Thanks so much for your tutorial. I followed every step and managed to replace the battery with no problems. One word of warning for those planning on doing this though - Bose have soldered the battery to the power supply board and not all of the replacement batteries come with one pre-attached. I had to desolder the four through wires and then solder them back onto the replacement battery. If you don't have a soldering kit, make sure you buy a battery with a PSB already attached or if you buy one without, take it to an electronics repair shop and get them to do it. Thanks again for the great video though - very good tutorial!
You are right. I thought I had soldered the new battery to the circuit board OK but the red light flashes all the time. Something isn't right! Any ideas?
There is no need to take it apart like that. Take out the four screws on the battery, lift the battery out, slide in the new battery, and replace the screws. Done!
Nicholas, you are so good at explaining something so complicated! You almost convinced me to try this ridiculously complicated battery replacement. But alas, I read your comments about Bose repair service that costs $55, and I wimped out! Off to Bose it goes! You are a phenomenal teacher, and I hope that you are doing something with your gift. Not too many videos posted... a shame! Seriously incredible help video! Kudos!
Thank you so much for the tutorial. PROBLEMS I occurred along the way - 1) once I got the battery out it didn't just disconnect I had to pay for someone to unsolder and then re-solder new battery for an additional fee of £25.Then to find out later, at my peril, that soldier, soldered the circuit board backwards. Make sure you the circuit board is replaced correctly. 2) Using the tweezers in the gap of the male connector to reconnect the female connector is a good idea. Saves a lot of time and stress. 3) Replacing the speakers - make sure the wires are tucked away around the circuit board (not on top) and the holes are in line with the back of the cover. I spent a lot of time readjusting why it wouldn't fit. Look at the video and freeze frame to put back correctly. 4) Make sure the rubber around the cover (back/front) is on correctly so, it can easily clip back. 5) Recharging battery - the video shows a low battery (flashing yellow light) and so when pressing the on/off button there's an audible voice that prompts you to recharge however, for me, there was no auditable sound just a flashing red light. So I need a full charge. Overall, Great video! Lots of good ideas.... Thanks!
Hey Nick 😊 thanks very much for your video! I managed to get my battery replaced today and it has worked out well. The battery I ordered did not have the small circuit board attached so I had to solder the wires from the new battery to the old circuit board (not easy for an amateur like me 😂) but I’ve managed to get it to work and it still sounds great. Couldn’t have done it without your help 👍🏼👊🏼. Cheers, Mike
You can buy the solo battery for $36, limit dissasembly to the bottom gasket and cut and solder the flat 4 wire battery harness, but I think I will follow YOUR advice and buy the $67 psb battery package even though I enjoy soldering. Well edited and clear audio and visual.. You could make these vids for a living..
Nicholas, like others have said, I appreciate you taking the time to video this battery replacement process. Your instruction made it easy to follow, and after installing and updating, I’ve got my little speaker back up and running. Thanks again.
Hi Nicholas, Thanks for this video. I was able to dismantle this damn speaker due to the battery not charging and the speaker itself not turning ON!:( Here's what happened though after fully removing the battery and the power board from the mainboard; looking at the apparent difficulty of desoldering/soldering the speaker wires from the powerboard and the available replacement batteries which seem to be all made in china(the original is Made In Korea)😥, I decided to retrace all the steps recommended by Bose to revive the battery. I then proceeded to reassemble the pieces together but partially; just the battery and powerboard to the mainboard. Plugin the charging cable but lo and behold I got the amber light blinking!!. That's a very welcome and surprising site, to say the least. The battery got charged 100% after about three hours. It's now playing my fav pieces beautifully as if nothing happened:) Thanks again!!
Honestly you're the best no namby pamby stupid talk straight to the point clear instructions. Amazing. Thankyou so much. you even made the mistakes i will avoid ha ha love u man !!
I found your video useful and I've read all of the comments. I'm going crazy from all the talk about "Mother Boards" though. There is NO MOTHER BOARD involved. There are circuit boards in the speaker assembly. A Mother Board is a board with many long connectors into which daughter boards are plugged. The electronics are on the daughter boards, or in the case of these Bose Speakers, on the circuit boards. A Mother Board is used to connect multiple circuit boards/daughter boards, together.
Wow, thanks buds, definitely one of the best disassembly guide out there. But regardless of the hassle, these are great Bluetooth speakers for their size. Thanks for making this!
Tenes razon, lo que a Bose le importa es vender bocinas y no baterías, por eso sellan tanto sus baterías y dispositivos, para asi hacer difícil su reparación y obligarte a comprar otra bocina, aunque generalmente estas baterías son de muy buena calidad, duran mucho, yo tengo hace 7 años un Bose Soundlink iii y aun funciona muy bien y tiene su batería original con la que vino desde nuevo.
