JBL Xtreme 3 Waterproof Speaker No Power from NEW - Amazon Return Repair
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
- In this video I attempt to fix an expensive speaker which is faulty from new. It is the JBL Xtreme 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker and was returned to Amazon due to No Power. Can it be fixed and what caused a new device to fail. Let's find out.
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Remember that this is just for entertainment and I am not an expert in these repairs. The processes in the video may not be the best way, the correct way or the safest way to fix these things. I do love fault finding and trying to fix broken things, so I hope that comes across in this 'Trying to FIX' series. Many thanks, Vince.
I use to repair anything and everything at start it was hard to get customers because of my disability they was worried about if i could even fix it or do a good job as i did repairs people were so happy impressed they recommended me to everyone then i became so busy i had to work 247 i even had other shops coming to me to fix things they couldn't and i got burnt out lost passion but watching ur videos its really helping me and bringing back my passion and love for repairing its easy to lose the love and passion when you mastered the skill and you know exactly what the problem is and the fix is you don't get that same feeling as when you first start of and you get that happiness and rush by figuring out the problem and fixing it
Keep on doing what you know how to do best buddy the sky will always be your starting point.
How do I reach out to you I bought one of this in 2021 and in less than 4 months it just stopped outputting any sound all of a sudden but it comes on its been that way since 2021 and I’ll love to get it working again.
Superb fix Vince, great testing procedure and well explained great for anyone who doesn’t know what they’re doing 10/10😊😊
20:30 my poor heart oh my
You know, I really like the old 3 hour videos but this is your greatest voice over this far. Perfect to hear your thoughts at the time rather the the result after the fast forwarding, that made this one better in my opinion! Greatwork! Thank you and take care of your family!
It should be battery related sometimes it has very low voltage so it will only do it one time
It doesn’t turn on when it’s plugged in because then you would know it’s the battery
There are some very rare cases batteries can show the right voltage but still not have the right capacity to start something up
Thank you very much Anders, hope everything is going well for you and the family 👍👍
You can use sand paper to expose the wires on ribbon cables. 200~400 grit should do the job.
Good idea, cheers Vitor👍
Nice piece of kit saved from landfill. Good work Vince
that's nice to see that you fixed the same model I fixed a while ago, my client dropped the speaker and it wasn't charging and if you can believe it was because of the ribbon cable that connect the charging board to main board it was disconnected after the drop so it was an easy fix I also added some hot glue to not happen again, it's interesting to see that yours had another fault
a less aggressive way of doing that would be to use a sharp knife to scrape the surface off and expose the copper, it doesnt compromise the structure or allow for shorts like melting it does and it maintains the thickness of the ribbon allowing for stronger contact
Jbl speaker flip 5 has been one of the best speakers Iv owned and Iv had it for two years with nearly 5 days a week of use
Perfect Timing 👍🏻
Oh my lord, you're still going!? I haven't seen one of your videos in close to a decade!
love a mymatevince fix!
Yeah that is very weird I've never seen or had a faulty ribbon cable in anything I have ever bought brand new the only ribbon cable failure I've ever had was the PS2 controller port ribbon cable and that was caused over time because it was working then just randomly stopped working. You didn't scare me this time Vince but you did scare my TV it has the hiccups now
I had a Jabra Solemate that failed suddenly, probably by a battery fault. I tried to open it but it was an absolute nope, it was fully designed to avoid service. This one is a bit better, but not far away.
Woo Woo Woo -My Mate VINCE, 2023
More of a UE boom guy myself, but that was a fun fix.
your video is very helpfull, thankyou verymuch❤
nice I would never find this failure! great work
Based on the sound demo at the end I think either 1 or both of the tweeters are not working which is also why you think the sound is not good. There may be more to this repair.
To set the speaker in reset mode , take out the batteri and press all buttons , so all voltage in the Elektrolyt caps drains out !
