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

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  • @Striker_AgingGamers
    @Striker_AgingGamers ปีที่แล้ว +166

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

  • @CTCTraining1
    @CTCTraining1 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    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
      @ford1546 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @DJChol ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @ronlevin2339
      @ronlevin2339 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @brettbuck7362
      @brettbuck7362 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @marcelomendonca2095
      @marcelomendonca2095 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@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.

  • @malekdahou95
    @malekdahou95 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    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!

  • @kolossarthas
    @kolossarthas ปีที่แล้ว +42

    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

  • @wburger2178
    @wburger2178 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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!

  • @SubjectiveFunny
    @SubjectiveFunny ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

  • @L1nK79
    @L1nK79 ปีที่แล้ว +62

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

  • @redangrybird7564
    @redangrybird7564 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

  • @chriswatson2407
    @chriswatson2407 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Big Bose, the Bose of all Boses.

    • @2081calin
      @2081calin 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻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

  • @martijnheeroma5492
    @martijnheeroma5492 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @nostadkar
    @nostadkar ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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
      @goku445 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @ThriftyToolShed
    @ThriftyToolShed ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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!

  • @imqqmi
    @imqqmi ปีที่แล้ว +24

    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.

  • @mike7599
    @mike7599 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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

  • @randyr.parker2698
    @randyr.parker2698 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

  • @richspillman4191
    @richspillman4191 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

  • @nickjohns396
    @nickjohns396 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @JeSuisUnePatate
    @JeSuisUnePatate ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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. 👍

  • @samclements5023
    @samclements5023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @SivaFolsom
    @SivaFolsom ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @vilkazz
    @vilkazz ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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!

  • @ejeckk
    @ejeckk ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

  • @olivierauberger
    @olivierauberger ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Chimera420
    @Chimera420 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    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.

  • @danielsaturnino5715
    @danielsaturnino5715 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @a13Banger
    @a13Banger ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Loved getting another peek at the new location

  • @technolucas3720
    @technolucas3720 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @czerus2233
    @czerus2233 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @Chewligan1
    @Chewligan1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @thomashenden71
    @thomashenden71 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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
      @Cabeza492 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @SidebandSamurai
    @SidebandSamurai ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @fpk1954
    @fpk1954 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @robertoruiz7069
    @robertoruiz7069 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @rodhester2166
    @rodhester2166 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @joepozinto638
    @joepozinto638 ปีที่แล้ว

    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..

  • @stefanlechner
    @stefanlechner ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @billh308
    @billh308 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @mm0077
    @mm0077 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honesty is the best policy. Thank you for sharing.

  • @marcyd2007
    @marcyd2007 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @uzairakram6074
    @uzairakram6074 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Anybody else badly waiting for the new repair shop tour?

  • @forevertechenglish
    @forevertechenglish ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You did a great job. It was worth a fix

  • @RectifiedMetals
    @RectifiedMetals ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Mo7-7
    @Mo7-7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @OMAR7
    @OMAR7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @weitzL2437
    @weitzL2437 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @hadibq
    @hadibq ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done Alex!

  • @damolin77
    @damolin77 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jeffaulik3980
    @jeffaulik3980 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job as usual.

  • @rfr653
    @rfr653 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job mate 👍

  • @blackbox330
    @blackbox330 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great foresight in ordering the defective chip.

  • @gregfisher216
    @gregfisher216 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @2kproduction983
    @2kproduction983 ปีที่แล้ว

    We love you Alex👍

  • @randomkitty2555
    @randomkitty2555 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @sweetestson7
    @sweetestson7 ปีที่แล้ว

    The customer is a real fan of ur channel

  • @ShoKata35
    @ShoKata35 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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!

  • @joshholbrooks1181
    @joshholbrooks1181 ปีที่แล้ว

    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
    @MrReeceyburger123 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @dpyles9396
    @dpyles9396 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @Trustsimo07
    @Trustsimo07 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work..

  • @jeroenvtec
    @jeroenvtec ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice out of the box, I liked

  • @ThePatomendoza
    @ThePatomendoza ปีที่แล้ว

    Indeed, it’s good content.

  • @skyforce1983
    @skyforce1983 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work

  • @chotuusian4127
    @chotuusian4127 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good work

  • @polli3578
    @polli3578 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @TroySkirchak
    @TroySkirchak ปีที่แล้ว

    Big Boss Rocks!

  • @ramchesz
    @ramchesz ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Jason-zh7wo
    @Jason-zh7wo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome 👍😀

  • @danknapp7865
    @danknapp7865 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @salahadidi3273
    @salahadidi3273 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's indeed good content

  • @danfromtechnesia
    @danfromtechnesia ปีที่แล้ว

    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 :)

  • @chrisamon5762
    @chrisamon5762 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @TexasTimelapse
      @TexasTimelapse ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @warunakangara6791
    @warunakangara6791 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perfect

  • @you166mhz
    @you166mhz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this guy is good...

  • @johny1220
    @johny1220 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @HazeAnderson
    @HazeAnderson ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Oruta563
    @Oruta563 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It is a good content

  • @kpelectronics
    @kpelectronics ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @cyberjism
    @cyberjism ปีที่แล้ว

    Big Boss with the Bluetooth skills...

  • @MrMojolinux
    @MrMojolinux ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @muzallisam5068
    @muzallisam5068 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Cabeza492
    @Cabeza492 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @bassembenabdallah8662
    @bassembenabdallah8662 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alex will fix any device for us
    thanks bro

  • @forthrightnight
    @forthrightnight ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @madmike214
    @madmike214 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @phatman1759
    @phatman1759 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @user-vk7ur6vq9c
    @user-vk7ur6vq9c ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @RobSanders93
    @RobSanders93 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @sharifabdul4237
    @sharifabdul4237 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good

  • @shamsalfaisal
    @shamsalfaisal ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Came in for repair.

  • @jumboegg5845
    @jumboegg5845 ปีที่แล้ว

    Alex has seen the light!

  • @ssh3092
    @ssh3092 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    meanwhile costumer is a shop and wants to know how you will fix it haahhaha.

  • @marcyd2007
    @marcyd2007 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tlough1
    @tlough1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thermal cam for the win.

  • @suryavanshib
    @suryavanshib ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

  • @johnlouis5200
    @johnlouis5200 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @dreamman68
    @dreamman68 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had 4 or 5 Solo 5 in teh last Year with the same error. New TPS54335A fixed it. :-)

    • @roydesouza8405
      @roydesouza8405 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi there... do you have the link to buy the TPS54335A? The ones i saw had different orientations for the legs

    • @d1fong
      @d1fong 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great informative video. TPS54335ADRCR was the part code I got. 10 connection points rather than 8.

  • @thisisbullcrap9630
    @thisisbullcrap9630 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Curious where he buys the chips from

  • @tweaker1968
    @tweaker1968 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @majolaska1
    @majolaska1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Not worth to fix it anyway great job as always 😊

  • @roachmctavish3966
    @roachmctavish3966 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I thought when you press the bluetooth button on the remote a woman voice will be heard saying "The bluetooth device is reydi to pair." Hahaha 😅😄😄