Because he open it in a wrong way he suppose to open the rubber at the bottom and remove those screws thats it He make it so hard and open unnesesary both sides..😆😆😣😣
Big time👍. I was thinking the same thing. It looks like the first Bose mini had a much simpler way to change the battery, where as this one shown on this video you pull apart to bits and pieces!😵
I love the way you talk and explain more than that your video camera shows perfectly I love all that you said and did keep going boy and thanks for your help
At 4:10 my whole white thing broke off with the tiny metal parts in it. Will soldering them back on fix it? They are so small, do you think it needs a really thin wire?
Useful video but your battery appears to come attached to the printed circuit board that clips in next to the battery compartment. All batteries I find have no circuit board. Please explain.
For folks who don`t have tools or ability you can send your speaker to Bose service center for battery replacement and fully upgraded for $59.00, round trip shipping included.Pretty much the cost of purchasing a new battery and we had our speaker back in 18 days,just like new.
Bloody hell. Thank you Bose for making things so f*cking complicated for no other reason than planned obsolescence! I have the v1 and the v2, and from what I can see on another video, the battery on the v1 is so straightforward to replace that they could have done it exactly the same on the v2. Plus, I've been owning the v1 for 8 years, and the battery is still not dead, where my less than 6 years old V2 died today, but let's assume I've used it more. Anyway, your video is great, but I think making battery replacement, on any kind of electronic devices, so risky to achieve should be forbidden. How many consumers will have the skills, the tools (your replacement battery came with the soundboard but if it doesn't, you need a soldering iron) and the patience to swap the battery instead of chucking the whole speaker (which is still actually functional) and go buy a new one? Honnestly, this drives me mad.
I agree, it’s ridiculous. Gone are the days of manufacturing a product with the ideals of being able to maintain it. Instead, force the consumer to purchase the same product again in its entirety and discard the old one to further pollute the planet and turn a bigger profit
@@The.Best.Collector I'm certain the original commenter was referring to banning the making of such repairs intentionally difficult, not the repair itself. Unless misinterpreting that was the joke of sorts.
Hello! When it comes to connect the new battery cables, how did you do it? Cause I don’t have a solder. Is there any other home way we can do that? Thanks
Hey. This is a terrific video. BUT ..... Before you take the grills off etc. Take the screws out of the battery. Newer models of this speaker are a little different. And after removing the four screws, the battery slides out. Slide the new one in and replace the screws, and you are done. Unfortunately, I followed his instructions to the letter, only to discover, after removing the grills, etc. That the battery connection is built into my unit and all the work, and slightly bent grills was not necessary.
It sound like you did a battery replacement on a Mini I. Did you really do the replacement on a Mini II? Or, perhaps, on a SoundLink Mini II SE Bluetooth Speaker, if the Special Edition, which is on sale directly from Bose, as of 16 APR 2024, has reverted to the Mini I type battery connection.
That was awesome Nick, thanks for showing us how to change the battery 🔋 I will follow your video to change the battery 🔋 I subscribed and gave the 👍 up, I've not seen your channel before but will now, thanks Nick, normally they are years older than me, so it's nice to see young guys I'm 18
Does anyone know how to replace the battery on the original SoundLink Mini. The one that has 2 pads for feet and does NOT have the removable panel with screws underneath?
Thank you for the clear and concise explanation. I bought same one recently here in Japan. I will have to replace battery pack soon. so mine is Japanese version and navigation language is very funny. Although I am a Japanese, I will buy U.S.version on American site ○Bay again. Your video was very helpful for me. Thanks again!
Thanks for the vid, but my replacement battery arrived with no connector or PC board. on the ribbon cable. There was only a ribbon cable with four bare leads on the end that would need to be soldered. At that point, I said, "screw this," and abandoned the idea of using the speaker unplugged from power.
Thanks for the tutorial. Could Bose possibly make it any harder to do battery replacement yourself. Obviously they want to have people send the unit back to them for battery replacement at a cost of $55. Not very consumer friendly of them in designing this speaker.
I’m not sure about that one to be honest. As long as you have a micro usb end to plug into the speaker I don’t see why that wouldn’t work, unless the battery is completely fried.
The first thing to do is to try a different charger. You might be using a defective charger or one not capable of providing the required current. The manual of the Mini II and the specs of the charger syould be compared.
It would be so much easier if they had just made a removeable cable with a plug at the battery side. There is plenty of space for it. But of course manufacturers are not interested in making things easily repairable those days. Better to scrap and buy new. :-(
It would indeed be so much easier if they did it that way, but seemingly every company figured out that if they make things irreparable they make more money. All while using up a vast but limited supply of materials. Silly times we live in
@@nickwb Interestingly I found out now that it’s not the battery thst is bad. It’s the charger! I have been using one with four USB outlets for many years, charging everything from iphones to battery packs and cameras. Only the Bose speaker doesn’t like it, it switches charging on/off/on/off. Another charger works! So the battery is still ok. Thanks for your effort to show how it’s done!
So I'm not quite sure but I was able to take the four screws out of the bottom of the battery housing and the battery just popped out. So there's really no need to take it all apart like that because you can just undo the four screws on the bottom you just pull it out just thought I'd try to help you out but I appreciate your effort
fantastic job, very well done made video and very clear instructions, btw my outer speaker black metal cover all scratched up and has many dents on it and wish to polish and repaint them, any suggestions for a process or a color to choose from? and is it a good idea to do so? I'll have to do it when I disassemble it of course.