Just in time for my morning tea! ❤
Just added a couple newbies to the collection, original Casio 200m diver, still on its original rubber strap but the star of the show is I found a rare as rocking horse doings Pulsar Y182 which is the iconic 7T32 but with a different stamped top plate for Pulsar, Alba and I believe one Lorus had one, its a gold plated beauty that is in almost unworn condition too :) Only fly in ointment is Boris Johnson likes to wear a Pulsar chrono :( :( :( (might put me off the brand if it starts lying to me about the time and I catch it trying to lift my card out me wallet... :P)
Tengo uno y es genial
Love your videos. I have a Bluetooth speaker that does not charge due to the USB being a bit broken, do you still accept at your PO Box?
Awesome its vince time ❤
Would it not be better to buy replacement ribbon cables as an when you need them. You can bet that if you buy a selection, when you need one, they will be the wrong length!
I have experienced this before. had to reset by holding down two buttons. if the firmware update is interrupted in the middle, the speaker is ruined
I had many ribbon cables faulty
20:30 Mobile bug zapper?
Bee in bonnet.
Boy howdy! That's a chonker.
17:07 George Clooney has left the chat.
Wow vince, I believe ,only think I'd take to that is a hammer
Long live older audio kit, that's easier and mostly ,quality
Just steer clear of amstrad , even fidelity made better. 😂😂
i think i heard vince fart
just bought one with the same issue
It needs to be plugged in for you to reset in and then hold the 2 buttons then hold Bluetooth and play button for up to 30 seconds and you should hear sound from the speaker I know that is what fixed my problem glad u could fix yours
G'day Vince, Good find that fault. When I was a repair tech I would put my test probe fully or partially across one end of the ribbon and run the other one at a time rapid fire! Nice job love the vids!
I had a JBL Charge 4 that worked for years then it gradually started to not turn off or on when I pressed the button. After a long time I decided to open it (it's designed the same way more or less) and i checked all the components around the button for voltage and one of the capacitors I tested turned it on and everytime I checked the one capacitor it turned either off or on. I put it back together and the power button has worked without a hitch every single time. It's been 4 months 😊
This type of failure is not at all unusual on this type of 'flex' ribbon cable. They can be bent, but only around a radius of 4 times the thickness of the cable (this is absolute minimal radius for static bends). If a cable gets folded flat for instance because a gripper picks it up improperly, you get exactly this type of issue. The copper strands (or traces if you prefer) inside the cable break due to the bending force applied to create a flat small radius bend. The risk of this happening is often reduced by putting additional layers of tape, wrap or foil on the cable to prevent small radius bends from occuring even when under compressive load.
On the jbl xtreme series, jbl did something I didn't like if you ask me! With each new firmware update, the sound quality could change and it didn't always improve, but since people focused a lot on BASS, it was often the ones they got in each update.
You never got an equalizer that you could adjust since it then goes beyond the sale of newer xtrem speakers.
Extrem 2 and 3 was ONLY a firmware update! Xtreme 2 could have been as good as 3 if you had updated the firmware and adjusted the eq. correct!
The Xtreme 1 does not have as good a tweeter as the 2 and 3 have.
Xtreme 4 has just come out and it is also a stereo speaker all the Xtreme series are stereo
@@kailumgg7736 JBL xtreme is not made for the best possible sound! If you want the best possible sound and the flattest frequency, JBL is not for you. JBL offers no manually adjustable eq. AND JBL 3 and 4 Have too little sound improvement if you compare with xtreme 2, so there is little point in upgrading if you ask me!
JBL. Xtreme. 3. Waterproof. Speaker. No. Power. From. New. Amazon
Awesome to see My Mate Vince at almost 850k subscribers.
Would using a hair dryer make it easier to remove the taped down components?
Ribbon cable looked kinked so that would have done it, they don’t like it, I doubt it was ever tested at the factory.
Thanks for watching Scott👍
ribbon cables are easy to break if bent to far... its a very thin ribbon
Fixed my first electronic device today 😊
It was a button that says "No" when you press it 😅
Easy fix : there was corrosion on the battery thingy 😮
But thank you for the inspiration 🤟
Yay, well done. First of many hopefully👍
Hello I am really enjoying your posts. Now I would like to ask a question that you might be able to help me with. I have a old radio that I keep in my kitchen, both the sound and tuning are very scratchy. I can gain access to both, what I would like to know, what switch or contact cleaner you think I should get to clean things up. A spray type is what I will need. If you can help thank you.
