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Bose L1 Tower PA Repair – Troubleshooting and fixing the notorious Bose L1 “Auxiliary Power Supply” failure
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Get Contact Cleaner To Go Where You Need It – A little trick to use when working on switches and pots in old electronics.
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Hi,
I’m tryimg to post on the Bose L1 forum but the posts are now getting through??
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This is not a forum. It is just my blog. If you are talking about some other L1 forum, I don’t know about it.
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Do you still repair L1 systems? I have an auxiliary power board bad on mine.
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Hi Tim. Yes. I will email you at the “user info” address you have listed.
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Hello, I need help repairing the L1 system with the green light turning to amber in seconds. Could you please help with it? Thank you so much.
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Hi Sam – I can try fixing units, but they have to be brought to me the SF Bay area. They are too expensive, and too likely to get damaged, if shipped.
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I can plan to bring it to you. Could you please let me know the charges and your address. Thank you so much.
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I just got a Bose L1 model 1 that’s basically brand new…however appears to have common problem. No power. Great article! Beyond my capabilities. Any chance you want to take on another! I live in Washington so could easily ship unit.
Thanks
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Do you still work on bose power stand ps1 model
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Hello, Don’t know if this is the correct place to contact you for the Bose L1 aux pwr fix?
I am in Carson City NV and would love to make an exchange, or repair for this common problem!
Can even drive to your area.. Hope this goes to the right person thanks!
Craig Fletcher 775-671-1139
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Bose L1 Model 1S i conect in 220v burning my power supply i look for dia diagramă all capacitor burning and transistor like hi voltage
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You have likely done some major damage to the input power filter, aux supply, and power amp power supplies. The schematics are linked in my blog post. It may be repairable, but you’ll have to replace a LOT of parts. Good luck.
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Looking for the the bar on back of the upper tower for a l1 model 1Bose
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Hi there. I was wondering, would you be willing to look at my Bose L1M1 aux power supply. I removed the aux board, from the base. I thought I could find a new board, but no such luck. As I live in northern Alberta, I thought that shipping the board would be easier, and cheaper than the whole base.
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I sent you an email
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Hi Sam…..I have the first Bose L1 system with the amplifier in the big round base.
I’m looking for a part called the “PAS Lower Array Connector”. It is a metal strip about 3 inches long and is held onto the BOTTOM pole with 2 screws that fit into the round base. It is located at the bottom of the pole in the back. i have bent this and was wondering if you know where I can purchase one.
Thank You
Mark
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Hi. I have no mechanical parts, only some circuit boards and electronic parts. I do have some machining ability. If it’s not a complicated part I might be able to make it, but I don’t have an L1 anymore, so I don’t have anything to use as a reference.
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Hi i have a l1 1s can i send the circuit boards and you repair them. Mi name is Enrique Lara enriquelarapr@gmail.com. Thanks
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