Glad I could help! I don’t have too much experience repainting things, the most I can say would be to sand the surface first and do light, even coats and then a final coat with a protective sealant. But I’d recommend either to just leave it alone or to use a sharpie or paint marker to make dings and dents less noticeable. Before you do anything just recall: it’s our imperfections that make us who we are :).
Great video Nicholas.You should be an instructor for Bose. Where did you get your battery with the green board already attached. The ones I’m seeing do not have the board. Thanks again for the great video. Bill Brown
Hi Nic One thing that I didn't see when you removed your battery was the connecting the new battery to the little vertical motherboard that came out with the battery. Did your battery come with a new motherboard? The battery I have removed following your instructions without a hitch, however at this point have found the hitch that there is no way I can see to detatch the existing battery from the board
Just read a few more of the posts on your site. Appears that there have been a few of us who have found the same problem with the missing motherboard attached to the battery. although I am unable to install the new battery I had purchased, after watching your vid, and ascertaining I could in fact replace the battery, I have put the old original battery back and your instructions for removing an replacing were spot on, apart from showing the new battery complete with the motherboard. If I had realized the motherboard should have been attached, I would have returned the battery prior to opening the packaging, and at least got a credit on the correct battery. Funny thing is, I took onboard your opening comments on the serial number of the battery and specifically ordered that battery, although the one I received was not exactly the same.
@@watsonfamily3928I’m sorry to hear that. A few other people have had this same issue, you have to splice the new battery into the old circuit board. You can do this yourself or you could take it into a nearby tech solutions place and have them do it. Hope this helps!
A few other people have had this issue like the other reply mentioned. You have to splice in the old circuit board into the new battery. I’d personally be a bit hesitant to do it since it takes a bit of finesse, so if I was in this situation I’d probably take it into a tech solutions center and pay them to do it. Still beats buying an entirely new speaker
I successfully changed the battery, but I am still getting a solid red power light and can't connect to the speaker. When I attempt to update the software, the page doesn't recognize the speaker. Any thoughts?
If you hold down the Bluetooth button it’ll reset the speaker I’m pretty sure. Try holding it down for like a minute or so, maybe that’ll help. Other than that I don’t really know
Thanks for the video. Boy. They don’t design it like the Soundlink Mini 1 battery. It is just a easy drop in. They want to discourage users from replacing the battery themselves!!!
Thanks for the breakdown, looks easy peasy! If when confirming the battery product # that you did in the beginning of your tutorial, as long as the part #’s align, can a 3400 mAH battery be used. I am limited for space and so thought I would try an Amazon refurb due to prime and quickness of delivery. I am also interested to know if larger than 3400 mAH batteries have been used? Thanks Cheers
I’m not too sure about the capacity of energy that the speaker can take. If I were you I’d probably play it safe and get the exact same battery to replace it with but the battery having the same model number, you’d think it’d be ok. Sorry I can’t be more help, good luck!
Sometimes you have to reset it by holding the Bluetooth button down for like a minute. Make sure it remains on the whole time while you’re doing this, they like to turn off before resetting all the way
Awesome vid man, just a quick may be stupid question….could I just cut the cable of the old battery and solder the new one to it? I mean to avoid all the dismantling process.
Yes, you absolutely could! But it might be a bit tedious with the lack of space. I’d recommend cutting the wires very close to the battery to give yourself enough wire to work with. Also be careful using metal scissors when cutting off an electrical supply! I’d recommend nippers or something similar so there is more rubber material between you and a potential short out.
Great video man but why did you take the entire unit apart? I always remove the rubber base at the bottom, remove the four star point screws and pop the battery out. Am I missing something here? 🤔
Thanks Nathan. Anyway, batteries are sold with the flat cable installed but you need to desolder the old battery from the power supply card and solder the 4 new wires on it...
@@jetprodigy I searched your model number and I see what you’re saying now. You might actually be lucky and it could disconnect from the circuit board. I would recommend following the steps at 5:00 and seeing if you can figure out how to disconnect the battery from the board. If that doesn’t work you could always find a listing with free shipping and free returns, just incase it doesn’t work out, and use the model number I’ve put in the description. Hopefully one of these works for ya! :)
Here’s a better explanation: 0:06 But it should say the model number on the battery on the line in the top left. Mine was about $30 and I believe that’s pretty standard. Hope this helps!
The mini 1 is indeed substantially easier. They changed the battery in the mini 2 so it’s directly connected to a small circuit board, which means the only other way to change this battery would be to cut it out and solder another one in. A silly money grab in my eyes.
Well unfortunately in order to do so you would either have to essentially create an external battery yourself or wire it to a grid which would make the speaker stationary. In both cases it’s worth the little extra money it costs just to replace it; for safety reasons.
