@@pyeltd.5457 Bose. All bass No treble. And yes they are built stupidly cheap and are hot dog shite. They do how ever have some interesting designs... and the wave radio does make a decent alarm clock.
All this needed is the capacitors replacing under the “do not reuse” metal cover. The drive looked fine and I’m pretty sure you mangled the assembly trying to straighten something that didn’t need straightening as looked normal. I’ve done about 15 of these and any disc drive issues are 99% the capacitors under the drive itself, underneath that metal shielding with “do not reuse” on it.
I have a Music System IV on my bench right now with the complaint of no audio. I found the radio would not tune any stations then lock up. My next step was to remove the "Do Not Reuse" cover to see what treasures lie beneath said cover, also I see a regulator IC next to the can that I will test for voltages. You have given hope for myself and my customer.
Yeah, def bad caps on these radios. I had one that would only play if the ambient temp was above 80 F. You can test this by using a hair dryer over the boards for a minute or so. If the radio / cd works, you know it's bad caps. Apparently, the heat lowers the ESR temporarily. You also have to be careful with the housing on these. At this age, the plastic gets brittle and snaps easily.
@@paulcastillo30good tip about the plastic being brittle. Very hard not to snap the posts when opening the screws. Avoid using any kind of electric screw driver is the only thing I can suggest.
I'm under the impression thar Bang & Olufsen Sound Engineering (BOSE) never wanted to have their gear serviced. Their stuff always looked good and sounded good, but, they were just too damned proprietary.
11:43 - Replacing the two screws at the front face, this part was omitted. If too much pressure is applied, the mounts inside the outer shell will snap right off ! Arrggghh .Brittle little things...and bad design, as far as fastening goes. But all in all, a great sounding unit, one must admit.
Couldn't agree more. It's that intersection between business people and tech. That's where the problems come from. Say no to the business people "we hate what you do" is a good antidote for this latest tech era. It's ok to say that.
If you looked at the previous Bose wave radio repair with the two discs inside, you’ll notice that the drive looked bent in a similar way. I’m pretty sure it’s designed to look that way.
How many watts rms, does the speaker kick out ? The reason why I am asking this, is because the instructions for this unit are a bit vague. The only thing I see, is the power wattage at 60W.
I bought two brand new Panasonic SC-UA3s, back in December 2021, which cost me in the region of $100 (ZAR2000-2200) a piece, here in South Africa. I find that it is always good to have a spare unit around, should one of them fail. This particular model has been taken off the market since January 2022, so I really bagged a bargain with both units. I have had no issues with any of the two and they work everyday, with an excellent output on sound quality. With a combined total of 300W RMS (150W per channel), I couldn't let this pass me by. 👍👌 It appears that the SC-UA3 is not so easy to work on, so I hope it will last. This would be due to the small thin screws, sitting very deep in the unit, initially.
@@pyeltd.5457 I know what portable/small stereos are used for. Most people with sense don't spend £500 on a kitchen stereo when the Panasonic is available for a quarter the price, sounds no worse and is probably more reliable.
@@pyeltd.5457 I know what they are used for. But there are better options available for far less money - especially taking into account the inflated pricing outwith the US.
I would like to have one with DAB+ or Bluetooth on. have seen a few come on on facebook but never tried one but if I see one around £30 I might try if its going.
Go figure... Cambridge Soundworks made similar, better sounding table radios for far less money. So did KLH. I have a KLH 21 table radio that beats the bose.
No highs no lows must be Bose ...lol best way to fix Bose Dave is to throw it in the garbage. ..all plastic and Bose marketing company are all talk as their marketing is really all that brings them their profit it's like a board room of juggernaut marketing genius's selling snake oil town to town
I remember when Bose shut down repairs on their overpriced, car stereo amplifier chip driven, underpowered, and over equalized junk. It hit me like a sucker punch to the gut. They, like almost all the consumer electronics manufacturers, had no loyalty to the thousands of repair shops that loyally serviced their junk for decades.
