DIY on Bose speakers?

[Dave Head]

Not hard. follow Brett's directions and take your time. I've fixed a 
couple, and have several more to do...

mike posner wrote:

>Anybody BTDT on Bose speaker repair?
>I've  looked at 3 out of 4 circuit boards and  they look
>ok ,no leakage other than the thick viscous hardened
>maple syrup colored goop which I assume  belongs there.
>
>How risky is it to de -solder the small caps which I assume 
>need to be replaced?  Can they be tested first? I've 
>cleaned some of the powdered  junk from the degraded foam rubber padding, and already the whistling noise is gone.
>and I hate to pop $300 0r more into this Bose system,
>or $1000 or more into a "moderate" end replacement.
>
>i'm thinking of practicing on the passenger side door speaker which is the worst.  I'm concerned about  over heating the board, and solder overflowing its boundaries.   TIA Mike
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