This is fine if your replacing the daughter board attached to the battery, but there is a quicker and easier way to do this. You can buy a knock off battery on Amazon. Make sure the seller has positive ratings. Take out old battery, just cut it off. Get a cheap weller soldering iron with needle nose tip and some desoldering copper braided wire. You must run new solder through old connector then suck it out with the braided wire. Put in new battery and solder new wire through it. It took me 20 minutes to do and will have many years of new use. Only cost me $36.
It seemed like your "new batery? came with a small motherboard attached. You just pulled it from below the camera., and boom! it had a motherboard attached. Odd. Whats up?
That’s how the battery that corresponded with my original battery’s model number came. There are a bunch of other comments that say some don’t come with that small board already attached; just a roll of the dice unfortunately.
@@nickwb Odd, but mione did come with the 4 little wires attached. But why would anyone connect a motherboard, that must cost a good deal, to the battery? It must have been a lot more money.
Great guide however usually you only get a battery without the board so you need to be able to unsolder old and solder the new battery which is quite hard to the board
Well, the issue I was having was rumbling noises because the plastic mounting parts on the battery broke from being dropped. But if everything is working fine other than the length of a full charge or the speaker not being able to turn on at all, the issue could very well be the health of the battery. Of course there’s no way to tell without taking it apart and testing specific components. Sorry there’s no easy answer, good luck!
It's borderline criminal how difficult they made that for no reason. They have an access port on the bottom to remove the battery but refused to use a connector.
He forgets to say that putting in the new battery requires to take the old one off the motherboard it is attached to which can not be done by just pulling it off. Someone needs a soldering gun to melt the endings and then pull the wires off. Then you will need to succeed passing the new battery's 4 wires into the holes of the motherboard somehow and solder the edges on the motherboard so that they can stick on it.
That depends on where you got the battery from and whether it comes as a battery unit only, or if you manage to find a vendor that sells the battery with a PCB pre-soldered.
Thanks so much for your tutorial. I followed every step and managed to replace the battery with no problems. One word of warning for those planning on doing this though - Bose have soldered the battery to the power supply board and not all of the replacement batteries come with one pre-attached. I had to desolder the four through wires and then solder them back onto the replacement battery. If you don't have a soldering kit, make sure you buy a battery with a PSB already attached or if you buy one without, take it to an electronics repair shop and get them to do it.
Thanks again for the great video though - very good tutorial!
Thanks for the tip dude...
You are right. I thought I had soldered the new battery to the circuit board OK but the red light flashes all the time. Something isn't right! Any ideas?
Reset?
There is no need to take it apart like that. Take out the four screws on the battery, lift the battery out, slide in the new battery, and replace the screws. Done!
i will try it the way you say and let you know if that works. Thanks
Nicholas, you are so good at explaining something so complicated! You almost convinced me to try this ridiculously complicated battery replacement. But alas, I read your comments about Bose repair service that costs $55, and I wimped out! Off to Bose it goes! You are a phenomenal teacher, and I hope that you are doing something with your gift. Not too many videos posted... a shame! Seriously incredible help video! Kudos!
I’ll give your video an A+. Bose on the other hand gets an F for the design.
Crazy they make you tear it apart Just to replace a battery 😅
It will be a miracle,if I pull this off. And you will get all the credit-great video!
Thank you so much for the tutorial. PROBLEMS I occurred along the way - 1) once I got the battery out it didn't just disconnect I had to pay for someone to unsolder and then re-solder new battery for an additional fee of £25.Then to find out later, at my peril, that soldier, soldered the circuit board backwards. Make sure you the circuit board is replaced correctly. 2) Using the tweezers in the gap of the male connector to reconnect the female connector is a good idea. Saves a lot of time and stress. 3) Replacing the speakers - make sure the wires are tucked away around the circuit board (not on top) and the holes are in line with the back of the cover. I spent a lot of time readjusting why it wouldn't fit. Look at the video and freeze frame to put back correctly. 4) Make sure the rubber around the cover (back/front) is on correctly so, it can easily clip back. 5) Recharging battery - the video shows a low battery (flashing yellow light) and so when pressing the on/off button there's an audible voice that prompts you to recharge however, for me, there was no auditable sound just a flashing red light. So I need a full charge. Overall, Great video! Lots of good ideas.... Thanks!
Hey Nick 😊 thanks very much for your video! I managed to get my battery replaced today and it has worked out well. The battery I ordered did not have the small circuit board attached so I had to solder the wires from the new battery to the old circuit board (not easy for an amateur like me 😂) but I’ve managed to get it to work and it still sounds great. Couldn’t have done it without your help 👍🏼👊🏼. Cheers, Mike
You can buy the solo battery for $36, limit dissasembly to the bottom gasket and cut and solder the flat 4 wire battery harness, but I think I will follow YOUR advice and buy the $67 psb battery package even though I enjoy soldering. Well edited and clear audio and visual.. You could make these vids for a living..
Great video. I succeeded with your most helpful guide. Small note: Bose uses T8 sized torx screws (you said 9 early in the vid). Cheers!
Nicholas, like others have said, I appreciate you taking the time to video this battery replacement process. Your instruction made it easy to follow, and after installing and updating, I’ve got my little speaker back up and running. Thanks again.