Yes, it *does* look like Bose was looking at elements of the Apple ecosystem. Perhaps they've decided this is the only way they can remain profitable. However, Bose and Apple are superior products -- just don't get rough with them.
You are correct I owned an acoustic wave way back in the beginning one of the first few to buy it. It was extremely expensive at the time and over the years. A CD player stopped working, etc. and the only thing they would do you could turn your old unit in and they give you 50% discount on the new one a refurbished one or a new one whatever originally I paid $1200 so they wanted like 500 in addition to my used unit for a refurbished or a new unit, $1200 back in I think it was 1991
Throw it away and get the Bose Wave 1 from 1997/8 where it's a top loader not a crappy slot loader like the re designed iMac G3 over the original tray loader. It's better build quality
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As much as that garbage costs, the CD player should last forever.
Did you just call BOSE garbage
@@pyeltd.5457 Bose. All bass No treble. And yes they are built stupidly cheap and are hot dog shite. They do how ever have some interesting designs... and the wave radio does make a decent alarm clock.
the reason why it says do not reuse is because the laser calibration is programmed on a OTP ROM
All this needed is the capacitors replacing under the “do not reuse” metal cover. The drive looked fine and I’m pretty sure you mangled the assembly trying to straighten something that didn’t need straightening as looked normal. I’ve done about 15 of these and any disc drive issues are 99% the capacitors under the drive itself, underneath that metal shielding with “do not reuse” on it.
Thanks, I have a unit with the same? fault, although no shipping etc costs, a kerbside freebee
I have a Music System IV on my bench right now with the complaint of no audio. I found the radio would not tune any stations then lock up. My next step was to remove the "Do Not Reuse" cover to see what treasures lie beneath said cover, also I see a regulator IC next to the can that I will test for voltages. You have given hope for myself and my customer.
Yeah, def bad caps on these radios. I had one that would only play if the ambient temp was above 80 F.
You can test this by using a hair dryer over the boards for a minute or so. If the radio / cd works, you know it's bad caps. Apparently, the heat lowers the ESR temporarily.
You also have to be careful with the housing on these. At this age, the plastic gets brittle and snaps easily.
@@paulcastillo30good tip about the plastic being brittle. Very hard not to snap the posts when opening the screws. Avoid using any kind of electric screw driver is the only thing I can suggest.
Nice to see you're still posting
Wow! Crazy someone paying 2x shipping on that. It’s a Bose baby!!!
Boy Our Sh!ts Expensive!
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I love those things. The one thing I hate about those is the screw mounts like to crack just unscrewing.
Binder dundat
Ah Bose what was their tagline better sound through marketing?
Ive seen these units several times at thrift stores! Wish I would have known what I know now!
I'm under the impression thar Bang & Olufsen Sound Engineering (BOSE) never wanted to have their gear serviced. Their stuff always looked good and sounded good, but, they were just too damned proprietary.
Would have loved seeing you smash that junk with a huge mallet! That thing was big bucks back in the day! Sneaky Bose!!
11:43 - Replacing the two screws at the front face, this part was omitted. If too much pressure is applied, the mounts inside the outer shell will snap right off ! Arrggghh .Brittle little things...and bad design, as far as fastening goes. But all in all, a great sounding unit, one must admit.
Bose makes decent small form factor stuff. I bought a wave when the price got down to 289$. It's been decent but I find I mostly use it as an alarm😊
Couldn't agree more. It's that intersection between business people and tech. That's where the problems come from. Say no to the business people "we hate what you do" is a good antidote for this latest tech era. It's ok to say that.
If you looked at the previous Bose wave radio repair with the two discs inside, you’ll notice that the drive looked bent in a similar way. I’m pretty sure it’s designed to look that way.
you could get one of these new up to 2020, I have one, it's alright but very expensive. Would not have bought it without an employee discount.
When a unit is thrown, all bets are off the repair will be uncomplicated.
How many watts rms, does the speaker kick out ? The reason why I am asking this, is because the instructions for this unit are a bit vague. The only thing I see, is the power wattage at 60W.