Personally I think I would probably use DeoxIT Fader F5 in spray form. Quite pricey though, but it should last a long time as a little goes a long way. You might want to confirm by doing a Google search on that product to make sure it is the best option as I am definitely NOT a professional on these things 😂👍👍
Regarding the audio quality its also because its designed for a younger audience, most likely scenario a beach party or a barbeque, listening to pop music with a strong beat for dancing, so the design will be more bass heavy. Your taste in music (which I like too) isn't the intended target for this kind of speaker.
My jbl amp motherboard had a stm8 and dsp on it to generate the bass, pretty cool i managed to reprogram it to balance the bass and trebble and mid tones
What happened on the audio at 20:30 ?
Fly 🪰 wanted youtube revenue getting in the video
Fun fix Vince. We appreciate you so much.
Glad to hear that you managed to get this fixed! What a strange fault indeed!
How much to fix mine with exact same issue. Will charge up but no power up
Well Done Vince 👍 Another nice repair. I don't think I would have suspected the ribbon cable either. I think the only failures I've had on them has been cause by someone else incorrectly inserting it, or damaging it. Keep up the great work 👍🙂
Thanks Mick 👍
On the jbl xtreme series, jbl did something I didn't like if you ask me! With each new firmware update, the sound quality could change and it didn't always improve, but since people focused a lot on BASS, it was often the ones they got in each update.
You never got an equalizer that you could adjust since it then goes beyond the sale of newer xtrem speakers.
Extrem 2 and 3 was ONLY a firmware update! Xtreme 2 could have been as good as 3 if you had updated the firmware and adjusted the eq. correct!
The Xtreme 1 does not have as good a tweeter as the 2 and 3 have.
Aaaaa, My JBL Boombox ND has the same problem.
Just spam the button, it should turn on.
I have a cheap knockoff bluetooth speaker radio that makes the same startup (clicking woooop) sound.
Why were you underwhelmed with the sound from the JBL? Is it the sound signature, ie bass rich? I have JBL Partybox and also a B&W Zeppelin. JBL Rocks a party, B&W is more honest and pure in its sound stage.
2008 was FIFTEEN YEARS ago? Surely not: it was only yesterday. I am shocked to the core!
JBL products have been long time market trash. Sound quality is poor, they are designed to play dance/techno music loud with sometype of reasonable soundquality (Aggressive Lower frenquency EQ) so only young teens will like these, not for any kind of hifi usage.
Sew with copper wire --- 1980s my cousin bought a ZX81 kit computer and during the winter the room was so cold he snapped the ribbon cable... Sewed it back together with thin copper wire.
On another occasion he came of the train to visit and the ZX81 was in his bag next to his SHAVING FOAM and it managed to poke in one of the connectors and fill it with foam, we cleaned if off and it smelt nice when it warmed up.
I dont like the sound of these, theyre all midbass with that damn annoying noise everytime you switch them on, jbl are not the company they used to be, now theyre all that Harman crap
Should of had that "Golden" song playing when you did the shower m8... the comedy just writes itself all the way :P
I found one like this only it was the extreme 1. And after i had taken it all apart i also vame up to a broken ribbon cable and i just left it lying on the table because i was busy. Then now a month after here I am looking at your video and just found you 2 days ago. I will try the soldier iron myself. Or maybe you can point me to the exact cable i need. Thank you. Its the same cable as you have, but im not going to ever need 30 cabies like this.
Hey Vince, great video. I have the same model which is also a Amazon return. Can you provide the ribbon cable link or details so I can purchase the same? Thanks.
I have one of the first models of those JBL cylindrical shaped Bluetooth speakers and it sounds awful. The bass level is way out of proportion and the rest of the frequency response also sounded artificial. The biggest flaw of that speaker was that this didn't have a switch for disabling that horrible equalizer preset.
just cleaning one surface of plastic cover on flexcable by sharp knave is enough you have been melted both side of plastic but somehow it worked.good job.thank you
Still rocking the OG Xtreme from 2015.. Power supply getting a bit touchy but its still going
Fun fix Vince. We appreciate you so much.. Fun fix Vince. We appreciate you so much..