Hi Nicholas, Thanks for this video. I was able to dismantle this damn speaker due to the battery not charging and the speaker itself not turning ON!:( Here's what happened though after fully removing the battery and the power board from the mainboard;
looking at the apparent difficulty of desoldering/soldering the speaker wires from the powerboard and the available replacement batteries which seem to be all made in china(the original is Made In Korea)😥, I decided to retrace all the steps recommended by Bose to revive the battery. I then proceeded to reassemble the pieces together but partially; just the battery and powerboard to the mainboard. Plugin the charging cable but lo and behold I got the amber light blinking!!. That's a very welcome and surprising site, to say the least. The battery got charged 100% after about three hours. It's now playing my fav pieces beautifully as if nothing happened:)
Thanks again!!
Honestly you're the best no namby pamby stupid talk straight to the point clear instructions. Amazing. Thankyou so much. you even made the mistakes i will avoid ha ha love u man !!
I found your video useful and I've read all of the comments. I'm going crazy from all the talk about "Mother Boards" though. There is NO MOTHER BOARD involved. There are circuit boards in the speaker assembly. A Mother Board is a board with many long connectors into which daughter boards are plugged. The electronics are on the daughter boards, or in the case of these Bose Speakers, on the circuit boards. A Mother Board is used to connect multiple circuit boards/daughter boards, together.
I’m definitely guilty for the same mixup. Didn’t know the difference, thanks for explaining!
Wow, thanks buds, definitely one of the best disassembly guide out there. But regardless of the hassle, these are great Bluetooth speakers for their size. Thanks for making this!
They are great little speakers! Which is why I would hate to have to get rid of it for some silly reason. Glad I could help!
Yours has been the best video on the topic. Thankyou Sir!
Finally a nice clear video on how to do this. Thank you!
thank you so much, I almost decided to get rid of my speaker an go for a new one!! saved a lot of money instead.
Thanks bro. Finally a clear walkthrough vid of how to replace the battery. Well done!
I gotchu! I couldn’t find one anywhere so I decided to figure it out on my own and make a video!
Many thanks bro a very detailed procedures. Hapi much wt ur video.👍👍👍👌🙏🙏
They didn’t design this very well for battery replacement.
Tenes razon, lo que a Bose le importa es vender bocinas y no baterías, por eso sellan tanto sus baterías y dispositivos, para asi hacer difícil su reparación y obligarte a comprar otra bocina, aunque generalmente estas baterías son de muy buena calidad, duran mucho, yo tengo hace 7 años un Bose Soundlink iii y aun funciona muy bien y tiene su batería original con la que vino desde nuevo.
Because he open it in a wrong way he suppose to open the rubber at the bottom and remove those screws thats it
He make it so hard and open unnesesary both sides..😆😆😣😣
Big time👍. I was thinking the same thing. It looks like the first Bose mini had a much simpler way to change the battery, where as this one shown on this video you pull apart to bits and pieces!😵
The Version 1 was better in construction. But the livetime was to Long, so bose had to be "make it better" in the Version 2
Looks a right load of hassle 😮
I love the way you talk and explain more than that your video camera shows perfectly I love all that you said and did keep going boy and thanks for your help
Thanks bro for Sharing your Video Watching from Philippines
At 4:10 my whole white thing broke off with the tiny metal parts in it. Will soldering them back on fix it? They are so small, do you think it needs a really thin wire?
Useful video but your battery appears to come attached to the printed circuit board that clips in next to the battery compartment. All batteries I find have no circuit board. Please explain.
For folks who don`t have tools or ability you can send your speaker to Bose service center for battery replacement and fully upgraded for $59.00, round trip shipping included.Pretty much the cost of purchasing a new battery and we had our speaker back in 18 days,just like new.
They raised the price to 80 now
@@vincentqiao5930 No surprise there,I`ll bet the cost for your replacement battery has increased as well.
@@vincentqiao5930 BTW they not only just replace the battery the software is upgraded as well.
I seems it's back to $55 now.
Thank you! Got my bose working again! Greets from Brazil
Very helpful. Thanks. Where can I get a battery that won’t explode?!
Thank you so much and could you help me how and where I can change the bettry of soundlink color speaker please..
They really didn’t want that battery replaced, did they? Good tutorial.
The V1, is unscrew the 4 screws pop old out and new in. Why the hell did they downgrade for the V2?!
Thanks a lot! This guide allowed me to successfully change the battery without damaging anything.
Bloody hell. Thank you Bose for making things so f*cking complicated for no other reason than planned obsolescence! I have the v1 and the v2, and from what I can see on another video, the battery on the v1 is so straightforward to replace that they could have done it exactly the same on the v2. Plus, I've been owning the v1 for 8 years, and the battery is still not dead, where my less than 6 years old V2 died today, but let's assume I've used it more. Anyway, your video is great, but I think making battery replacement, on any kind of electronic devices, so risky to achieve should be forbidden. How many consumers will have the skills, the tools (your replacement battery came with the soundboard but if it doesn't, you need a soldering iron) and the patience to swap the battery instead of chucking the whole speaker (which is still actually functional) and go buy a new one? Honnestly, this drives me mad.