I bought two brand new Panasonic SC-UA3s, back in December 2021, which cost me in the region of $100 (ZAR2000-2200) a piece, here in South Africa. I find that it is always good to have a spare unit around, should one of them fail. This particular model has been taken off the market since January 2022, so I really bagged a bargain with both units. I have had no issues with any of the two and they work everyday, with an excellent output on sound quality. With a combined total of 300W RMS (150W per channel), I couldn't let this pass me by. 👍👌 It appears that the SC-UA3 is not so easy to work on, so I hope it will last. This would be due to the small thin screws, sitting very deep in the unit, initially.
I believe it's 20 watts i changed an amp ix on one years ago.
@@12voltvids Thank you for clearing that up, Sir. So, in short, the unit is not as loud, as one would expect something that costs $300+ to be.
20 watts can go loud. The speakers are matched to the power available.
@@12voltvids Oh right, thank you for informing me of the latter, Sir !
Over expensive plastic junk, they work but i would rather have an old full metal stacking system with decent speakers.
These are used by people with limited space.
@@12voltvids ok but the tradeoff is that it is an over expensive plastic junk etc. It doesn't really matter why people use them.
@@jasejjthey are used on the kitchen counter like those black and white Hotpoint TVs in the 50s.
@@pyeltd.5457 I know what portable/small stereos are used for. Most people with sense don't spend £500 on a kitchen stereo when the Panasonic is available for a quarter the price, sounds no worse and is probably more reliable.
@@pyeltd.5457 I know what they are used for. But there are better options available for far less money - especially taking into account the inflated pricing outwith the US.
I had to chuck the same unit cause the power supply went. No one would fix it
I would like to have one with DAB+ or Bluetooth on. have seen a few come on on facebook but never tried one but if I see one around £30 I might try if its going.
Dang, I scored one of these 'the other week', kerbside freebee, same fault, thought it would make a good TH-cam video, oh well, beaten.
change all those surface mount caps on board under the mechanism . common problem
Better Of with Something Else 😁😜
Go figure... Cambridge Soundworks made similar, better sounding table radios for far less money. So did KLH. I have a KLH 21 table radio that beats the bose.
And Boston Audio.
@pyeltd.5457 ...Yes, Boston Acoustics made them too. A lot of the hi-fi industry was born out of Massachusetts.
No highs no lows must be Bose ...lol best way to fix Bose Dave is to throw it in the garbage. ..all plastic and Bose marketing company are all talk as their marketing is really all that brings them their profit it's like a board room of juggernaut marketing genius's selling snake oil town to town
I remember when Bose shut down repairs on their overpriced, car stereo amplifier chip driven, underpowered, and over equalized junk. It hit me like a sucker punch to the gut. They, like almost all the consumer electronics manufacturers, had no loyalty to the thousands of repair shops that loyally serviced their junk for decades.
Yes, it *does* look like Bose was looking at elements of the Apple ecosystem. Perhaps they've decided this is the only way they can remain profitable. However, Bose and Apple are superior products -- just don't get rough with them.
You are correct I owned an acoustic wave way back in the beginning one of the first few to buy it. It was extremely expensive at the time and over the years. A CD player stopped working, etc. and the only thing they would do you could turn your old unit in and they give you 50% discount on the new one a refurbished one or a new one whatever originally I paid $1200 so they wanted like 500 in addition to my used unit for a refurbished or a new unit, $1200 back in I think it was 1991
Throw it away and get the Bose Wave 1 from 1997/8 where it's a top loader not a crappy slot loader like the re designed iMac G3 over the original tray loader. It's better build quality
problem with the wave 1 is the audio is not as good. I have one, Sounds muddy as hell. good alarm clock though
Bag Of Shit Equipment = BOSE
Actually they don't sound very good. The bass is way too muddled and exaggerated
Bose never had anything descent JUNK!
I have a factory bose in both my cars and they sound great.
I've always thought their speakers had a good reputation. Like Klipschorn.
Bose put Bang and Olufsen out of business of the audiophile trade.
Buy 3 to get 1 working.