Vince, have you downloaded the JBL app on your phone? The connected speakers often have DSP EQ built into the unit but it can only be tweaked from the phone. It might be worth having a play with the app or doing a factory reset to check the speaker wasn't been messed with on the app by the last owner before the cable broke or trying to play with the EQ to see if you can get it more to your liking
How do I reach out to you I bought one of this in 2021 and in less than 4 months it just stopped outputting any sound all of a sudden but it comes on its been that way since 2021 and I’ll love to get it working again.
I think I heard Brundle Fly saying "Help Me!" at about 20.30.
Damn it Vince you made me jump with that fly sound 🤣
It had me in fits of laughter lol
That nasty buzzy audio sounds very much like the speakers are blown.
I've had one of these playing at a party and it sounded great.
Ngl, I was screaming internally to check the cable linking the boards. As you'd confirmed the charger was working meant that the boards were essentially good. Logic dictates that because the machine was never able to turn on, and electronic failures straight out the box are extremely rare meant that it was an electrical fault not electronic.
" it has a strap if you wanted to wear it to transport it somewhere" ..... Vince you mean wear it in town playing the music at full blast or on the bus 🤪🤪🤪
Uh no broken bit, there are clips that you push in to release. Should watch my teardown on it...
great repair 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you AR 👍
You should always use plastic spaces or smudges when you’re trying to get things like that out. Don’t use metal you break it even more you get them in computer kits and so on I fix it do a good set.
An 'easy' fix, but hard to get to it. Cool that your bodge worked flawelesly with no shorts :D I have this device at home, working :), and i am quite pleased with it!!
Some of those Amazon sellers just order from RS/CPC and sent it on. Cheaper to order direct, although there is often a minimum order.
Hi Vince, love the channel. Would it be possible for you to show or list some of the tools equipment you use, for example the power supply, the hot air blower. As a newby I had no idea that things like this exist.Thanks , Kevin G
Everyday is a good day when Vince uploads.
I've had a JBL Xtreme 3 before and absolutely loved it The thing is incredibly loud and very clear sounding
I have one too, ye it's a portable music weapon I can take everywhere.
I did a ribbon cable just with a flat head screwdriver scraping it down worked for me
Ribbon cable kan sometimes repairs by a staple gun ! When you found the place its has a break !
i would never have guessed a ribbon cable! i would have guessed bad solder on a connection was more likely.
Could someone kindly point me in the direction of the artist playing at the end. Thx.
I reaally enjoyed watching this fix. Having fixed a few speakers myself, maybe the sound quality is underwhelming because not only the speaker may no longer be waterproof, but may also be no longer completely airtight like that Bose soundlink mini 2 Bluetooth speaker you fixed had poor sound until you screwed down the battery. I would remove the cover and squeeze the passive radiators lke you did in the video. You then should hear if any air is escaping where it shouldn't be.
I can relate to this video. I had a JBL shower speaker that stopped working a few months back. When I pulled it apart, it had the exact same issue. The ribbon cable between the buttons and the main board had a kink at the fold and there was no signal being passed through. -- This seems like a design fault from JBL if you ask me.
Would it have an app to adjust the sound ? I usually find the flat sound on these devices not great and have to add more bass
Iron is not the tool to do it, the plastic melts easily, I used an execto knife, to strip the plastic, when I had to do it.
15:36 I'm pretty sure the FFC cable you have there is 1mm my guess, and yeah i haven't seen any other than 1mm or 0.5mm yet
TODAY RIBBON CABLES ARE SO EASY TO DAMAGE SOMEOMEONE WITH HEAVY HANDS.
how do you find these returns from amazon i would like to try geting into reairing some too
That middle speaker looks like a broadband router
The bend in the ribbon cable is "extreme 3" 😂
Should you name be changed to Bodge it Vince, ha ha
is it waterproof or water resistant as thats two entirely different things
Got going to lie I thought the other speaker was a WiFi router
Well found and fixed Vince =D
Battery looks like it's from a radio controlled car