I agree, it’s ridiculous. Gone are the days of manufacturing a product with the ideals of being able to maintain it. Instead, force the consumer to purchase the same product again in its entirety and discard the old one to further pollute the planet and turn a bigger profit
@@nickwb Nicholas he wants what you did banned, didn't you read it 🤣 his the enemy 😫 thanks for your brilliant Video! You should be a teacher 👍🇺🇸
@@The.Best.Collector I'm certain the original commenter was referring to banning the making of such repairs intentionally difficult, not the repair itself. Unless misinterpreting that was the joke of sorts.
The right to repair!!!
Thanks for the video. But how to separate the old battery from the green board and replace it with the new battery?
Thanks, Video was awesome, followed it and it worked perfect and now my Bose is good as new
Maybe it`s easier to cut the battery cable , and to solder the cables ( new battery -> cable of old battery )
Good point. That's what I'm going to to do after watching all this palava.
I did that although it doesnt work. I got all the 3 lights on (yellow battery, bt and aux). My pc doesnt see it as well. I dunno what to do
Hello! When it comes to connect the new battery cables, how did you do it? Cause I don’t have a solder. Is there any other home way we can do that? Thanks
Can i ask, when the battery is Color Orange how many percent of battery lifer? after green battery it is orange color when i long press
Hey. This is a terrific video. BUT ..... Before you take the grills off etc. Take the screws out of the battery. Newer models of this speaker are a little different. And after removing the four screws, the battery slides out. Slide the new one in and replace the screws, and you are done. Unfortunately, I followed his instructions to the letter, only to discover, after removing the grills, etc. That the battery connection is built into my unit and all the work, and slightly bent grills was not necessary.
It sound like you did a battery replacement on a Mini I. Did you really do the replacement on a Mini II? Or, perhaps, on a SoundLink Mini II SE Bluetooth Speaker, if the Special Edition, which is on sale directly from Bose, as of 16 APR 2024, has reverted to the Mini I type battery connection.
@@thomaspanfil9185 I don't know. The label says SoundLink MINI. 1, 11, or 53 I don't have a clue.
@@tednation8711 You certainly didn't have the Mini II which this video was intended to cover. You are lucky.
@@thomaspanfil9185 Yep. I should have paid closer attention. No excuse, I am a retired electronics tech. Oh well.
So I have to retract my statement. You are exactly right. I have the Bose Mini link Generation 1
hello where you can buy this battery inclusive the board?
Thanks in advance.
my Soundlink mini 2 keep blinking with red when its charging but does not power on even when its on power or off power, please help..Thank you
Does the new battery come attached to a board? Mine did not
That was awesome Nick, thanks for showing us how to change the battery 🔋 I will follow your video to change the battery 🔋 I subscribed and gave the 👍 up, I've not seen your channel before but will now, thanks Nick, normally they are years older than me, so it's nice to see young guys I'm 18
Does anyone know how to replace the battery on the original SoundLink Mini. The one that has 2 pads for feet and does NOT have the removable panel with screws underneath?
I found a battery in amazon but it has some cables which i'm not sure if i had to weld them to that motherboard, i don't know exactly how that works.
Thank you for the clear and concise explanation. I bought same one recently here in Japan. I will have to replace battery pack soon. so mine is Japanese version and navigation language is very funny. Although I am a Japanese, I will buy U.S.version on American site ○Bay again. Your video was very helpful for me. Thanks again!
The design for the previous version Soundlink Mini was way simpler, just remove the bottom, unplug the battery and plug in the new one!
Thanks for the vid, but my replacement battery arrived with no connector or PC board. on the ribbon cable. There was only a ribbon cable with four bare leads on the end that would need to be soldered. At that point, I said, "screw this," and abandoned the idea of using the speaker unplugged from power.
Thanks so much for your tutorial!!! CONGRATULATIONS Nic :)))
Thanks for the tutorial. Could Bose possibly make it any harder to do battery replacement yourself. Obviously they want to have people send the unit back to them for battery replacement at a cost of $55. Not very consumer friendly of them in designing this speaker.
Thanks for this video. Helped me out a lot. 👍
Where did u get your battery from thanks.
Finally a helpful video, Nice work.👍
Thanks! Happy I could help
If I can use usb dc supply to playing when batteries died
I’m not sure about that one to be honest. As long as you have a micro usb end to plug into the speaker I don’t see why that wouldn’t work, unless the battery is completely fried.
Good video. I have same problem as many others. I can't find a replacement with circuit board attached. Where did you get yours
Thanks for the walk through.
Just changed the battery on my Mini2, only to snap the socket off when reconnecting the speakers :(
Well, dang it; I’ll bet there’s a model number on the circuit board that you could used to buy a new one and replace it with!
@@nickwb I found a replacement board for £10, so thats on order. Thanks
Help me, my soundlink mini ii can’t charge, what should i do 😅
The first thing to do is to try a different charger. You might be using a defective charger or one not capable of providing the required current. The manual of the Mini II and the specs of the charger syould be compared.
