even though it may not have worked out great financially for them!

[@danielsaturnino5715]

Your acquired skills are priceless, and so is your good will.

[@vilkazz]

I believe that what customer meant is that, given the price range is similar, they would rather give money to people doing honest work than to a corpo that refuses to service their product for petty/random reasons. Great repair for a great cause!

[@SivaFolsom]

Alex is doing more than some governments in terms of preventing electronics from ending up in trash! Way to go Alex!

[@ejeckk]

This can also teach users of the speaker how to troubleshoot the problem to see if it is worth fixing. Folks now know what the potential problem could be if they are experiencing the same problematic behavior. They can even use the IPA test method to see if that particular chip heats up. If so, remove the motherboard and send it in for possible repair and help keep it out of the landfill. Excellent excellent excellent video.

[@technolucas3720]

Alex, thanks for making the video.....kudos to the customer for sending it in too!!

[@uzairakram6074]

Anybody else badly waiting for the new repair shop tour?

[@Chewligan1]

I think the customer will be happy to see the fix on your video so it was worth his money in the end !!

[@olivierauberger]

Every device that you repair is kept out of the landfill. Thank you for what you do.

[@joepozinto638]

I was in electronics repair for over 30 years . The quality you get for the prices on your website are amazing . I always seemed to get yard sale or Goodwill electronics to repair..

[@robertoruiz7069]

Hi ALEX ,thanks for posting that one.When you are teaching your children you don't think >>instead of showing him or her how to FIX it I'LL just buy them a NEW ONE !!! Most parents natural reaction is to teach,i know mine is.At that point you don't even consider the COST of your TIME.After all spending time with someone you love is INVALUABLE.You're not just teaching how to fix things you're teaching the ethics of why you do something in the first place,it this case i believe it was how to fix something correctly and to make THE ATTEMPT and Not being afraid to fail.so thanks,for the many lessons,I'm SURE many viewers will agree.

[@a13Banger]

Loved getting another peek at the new location

[@fpk1954]

Der Traumberuf von Alex, man sieht es an seinen Augen ! 🥰💝👍👍👍💝🥰 Toller JOB ! 💫👍💫

[@rodhester2166]

that was a good fix.. always nice to see different devices.

[@RectifiedMetals]

That was the fastest board extraction I’ve ever seen. I’m going to have to practice that one😂😂😂. Well done.

[@thomashenden71]

The big companies come up with more and more excuses not to service their products, and we cannot continue consuming and wasting like we already do. More people should learn to do these kinds of repair, so that friends and relatives can have their products fixed, even when it is too expensive to send in. Good advice to mail in just the board of this speaker, as it seems to be a repeating fault, like with all those ASUS laptops. Am disappointed that BOSE made a product that stops working like that, as voltage regulators and other components should be dimensioned to work with some margin, but we all know that, they will too often be too weak for the product to last many years like before.

[@Cabeza492]

I think that some manufacturers skips the "lab" part of developing process in order to lower costs, so many boards are designed by people who only works with the theory, they do the math and never involve in practice so they speculate like "well, all the values are right, in theory that should be enough, that will work just fine" so they never test it for more than a few minutes enough to pass Q.C. but in practice, things are so much different.

[@stefanlechner]

Amazing video. Great work. A perfect shot in the dark. Thank you for the video. Greets

[@weitzL2437]

Great video Alex, keep it up. Enjoying seeing another great product repaired. Their should be no tech that can't be repaired, God Bless.

[@billh308]

I have the same sound bar and it did the same thing to me, glad you made this video. I'll go use the stuff I purchased from you to fix it!

[@Mo7-7]

This was awesome content Alex! Something different. Very much appreciated my friend! Big boss hard work as well!

[@ShoKata35]

I have been following and watching your content for a while now. Well this is the first time i really needed a video for myself, that thing litteraly just failed on me while listening to music. I just need to see if i can change that chip myself, thanks for your amazing work and videos!

[@mm0077]

Honesty is the best policy. Thank you for sharing.

[@marcyd2007]

Oh, and nice fix too Alex, great work as always

[@forevertechenglish]

You did a great job. It was worth a fix

[@gregfisher216]

Better than Factory, well done Alex and Big Boss ,the Boss of all boss's!

[@dpyles9396]

Customer was correct in his assessment. It did make for good content

[@sweetestson7]

The customer is a real fan of ur channel

[@OMAR7]

great job, we need more vlog style videos, we enjoy them

[@joshholbrooks1181]

I enjoy seeing do interesting things that you haven't fixed before hope you can keep them cost-effective show us new things and keep the Steady Hand

[@MrReeceyburger123]

Nice man, I've fixed countless ones of these with the regulator, dac and another secret part that fails plus the optical port ;)

[@blackbox330]

Great foresight in ordering the defective chip.

[@hadibq]

Well done Alex!