It would be so much easier if they had just made a removeable cable with a plug at the battery side. There is plenty of space for it. But of course manufacturers are not interested in making things easily repairable those days. Better to scrap and buy new. :-(
It would indeed be so much easier if they did it that way, but seemingly every company figured out that if they make things irreparable they make more money. All while using up a vast but limited supply of materials. Silly times we live in
@@nickwb Interestingly I found out now that it’s not the battery thst is bad. It’s the charger! I have been using one with four USB outlets for many years, charging everything from iphones to battery packs and cameras. Only the Bose speaker doesn’t like it, it switches charging on/off/on/off. Another charger works! So the battery is still ok. Thanks for your effort to show how it’s done!
So I'm not quite sure but I was able to take the four screws out of the bottom of the battery housing and the battery just popped out. So there's really no need to take it all apart like that because you can just undo the four screws on the bottom you just pull it out just thought I'd try to help you out but I appreciate your effort
fantastic job, very well done made video and very clear instructions,
btw my outer speaker black metal cover all scratched up and has many dents on it and wish to polish and repaint them, any suggestions for a process or a color to choose from? and is it a good idea to do so? I'll have to do it when I disassemble it of course.
Glad I could help! I don’t have too much experience repainting things, the most I can say would be to sand the surface first and do light, even coats and then a final coat with a protective sealant. But I’d recommend either to just leave it alone or to use a sharpie or paint marker to make dings and dents less noticeable. Before you do anything just recall: it’s our imperfections that make us who we are :).
Many Thanks Nick... You are Awesome!
Great video Nicholas.You should be an instructor for Bose. Where did you get your battery with the green board already attached. The ones I’m seeing do not have the board. Thanks again for the great video. Bill Brown
Hi Nic
One thing that I didn't see when you removed your battery was the connecting the new battery to the little vertical motherboard that came out with the battery. Did your battery come with a new motherboard? The battery I have removed following your instructions without a hitch, however at this point have found the hitch that there is no way I can see to detatch the existing battery from the board
Just read a few more of the posts on your site. Appears that there have been a few of us who have found the same problem with the missing motherboard attached to the battery.
although I am unable to install the new battery I had purchased, after watching your vid, and ascertaining I could in fact replace the battery, I have put the old original battery back and your instructions for removing an replacing were spot on, apart from showing the new battery complete with the motherboard. If I had realized the motherboard should have been attached, I would have returned the battery prior to opening the packaging, and at least got a credit on the correct battery. Funny thing is, I took onboard your opening comments on the serial number of the battery and specifically ordered that battery, although the one I received was not exactly the same.
@@watsonfamily3928I’m sorry to hear that. A few other people have had this same issue, you have to splice the new battery into the old circuit board. You can do this yourself or you could take it into a nearby tech solutions place and have them do it. Hope this helps!
A few other people have had this issue like the other reply mentioned. You have to splice in the old circuit board into the new battery. I’d personally be a bit hesitant to do it since it takes a bit of finesse, so if I was in this situation I’d probably take it into a tech solutions center and pay them to do it. Still beats buying an entirely new speaker
Thank you good video, thanks for speeding it.
I successfully changed the battery, but I am still getting a solid red power light and can't connect to the speaker. When I attempt to update the software, the page doesn't recognize the speaker. Any thoughts?
If you hold down the Bluetooth button it’ll reset the speaker I’m pretty sure. Try holding it down for like a minute or so, maybe that’ll help. Other than that I don’t really know
Probably you have the wrong battery. Wich version of mini is v1 or v2?
Saved me tonight! Thanks!
Thanks for the video. Boy. They don’t design it like the Soundlink Mini 1 battery. It is just a easy drop in. They want to discourage users from replacing the battery themselves!!!
Great video. very helpful. 5 stars.
Thanks for the breakdown, looks easy peasy!
If when confirming the battery product # that you did in the beginning of your tutorial, as long as the part #’s align, can a 3400 mAH battery be used.
I am limited for space and so thought I would try an Amazon refurb due to prime and quickness of delivery.
I am also interested to know if larger than 3400 mAH batteries have been used?
Thanks
Cheers
I’m not too sure about the capacity of energy that the speaker can take. If I were you I’d probably play it safe and get the exact same battery to replace it with but the battery having the same model number, you’d think it’d be ok. Sorry I can’t be more help, good luck!
Just bought new one from Amazon,placed it in and all the lights On but couldn't connect to my phone..
Any help?
Sometimes you have to reset it by holding the Bluetooth button down for like a minute. Make sure it remains on the whole time while you’re doing this, they like to turn off before resetting all the way
Thank you 👍👍👍
Awesome vid man, just a quick may be stupid question….could I just cut the cable of the old battery and solder the new one to it? I mean to avoid all the dismantling process.
Yes, you absolutely could! But it might be a bit tedious with the lack of space. I’d recommend cutting the wires very close to the battery to give yourself enough wire to work with. Also be careful using metal scissors when cutting off an electrical supply! I’d recommend nippers or something similar so there is more rubber material between you and a potential short out.