[@damolin77]

Great content this is the kind of content that I enjoy thank you.

[@jeffaulik3980]

Nice job as usual.

[@rfr653]

Good job mate 👍

[@danfromtechnesia]

Last week I also fixed an old computer speaker. The customer can buy a better one for $20 but this old speaker holds sentimental value to the customer and he is willing to pay the cost to get his old computer speaker fixed :)

[@2kproduction983]

We love you Alex👍

[@kpelectronics]

that is an old model speaker, new model is worth to fix and customer was right, it makes a new and interesting content for your chanel.

[@randomkitty2555]

I'm watching it so it's in fact good content.

[@polli3578]

Why bother.. because he wanted to give you content.. ;)

[@ThePatomendoza]

Indeed, it’s good content.

[@danknapp7865]

Hello, I had a Bose L2 PA system that was inop due to the power supply. I found a couple rectifier diodes shorted and proceeded to replace them. I immediately realized that the Bose electronics was not designed to be repaired. As careful as I could be to not damage the board, the traces and barrels couldn’t stand what I was doing. I am a retired Aviation Electronics Technician, and have certifications and years of experience over my life-time. Not to brag but just beware to anyone that runs into the same scenario I did.

[@jeroenvtec]

Nice out of the box, I liked

[@johny1220]

If you tested the capacitors next to that chip, would they have shorted to ground??

[@TroySkirchak]

Big Boss Rocks!

[@Trustsimo07]

Great work..

[@forthrightnight]

I have a working POLK sound bar but I was curious and clicked to watch the content. That heat detector camera sure seems to fix a lot of problems.

[@skyforce1983]

Nice work

[@ramchesz]

Customer is always right, hahah :) thank you for the content

[@chotuusian4127]

Good work

[@Jason-zh7wo]

Awesome 👍😀

[@marcyd2007]

I'm glad you turned the heating up in Big Boss's office, so he can take his coat off 🙂

[@user-vk7ur6vq9c]

I’ve got this exact issue! I’ll be reaching out for a quote

[@you166mhz]

this guy is good...

[@tweaker1968]

I just watched the video for the $300 comment.... Excellent work as always Alex! ... Saved it from the landfill....

[@salahadidi3273]

It's indeed good content

[@muzallisam5068]

im seeing an influx of these bose boards coming into the shop in the near future

[@Cabeza492]

Usually, manufacturers always gonna seek for an excuse for not repair their products, after all, they don't make profit repairing, but selling brand new products. Luckily there are people who love to repair stuff. Glad to see that the Boss of all bosses uses the same multimeter as I do... Long live Big Boss! I miss the ending music.

[@nealschwartz9456]

Alex , he sent to you because he loves you and your content. Not a big deal . Just be fair on the pricing .

[@majolaska1]

Not worth to fix it anyway great job as always 😊

[@earlygamer9106]

I always like your videos and enjoy watching u repairs 💯. But economical that speaker is around 100$ on ebay 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@warunakangara6791]

Perfect

[@cyberjism]

Big Boss with the Bluetooth skills...

[@Oruta563]

It is a good content

[@HazeAnderson]

IT'S ALIVE!!!! AAAAALIIIIVEEE!! 😆better than going into the landfill!

[@chrisamon5762]

Customer was right! Good content!!! His wallet is going to hurt, though! Lol😂

[@TexasTimelapse]

The customer took one for the team. It's out there for all to see how to fix this problem. Screw you Bose!

[@bassembenabdallah8662]

Alex will fix any device for us thanks bro

[@rafikouzrourou]

Salam How you're doing during this Ramadan? Great videos Wish you the best

[@johnlouis5200]

good content. i have 2 ov these. if they break i may be able to fix..

[@tlough1]

Thermal cam for the win.

[@MrMojolinux]

Items like this $200 Bose speaker or similar items that are NOT worth the cost to repair, are invaluable never the less to us subscribers, in showing how, or even if, one should to go about and attempt to "Do It Ourselves" instead of tossing it in the dump.

[@madmike214]

crazy!! im very new to board repairs, ive fixed a few automotive components including pcm ignition coil drivers for a jeep... never thought to use my thermal imager... i have the exact issue as in this video! U602 is getting hot as well, what part number did you use? im finding some on digikey but not sure how to properly identify these componets

[@jumboegg5845]

Alex has seen the light!

[@davidrobins4025]

Rescued from oblivion - thanks for showing us how.

[@RobSanders93]

great vid ! could you please share a link for the exact part you ordered? I need to replace mine too, thank you

[@Ilikemeatballz]

Please bring back the music at the end of your videos, i miss it❤😂

[@phatman1759]

if you don't mind me asking where did you order the replacement 54335 chip from?

[@melannieworld]

What's brother, hope you are having a wonderful day. Say, hi to Big Boss for me. Like aways, enjoying a cup of coffee and watching your videos.

[@sharifabdul4237]

Good