@@nickwbI did this but I only get the 3 lights on. Not turning on and no sound whatsoever
Great video man but why did you take the entire unit apart? I always remove the rubber base at the bottom, remove the four star point screws and pop the battery out. Am I missing something here? 🤔
Yes, because this is "Sound link mini II" and not the first "Sound link mini"
@@timm3802 Ahhhhhhh, I did not know that. 👍
Thanks Nathan. Anyway, batteries are sold with the flat cable installed but you need to desolder the old battery from the power supply card and solder the 4 new wires on it...
Thanks. I wondered how in this thing.
So, that was really really helpful.
This is vid is much better. Shame on you, Bose!
at 6:35 did your new battery came with a board? or did you solder a new battery to the existing green board? thanks
The battery I purchased came with a new circuit board. Do you have a mini 1 perhaps? If so installation is a lot easier than this
@@nickwb i have a mini 2. Tried searching battery for 088789 but doesnt come with a board. Can you share where did you buy yours?
@@jetprodigy I searched your model number and I see what you’re saying now. You might actually be lucky and it could disconnect from the circuit board. I would recommend following the steps at 5:00 and seeing if you can figure out how to disconnect the battery from the board. If that doesn’t work you could always find a listing with free shipping and free returns, just incase it doesn’t work out, and use the model number I’ve put in the description. Hopefully one of these works for ya! :)
Hello @nick brother can you please share any link to purchase battery of mini 2 in india
@@11211212ful I tried looking on amazon.in and ebay.in but I didn’t have any luck. Have you tried googling “bose [your model number]”?
in my case aux port was not working. cable connection was too loose, so easy fix
how watte speaker?
Great video man!
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What to do if blinking red light
This happened to me as well, it eventually went away :)
Where do you find a replacement batt? And cost range? Good video BTW. Thumbs up😀
Here’s a better explanation: 0:06
But it should say the model number on the battery on the line in the top left.
Mine was about $30 and I believe that’s pretty standard.
Hope this helps!
Hi sir I need bye Battery can you help me please
Thank you so much dude!
Is it the same for mini 1?
I changed mine 3 days back and it was much easier than this
The mini 1 is indeed substantially easier. They changed the battery in the mini 2 so it’s directly connected to a small circuit board, which means the only other way to change this battery would be to cut it out and solder another one in. A silly money grab in my eyes.
@@nickwb thanks mate
Make a video how to run bose sound link mini without battery
Well unfortunately in order to do so you would either have to essentially create an external battery yourself or wire it to a grid which would make the speaker stationary. In both cases it’s worth the little extra money it costs just to replace it; for safety reasons.
@@nickwb thanks
This is fine if your replacing the daughter board attached to the battery, but there is a quicker and easier way to do this. You can buy a knock off battery on Amazon. Make sure the seller has positive ratings. Take out old battery, just cut it off. Get a cheap weller soldering iron with needle nose tip and some desoldering copper braided wire. You must run new solder through old connector then suck it out with the braided wire. Put in new battery and solder new wire through it. It took me 20 minutes to do and will have many years of new use. Only cost me $36.
It seemed like your "new batery? came with a small motherboard attached. You just pulled it from below the camera., and boom! it had a motherboard attached. Odd. Whats up?
That’s how the battery that corresponded with my original battery’s model number came. There are a bunch of other comments that say some don’t come with that small board already attached; just a roll of the dice unfortunately.
@@nickwb Odd, but mione did come with the 4 little wires attached. But why would anyone connect a motherboard, that must cost a good deal, to the battery? It must have been a lot more money.
Thank you.
Great guide however usually you only get a battery without the board so you need to be able to unsolder old and solder the new battery which is quite hard to the board
Yeah, it all depends on model number, some come with a circuit board others without. I was lucky and didn’t have to hassle with soldering
Agree; I had to deal with soldering. All other steps really clear. Thanks!
thanks a lot man
how did you realize the problem Was a battery rather than other things like microswicth or whatever?
Well, the issue I was having was rumbling noises because the plastic mounting parts on the battery broke from being dropped. But if everything is working fine other than the length of a full charge or the speaker not being able to turn on at all, the issue could very well be the health of the battery. Of course there’s no way to tell without taking it apart and testing specific components. Sorry there’s no easy answer, good luck!
Very good instructions except for the whole soldering of the battery to the pcb.
What a pain.
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It's borderline criminal how difficult they made that for no reason. They have an access port on the bottom to remove the battery but refused to use a connector.
He forgets to say that putting in the new battery requires to take the old one off the motherboard it is attached to which can not be done by just pulling it off. Someone needs a soldering gun to melt the endings and then pull the wires off. Then you will need to succeed passing the new battery's 4 wires into the holes of the motherboard somehow and solder the edges on the motherboard so that they can stick on it.
That depends on where you got the battery from and whether it comes as a battery unit only, or if you manage to find a vendor that sells the battery with a PCB pre-soldered.
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Anyone needing a battery have one available
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